Legal & General Group (LGEN) Competitors

Legal & General Group (LON:LGEN) and 3i Group (LON:III) are both large-cap asset management industry companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership and earnings.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, LGEN or III?

3i Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Legal & General Group. 3i Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Legal & General Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Legal & General Group	£47.90B	0.31	£319.08M	£5.42	46.91
3i Group	£3.97B	9.99	£3.83B	£396.48	10.36

Which has more risk and volatility, LGEN or III?

Legal & General Group has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 3i Group has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is LGEN or III a better dividend stock?

Legal & General Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 21 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. 3i Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 61 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Legal & General Group pays out 387.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 3i Group pays out 15.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the media favor LGEN or III?

In the previous week, Legal & General Group had 7 more articles in the media than 3i Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Legal & General Group and 1 mentions for 3i Group. 3i Group's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Legal & General Group's score of 0.47 indicating that 3i Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Legal & General Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
3i Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in LGEN or III?

47.2% of Legal & General Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.1% of 3i Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Legal & General Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of 3i Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend LGEN or III?

Legal & General Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 246.67, suggesting a potential downside of 2.93%. 3i Group has a consensus price target of GBX 4,850, suggesting a potential upside of 18.09%. Given 3i Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe 3i Group is more favorable than Legal & General Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Legal & General Group	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
3i Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is LGEN or III more profitable?

3i Group has a net margin of 96.45% compared to Legal & General Group's net margin of 0.67%. 3i Group's return on equity of 19.97% beat Legal & General Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Legal & General Group	0.67%	7.79%	0.18%
3i Group	96.45%	19.97%	12.09%

Summary

3i Group beats Legal & General Group on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.