Legal & General Group (LGEN) Competitors

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, III or LGEN?

3i Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
3i Group	£5.19B	7.07	£3.83B	£5.21	729.89
Legal & General Group	£18.57B	0.72	£319.08M	£0.04	5,338.57

Is III or LGEN 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
3i Group	96.45%	19.97%	12.09%
Legal & General Group	0.67%	7.79%	0.18%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of III or LGEN?

59.5% of 3i Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.6% of Legal & General Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of 3i Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Legal & General Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, III or LGEN?

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

Does the media refer more to III or LGEN?

In the previous week, Legal & General Group had 3 more articles in the media than 3i Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Legal & General Group and 1 mentions for 3i Group. Legal & General Group's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat 3i Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Legal & General Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Is III or LGEN a better dividend stock?

3i Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.65 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Legal & General Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. 3i Group pays out 12.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Legal & General Group pays out 478.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts recommend III or LGEN?

3i Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 4,850, indicating a potential upside of 27.64%. Legal & General Group has a consensus target price of GBX 246.67, indicating a potential upside of 3.60%. Given 3i Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe 3i Group is more favorable than Legal & General Group.

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

Summary

3i Group beats Legal & General Group on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.