Liontrust Asset Management (LIO) Competitors GBX 310.50 -1.00 (-0.32%) As of 11:46 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock LIO vs. JESC, BGSC, USA, CORD, SOI, GSCT, JUP, EWI, GROW, and SLSShould you be buying Liontrust Asset Management stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Liontrust Asset Management include JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust (JESC), BMO Global Smaller Companies (BGSC), Baillie Gifford US Growth (USA), Cordiant Digital Infrastructure (CORD), Schroder Oriental Income (SOI), The Global Smaller Companies Trust (GSCT), Jupiter Fund Management (JUP), Edinburgh Worldwide (EWI), Molten Ventures (GROW), and Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust (SLS). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. Liontrust Asset Management vs. Its Competitors JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust BMO Global Smaller Companies Baillie Gifford US Growth Cordiant Digital Infrastructure Schroder Oriental Income The Global Smaller Companies Trust Jupiter Fund Management Edinburgh Worldwide Molten Ventures Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust (LON:JESC) and Liontrust Asset Management (LON:LIO) are both small-cap asset management industry companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability and institutional ownership. Which has higher earnings and valuation, JESC or LIO? Liontrust Asset Management has higher revenue and earnings than JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust. JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Liontrust Asset Management, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioJPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust£114.05M0.00N/A£65.70N/ALiontrust Asset Management£169.79M1.15£68.85M£26.2011.85 Is JESC or LIO a better dividend stock? JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.07 per share. Liontrust Asset Management pays an annual dividend of GBX 72 per share and has a dividend yield of 23.2%. JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust pays out 0.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Liontrust Asset Management pays out 274.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Does the media favor JESC or LIO? In the previous week, Liontrust Asset Management had 1 more articles in the media than JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Liontrust Asset Management and 0 mentions for JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust. Liontrust Asset Management's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Liontrust Asset Management is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust Neutral Liontrust Asset Management Positive Is JESC or LIO more profitable? Liontrust Asset Management has a net margin of 35.21% compared to JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust's net margin of 0.00%. Liontrust Asset Management's return on equity of 39.68% beat JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets JPMorgan European Smaller Companies TrustN/A N/A N/A Liontrust Asset Management 35.21%39.68%5.02% Do analysts recommend JESC or LIO? Liontrust Asset Management has a consensus price target of GBX 341.25, suggesting a potential upside of 9.90%. Given Liontrust Asset Management's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Liontrust Asset Management is more favorable than JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Liontrust Asset Management 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Do institutionals and insiders believe in JESC or LIO? 42.0% of Liontrust Asset Management shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.0% of Liontrust Asset Management shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryLiontrust Asset Management beats JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Liontrust Asset Management News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LIO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. Media Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart LIO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLiontrust Asset ManagementAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£196.39M£1.48B£4.92B£2.66BDividend Yield23.00%4.72%4.41%5.35%P/E Ratio11.8544.1922.69400.58Price / Sales1.151,991.361,455.4498,316.49Price / Cash5.6160.47127.7427.90Price / Book1.161.372.167.26Net Income£68.85M£264.59M£1.22B£5.88B7 Day Performance1.14%1.11%0.87%1.12%1 Month Performance-6.90%0.96%0.93%1.37%1 Year Performance-34.57%9.47%38.07%117.34% Liontrust Asset Management Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LIOLiontrust Asset Management1.9507 of 5 starsGBX 310.50-0.3%GBX 341.25+9.9%-33.9%£196.39M£169.79M11.85241Positive NewsJESCJPMorgan European Smaller Companies TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£795.72M£114.05M7.60N/ABGSCBMO Global Smaller CompaniesN/AN/AN/AN/A£769.56M£303.85M2.77N/AUSABaillie Gifford US GrowthN/AGBX 269+0.6%N/A+28.2%£746.07M£136.67M572.71N/ANews CoverageCORDCordiant Digital InfrastructureN/AGBX 96.62+0.6%N/A+11.6%£739.80M£109.05M703.17N/ANews CoverageSOISchroder Oriental Income1.0562 of 5 starsGBX 321.72+0.5%GBX 300-6.8%+22.0%£736.32M£82.53M985.97180GSCTThe Global Smaller Companies TrustN/AGBX 168+0.8%N/A+1.9%£735.85M-£39.47M-1,854.30N/ANegative NewsJUPJupiter Fund Management1.7612 of 5 starsGBX 144.20-4.6%GBX 108.75-24.6%+78.7%£735.03M£380.90M1,335.19522News CoveragePositive NewsEWIEdinburgh WorldwideN/AGBX 208.77-0.1%N/A+29.3%£729.70M£20.42M4,799.31N/AGROWMolten Ventures2.0865 of 5 starsGBX 410.60-1.3%GBX 580+41.3%+20.1%£723.32M£31.70M-102,650.0020Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpSLSStandard Life UK Smaller Companies TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£715.41M£222.48M3.3710 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies JESC Competitors BGSC Competitors USA Competitors CORD Competitors SOI Competitors GSCT Competitors JUP Competitors EWI Competitors GROW Competitors SLS Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:LIO) was last updated on 10/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNEW LAW: Congress Approves Setup For Digital Dollar?Trump Ally Says Congress Approved the Setup for a Digital Dollar 2.0 But according to Rep. 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