Liontrust Asset Management (LIO) Competitors

Liontrust Asset Management (LON:LIO) and Standard Life Private Equity Trust (LON:SLPE) are both small-cap asset management industry companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.

Does the media favor LIO or SLPE?

In the previous week, Liontrust Asset Management had 11 more articles in the media than Standard Life Private Equity Trust. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Liontrust Asset Management and 0 mentions for Standard Life Private Equity Trust. Liontrust Asset Management's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Standard Life Private Equity Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Liontrust Asset Management is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Liontrust Asset Management	Neutral
Standard Life Private Equity Trust	Neutral

Is LIO or SLPE a better dividend stock?

Liontrust Asset Management pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Standard Life Private Equity Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. 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. Standard Life Private Equity Trust pays out 7.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, LIO or SLPE?

Liontrust Asset Management has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Standard Life Private Equity Trust. Standard Life Private Equity 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Liontrust Asset Management	£169.79M	1.16	£68.85M	£0.26	1,199.31
Standard Life Private Equity Trust	£289.51M	2.98	N/A	£1.86	301.29

Do insiders & institutionals believe in LIO or SLPE?

42.0% of Liontrust Asset Management shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.9% of Standard Life Private Equity Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.0% of Liontrust Asset Management shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Standard Life Private Equity Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is LIO or SLPE more profitable?

Liontrust Asset Management has a net margin of 35.21% compared to Standard Life Private Equity Trust's net margin of 0.00%. Liontrust Asset Management's return on equity of 39.68% beat Standard Life Private Equity Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Liontrust Asset Management	35.21%	39.68%	5.02%
Standard Life Private Equity Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts prefer LIO or SLPE?

Liontrust Asset Management currently has a consensus target price of GBX 341.25, suggesting a potential upside of 8.60%. Given Liontrust Asset Management's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Liontrust Asset Management is more favorable than Standard Life Private Equity Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Liontrust Asset Management	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Standard Life Private Equity Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Liontrust Asset Management beats Standard Life Private Equity Trust on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.