LSEG vs. AQX, HSBA, BNC, BARC, LLOY, NWG, STAN, PRU, AV, and AIBG
Should you be buying London Stock Exchange Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of London Stock Exchange Group include Aquis Exchange (AQX), HSBC (HSBA), Banco Santander (BNC), Barclays (BARC), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), NatWest Group (NWG), Standard Chartered (STAN), Prudential (PRU), Aviva (AV), and AIB Group (AIBG). These companies are all part of the "financial services" sector.
London Stock Exchange Group vs. Its Competitors
Aquis Exchange (LON:AQX) and London Stock Exchange Group (LON:LSEG) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.
London Stock Exchange Group has higher revenue and earnings than Aquis Exchange. Aquis Exchange is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than London Stock Exchange Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
23.2% of Aquis Exchange shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.7% of London Stock Exchange Group shares are held by institutional investors. 10.3% of Aquis Exchange shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of London Stock Exchange Group shares are held 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.
In the previous week, London Stock Exchange Group had 10 more articles in the media than Aquis Exchange. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for London Stock Exchange Group and 0 mentions for Aquis Exchange. Aquis Exchange's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat London Stock Exchange Group's score of -0.11 indicating that Aquis Exchange is being referred to more favorably in the media.
London Stock Exchange Group has a consensus price target of £130, suggesting a potential upside of 51.06%. Given London Stock Exchange Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe London Stock Exchange Group is more favorable than Aquis Exchange.
Aquis Exchange has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, London Stock Exchange Group has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Aquis Exchange has a net margin of 20.80% compared to London Stock Exchange Group's net margin of 7.93%. Aquis Exchange's return on equity of 17.27% beat London Stock Exchange Group's return on equity.
Summary
London Stock Exchange Group beats Aquis Exchange on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
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This page (LON:LSEG) was last updated on 9/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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