Law Debenture (LWDB) Competitors GBX 1,062 +4.00 (+0.38%) As of 11:54 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock LWDB vs. HL, PCT, ATST, ABDN, 3IN, JGGI, PHLL, RCP, MNKS, and CTYShould you be buying Law Debenture stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Law Debenture include Hargreaves Lansdown (HL), Polar Capital Technology Trust (PCT), Alliance Trust (ATST), abrdn (ABDN), 3i Infrastructure (3IN), JPMorgan Global Growth & Income (JGGI), Petershill Partners (PHLL), RIT Capital Partners (RCP), Monks (MNKS), and City of London (CTY). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. Law Debenture vs. Its Competitors Hargreaves Lansdown Polar Capital Technology Trust Alliance Trust abrdn 3i Infrastructure JPMorgan Global Growth & Income Petershill Partners RIT Capital Partners Monks City of London Hargreaves Lansdown (LON:HL) and Law Debenture (LON:LWDB) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings. Is HL or LWDB a better dividend stock? Hargreaves Lansdown pays an annual dividend of GBX 43 per share. Law Debenture pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Hargreaves Lansdown pays out 6,935.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Law Debenture pays out 26.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Law Debenture is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the media refer more to HL or LWDB? In the previous week, Hargreaves Lansdown had 1 more articles in the media than Law Debenture. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Hargreaves Lansdown and 0 mentions for Law Debenture. Hargreaves Lansdown's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Law Debenture'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Hargreaves Lansdown Neutral Law Debenture Neutral Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HL or LWDB? 66.7% of Hargreaves Lansdown shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.0% of Law Debenture shares are held by institutional investors. 29.4% of Hargreaves Lansdown shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Law Debenture shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better valuation and earnings, HL or LWDB? Hargreaves Lansdown has higher revenue and earnings than Law Debenture. Hargreaves Lansdown is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Law Debenture, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHargreaves Lansdown£764.90M0.00£293.20M£0.62N/ALaw Debenture£244.75M5.78£142.39M£1.28828.01 Is HL or LWDB more profitable? Hargreaves Lansdown has a net margin of 82.61% compared to Law Debenture's net margin of 69.85%. Hargreaves Lansdown's return on equity of 82.68% beat Law Debenture's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Hargreaves Lansdown82.61% 82.68% 17.10% Law Debenture 69.85%15.91%8.76% Which has more risk & volatility, HL or LWDB? Hargreaves Lansdown has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Law Debenture has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryHargreaves Lansdown beats Law Debenture on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Law Debenture News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LWDB and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia 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 LWDB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLaw DebentureAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£1.41B£1.48B£6.46B£2.61BDividend Yield3.15%4.59%4.31%5.28%P/E Ratio828.013,116.271,345.554,442.02Price / Sales5.781,964.351,359.91100,236.46Price / Cash13.5360.47127.6527.90Price / Book1.521.373.539.02Net Income£142.39M£264.59M£1.22B£5.89B7 Day Performance-0.74%0.42%1.14%0.49%1 Month Performance5.99%1.44%7.09%5.62%1 Year Performance20.14%9.30%39.97%164.56% Law Debenture Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LWDBLaw DebentureN/AGBX 1,062+0.4%N/A+18.1%£1.41B£244.75M828.01260HLHargreaves Lansdown0.7345 of 5 starsN/AN/AN/A£5.26B£764.90M1,787.901,850High Trading VolumePCTPolar Capital Technology TrustN/AGBX 445.21+1.2%N/A+45.9%£5.10B£122.39M4,465.51120News CoverageATSTAlliance TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.58B£652.76M600.003ABDNabrdn1.73 of 5 starsGBX 199.20+0.5%GBX 207.60+4.2%+30.0%£3.56B£1.68B1,144.834,719Positive News3IN3i InfrastructureN/AGBX 360.49+0.3%N/A+3.8%£3.32B£338M998.59N/AJGGIJPMorgan Global Growth & IncomeN/AGBX 573.64+0.3%N/A+2.2%£3.32B£450.94M583.38N/APositive NewsEarnings ReportPHLLPetershill Partners1.2264 of 5 starsGBX 302.50-1.5%GBX 311.33+2.9%+45.8%£3.27B£1.15B399.02N/ARCPRIT Capital PartnersN/AGBX 2,020-0.7%N/A+12.4%£2.81B£304.80M1,082.5362MNKSMonksN/AGBX 1,480+0.5%N/A+26.8%£2.61B-£12.00M-17,767.11N/ATrending NewsCTYCity of LondonN/AGBX 509.22-0.2%N/A+16.6%£2.52B£222.11M1,152.08N/ADividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Hargreaves Lansdown Alternatives Polar Capital Technology Trust Alternatives Alliance Trust Alternatives abrdn Alternatives 3i Infrastructure Alternatives JPMorgan Global Growth & Income Alternatives Petershill Partners Alternatives RIT Capital Partners Alternatives Monks Alternatives City of London Alternatives 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:LWDB) was last updated on 10/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTesla’s $30 trillion pivotCircle Nov 6 – huge Tesla news? 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