Law Debenture (LWDB) Competitors GBX 1,004 -14.00 (-1.38%) As of 08/1/2025 12:04 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock LWDB vs. PCT, ATST, ABDN, PHLL, 3IN, JGGI, BUR, RCP, BPT, and EMGShould you be buying Law Debenture stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Law Debenture include Polar Capital Technology Trust (PCT), Alliance Trust (ATST), abrdn (ABDN), Petershill Partners (PHLL), 3i Infrastructure (3IN), JPMorgan Global Growth & Income (JGGI), Burford Capital (BUR), RIT Capital Partners (RCP), Bridgepoint Group (BPT), and Man Group (EMG). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. Law Debenture vs. Its Competitors Polar Capital Technology Trust Alliance Trust abrdn Petershill Partners 3i Infrastructure JPMorgan Global Growth & Income Burford Capital RIT Capital Partners Bridgepoint Group Man Group Law Debenture (LON:LWDB) and Polar Capital Technology Trust (LON:PCT) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in LWDB or PCT? 9.3% of Law Debenture shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.2% of Polar Capital Technology Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 6.3% of Law Debenture shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Polar Capital Technology Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better valuation and earnings, LWDB or PCT? Polar Capital Technology Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Law Debenture. Polar Capital Technology Trust 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 RatioLaw Debenture£203.87M6.51£142.39M£107.459.34Polar Capital Technology Trust£1.24B3.73£1.20B£101.863.87 Is LWDB or PCT more profitable? Polar Capital Technology Trust has a net margin of 96.56% compared to Law Debenture's net margin of 69.85%. Polar Capital Technology Trust's return on equity of 30.54% beat Law Debenture's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Law Debenture69.85% 15.91% 8.76% Polar Capital Technology Trust 96.56%30.54%20.70% Does the media favor LWDB or PCT? In the previous week, Law Debenture and Law Debenture both had 2 articles in the media. Polar Capital Technology Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Law Debenture's score of 1.07 indicating that Polar Capital Technology Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Law Debenture 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Polar Capital Technology Trust 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has more volatility and risk, LWDB or PCT? Law Debenture has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Polar Capital Technology Trust has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryPolar Capital Technology Trust beats Law Debenture on 7 of the 12 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding LWDB and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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£1.33B£1.29B£6.33B£3.03BDividend Yield3.62%4.40%4.19%5.02%P/E Ratio9.3422.3614.03176.74Price / Sales6.512,556.001,858.76264,367.13Price / Cash13.5360.70127.5327.97Price / Book1.441.452.244.54Net Income£142.39M£265.04M£1.23B£5.90B7 Day Performance-0.20%-0.34%-0.46%-0.92%1 Month Performance1.41%0.63%1.91%6.15%1 Year Performance13.32%6.54%19.37%71.63% Law Debenture Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LWDBLaw DebentureN/AGBX 1,004-1.4%N/A+10.1%£1.33B£203.87M9.34260Positive NewsEarnings ReportPCTPolar Capital Technology TrustN/AGBX 383.50+0.5%N/A-87.3%£4.52B£1.24B3.76120Positive NewsATSTAlliance TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.58B£652.76M600.003ABDNabrdn1.8352 of 5 starsGBX 198.70+0.5%GBX 184.33-7.2%+14.4%£3.56B£1.49B11.304,719News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastPHLLPetershill PartnersN/AGBX 237-0.6%GBX 292.50+23.4%+3.4%£3.22B£706.00M9.62N/A3IN3i InfrastructureN/AGBX 345+0.1%N/A+1.3%£3.18B£374M907.89N/APositive NewsJGGIJPMorgan Global Growth & IncomeN/AGBX 565+0.5%N/A-0.5%£2.91B£660.56M4.66N/ABURBurford Capital2.729 of 5 starsGBX 1,035+1.1%GBX 1,600+54.6%-12.5%£2.85B£299.55M18.51140RCPRIT Capital PartnersN/AGBX 1,910+0.2%N/A+0.3%£2.75B£103.46M16.5162News CoveragePositive NewsBPTBridgepoint Group1.3421 of 5 starsGBX 323.20+2.1%GBX 371+14.8%+10.8%£2.67B£272.35M58.71391Gap DownEMGMan Group2.6453 of 5 starsGBX 183.40+1.4%GBX 235.80+28.6%-30.9%£2.65B£1.69B8.651,790News CoverageAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Polar Capital Technology Trust Alternatives Alliance Trust Alternatives abrdn Alternatives Petershill Partners Alternatives 3i Infrastructure Alternatives JPMorgan Global Growth & Income Alternatives Burford Capital Alternatives RIT Capital Partners Alternatives Bridgepoint Group Alternatives Man Group 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 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersIs Elon's empire crumbling?The Tesla Shock Nobody Sees Coming While headlines scream "Tesla is doomed"... 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