Law Debenture (LWDB) Competitors

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LWDB vs. STJ, ICP, FCIT, SDRC, and HL

Should you buy Law Debenture stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Law Debenture with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Law Debenture include St. James's Place (STJ), Intermediate Capital Group (ICP), F&C Investment Trust (FCIT), Schroders (SDRC), and Hargreaves Lansdown (HL). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

How does Law Debenture compare to St. James's Place?

Law Debenture (LON:LWDB) and St. James's Place (LON:STJ) are both financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and earnings.

Law Debenture has higher earnings, but lower revenue than St. James's Place. Law Debenture is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than St. James's Place, 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
Law Debenture	£366.00M	4.23	£142.39M	£229.50	5.07
St. James's Place	£30.14B	0.20	-£6.46M	£98.80	11.75

Law Debenture has a net margin of 81.41% compared to St. James' Place's net margin of 1.76%. St. James' Place's return on equity of 37.33% beat Law Debenture's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Law Debenture	81.41%	26.88%	8.76%
St. James's Place	1.76%	37.33%	0.22%

Law Debenture pays an annual dividend of GBX 34.63 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. St. James's Place pays an annual dividend of GBX 18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Law Debenture pays out 15.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. St. James's Place pays out 18.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Law Debenture is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

6.4% of Law Debenture shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.8% of St. James's Place shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Law Debenture shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of St. James's Place shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Law Debenture has a beta of 1.2194539, suggesting that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, St. James's Place has a beta of 1.009, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, St. James's Place had 3 more articles in the media than Law Debenture. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for St. James's Place and 0 mentions for Law Debenture. St. James' Place's average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat Law Debenture's score of 0.00 indicating that St. James's Place is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Law Debenture	Neutral
St. James's Place	Very Positive

St. James's Place has a consensus target price of GBX 1,675.43, indicating a potential upside of 44.37%. Given St. James' Place's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe St. James's Place is more favorable than Law Debenture.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Law Debenture	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
St. James's Place	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Summary

St. James's Place beats Law Debenture on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Law Debenture compare to Intermediate Capital Group?

Law Debenture (LON:LWDB) and Intermediate Capital Group (LON:ICP) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and risk.

6.4% of Law Debenture shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.4% of Intermediate Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Law Debenture shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Intermediate Capital Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Intermediate Capital Group has higher revenue and earnings than Law Debenture. Intermediate Capital Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Law Debenture, 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
Law Debenture	£366.00M	4.23	£142.39M	£229.50	5.07
Intermediate Capital Group	£831.60M	0.00	£409.10M	£0.77	N/A

Law Debenture has a beta of 1.2194539, meaning that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Intermediate Capital Group has a beta of 1.9, meaning that its stock price is 90% more volatile than the broader market.

Law Debenture has a net margin of 81.41% compared to Intermediate Capital Group's net margin of 56.78%. Law Debenture's return on equity of 26.88% beat Intermediate Capital Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Law Debenture	81.41%	26.88%	8.76%
Intermediate Capital Group	56.78%	20.09%	4.57%

Law Debenture pays an annual dividend of GBX 34.63 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Intermediate Capital Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 78 per share. Law Debenture pays out 15.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Intermediate Capital Group pays out 10,129.9% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Law Debenture's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Intermediate Capital Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Law Debenture	Neutral
Intermediate Capital Group	Neutral

Summary

Law Debenture and Intermediate Capital Group tied by winning 6 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Law Debenture compare to F&C Investment Trust?

Law Debenture (LON:LWDB) and F&C Investment Trust (LON:FCIT) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Law Debenture pays an annual dividend of GBX 34.63 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. F&C Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 16.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Law Debenture pays out 15.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. F&C Investment Trust pays out 11.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. F&C Investment Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Law Debenture has a beta of 1.2194539, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, F&C Investment Trust has a beta of 0.7951089, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the broader market.

F&C Investment Trust has a net margin of 90.89% compared to Law Debenture's net margin of 81.41%. Law Debenture's return on equity of 26.88% beat F&C Investment Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Law Debenture	81.41%	26.88%	8.76%
F&C Investment Trust	90.89%	11.28%	10.80%

In the previous week, F&C Investment Trust had 7 more articles in the media than Law Debenture. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for F&C Investment Trust and 0 mentions for Law Debenture. F&C Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.83 beat Law Debenture's score of 0.00 indicating that F&C Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Law Debenture	Neutral
F&C Investment Trust	Very Positive

6.4% of Law Debenture shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.2% of F&C Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Law Debenture shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of F&C Investment Trust shares are held by company 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.

F&C Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Law Debenture. F&C Investment 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Law Debenture	£366.00M	4.23	£142.39M	£229.50	5.07
F&C Investment Trust	£683.36M	2.27	£935.32M	£138.56	2.37

Summary

F&C Investment Trust beats Law Debenture on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Law Debenture compare to Schroders?

Law Debenture (LON:LWDB) and Schroders (LON:SDRC) are both asset management industry companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and risk.

Law Debenture has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Schroders. Schroders is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Law Debenture, 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
Law Debenture	£366.00M	4.23	£142.39M	£229.50	5.07
Schroders	£3.14B	0.00	N/A	£2.02	N/A

6.4% of Law Debenture shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Law Debenture shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Law Debenture pays an annual dividend of GBX 34.63 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Schroders pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.22 per share. Law Debenture pays out 15.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Schroders pays out 60.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Law Debenture is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Law Debenture's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Schroders'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Law Debenture	Neutral
Schroders	Neutral

Law Debenture has a net margin of 81.41% compared to Schroders' net margin of 0.00%. Law Debenture's return on equity of 26.88% beat Schroders' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Law Debenture	81.41%	26.88%	8.76%
Schroders	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Law Debenture beats Schroders on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Law Debenture compare to Hargreaves Lansdown?

Hargreaves Lansdown (LON:HL) and Law Debenture (LON:LWDB) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and valuation.

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hargreaves Lansdown	£764.90M	0.00	£293.20M	£0.62	N/A
Law Debenture	£366.00M	4.23	£142.39M	£229.50	5.07

Hargreaves Lansdown pays an annual dividend of GBX 43 per share. Law Debenture pays an annual dividend of GBX 34.63 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. 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 15.1% 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.

66.7% of Hargreaves Lansdown shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.4% of Law Debenture shares are held by institutional investors. 29.4% of Hargreaves Lansdown shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Law Debenture shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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 0.21 beat Law Debenture's score of 0.00 indicating that Hargreaves Lansdown is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Hargreaves Lansdown	Neutral
Law Debenture	Neutral

Law Debenture has a net margin of 81.41% compared to Hargreaves Lansdown's net margin of 38.33%. Hargreaves Lansdown's return on equity of 38.46% beat Law Debenture's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hargreaves Lansdown	38.33%	38.46%	17.10%
Law Debenture	81.41%	26.88%	8.76%

Hargreaves Lansdown has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Law Debenture has a beta of 1.2194539, suggesting that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Hargreaves Lansdown beats Law Debenture on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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LWDB vs. The Competition

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Metric	Law Debenture	Asset Management Industry	Financial Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£1.55B	£2.35B	£5.16B	£2.60B
Dividend Yield	3.08%	5.97%	5.25%	6.15%
P/E Ratio	5.07	25.14	15.92	365.91
Price / Sales	4.23	2,063.60	996.10	88,030.08
Price / Cash	13.53	60.17	90.25	27.89
Price / Book	1.66	1.35	6.59	7.74
Net Income	£142.39M	£265.53M	£1.15B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-1.54%	-0.72%	-0.26%	0.21%
1 Month Performance	-1.30%	1.03%	0.64%	0.63%
1 Year Performance	23.56%	11.97%	18.08%	78.11%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
LWDB Law Debenture	N/A	GBX 1,163.91 -1.5%	N/A	+23.6%	£1.55B	£366.00M	5.07	260
STJ St. James's Place	4.5864 of 5 stars	GBX 1,237.50 +0.2%	GBX 1,675.43 +35.4%	+6.1%	£6.31B	£30.14B	12.53	2,298	Positive News High Trading Volume
ICP Intermediate Capital Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£6.24B	£831.60M	2,787.76	579
FCIT F&C Investment Trust	N/A	GBX 1,319 +0.2%	N/A	+18.5%	£6.22B	£683.36M	9.52	N/A	Positive News Stock Split High Trading Volume
SDRC Schroders	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£6.12B	£3.14B	1,071.78	5,750	High Trading Volume

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Law Debenture (LWDB) Competitors

LWDB vs. STJ, ICP, FCIT, SDRC, and HL

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Law Debenture (LWDB) Competitors

LWDB vs. STJ, ICP, FCIT, SDRC, and HL

How does Law Debenture compare to St. James's Place?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, LWDB or STJ?

Is LWDB or STJ more profitable?

Is LWDB or STJ a better dividend stock?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in LWDB or STJ?

Which has more volatility and risk, LWDB or STJ?

Does the media prefer LWDB or STJ?

Do analysts recommend LWDB or STJ?

Summary

How does Law Debenture compare to Intermediate Capital Group?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in LWDB or ICP?

Which has better earnings and valuation, LWDB or ICP?

Which has more risk & volatility, LWDB or ICP?

Is LWDB or ICP more profitable?

Is LWDB or ICP a better dividend stock?

Does the media prefer LWDB or ICP?

Summary

How does Law Debenture compare to F&C Investment Trust?

Is LWDB or FCIT a better dividend stock?

Which has more volatility & risk, LWDB or FCIT?

Is LWDB or FCIT more profitable?

Does the media favor LWDB or FCIT?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of LWDB or FCIT?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, LWDB or FCIT?

Summary

How does Law Debenture compare to Schroders?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, LWDB or SDRC?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in LWDB or SDRC?

Is LWDB or SDRC a better dividend stock?

Does the media refer more to LWDB or SDRC?

Is LWDB or SDRC more profitable?

Summary

How does Law Debenture compare to Hargreaves Lansdown?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, HL or LWDB?

Is HL or LWDB a better dividend stock?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in HL or LWDB?

Does the media favor HL or LWDB?

Is HL or LWDB more profitable?

Which has more risk and volatility, HL or LWDB?

Summary

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Law Debenture Competitors List

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