M&G (MNG) Competitors

Legal & General Group (LON:LGEN) and M&G (LON:MNG) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LGEN or MNG?

70.6% of Legal & General Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.7% of M&G shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Legal & General Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of M&G shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to LGEN or MNG?

In the previous week, M&G had 1 more articles in the media than Legal & General Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for M&G and 4 mentions for Legal & General Group. M&G's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Legal & General Group's score of 0.46 indicating that M&G is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Legal & General Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
M&G	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer LGEN or MNG?

Legal & General Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 246.67, indicating a potential upside of 3.08%. M&G has a consensus target price of GBX 266, indicating a potential upside of 4.61%. Given M&G's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe M&G is more favorable than Legal & General Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Legal & General Group	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
M&G	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, LGEN or MNG?

Legal & General Group has higher revenue and earnings than M&G. M&G is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Legal & General Group, 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
Legal & General Group	£18.57B	0.73	£319.08M	£0.04	5,365.47
M&G	£15.21B	0.40	£166.98M	-£0.15	-1,683.91

Is LGEN or MNG a better dividend stock?

Legal & General Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. M&G pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Legal & General Group pays out 478.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. M&G pays out -131.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has more risk and volatility, LGEN or MNG?

Legal & General Group has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, M&G has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is LGEN or MNG more profitable?

M&G has a net margin of 1.85% compared to Legal & General Group's net margin of 0.67%. Legal & General Group's return on equity of 7.79% beat M&G's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Legal & General Group	0.67%	7.79%	0.18%
M&G	1.85%	4.31%	0.40%

Summary

Legal & General Group beats M&G on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.