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M&G (MNG) Competitors

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GBX 207.50 +0.10 (+0.05%)
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MNG vs. LGEN, SMT, PSH, ICP, SDRC, HL, STJ, SDR, FCIT, and ATST

Should you be buying M&G stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of M&G include Legal & General Group (LGEN), Scottish Mortgage (SMT), Pershing Square (PSH), Intermediate Capital Group (ICP), Schroders (SDRC), Hargreaves Lansdown (HL), St. James's Place (STJ), Schroders (SDR), F&C Investment Trust (FCIT), and Alliance Trust (ATST). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

M&G vs.

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

In the previous week, M&G had 2 more articles in the media than Legal & General Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for M&G and 4 mentions for Legal & General Group. Legal & General Group's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat M&G's score of 0.40 indicating that Legal & General Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
M&G£9.02B0.55£166.98M£7.0129.59
Legal & General Group£47.90B0.29£319.08M£5.4243.53

54.5% of M&G shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.2% of Legal & General Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of M&G shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Legal & General Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

M&G pays an annual dividend of GBX 20 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.6%. Legal & General Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 21 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.9%. M&G pays out 285.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Legal & General Group pays out 387.7% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Legal & General Group received 1197 more outperform votes than M&G when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.86% of users gave Legal & General Group an outperform vote while only 47.71% of users gave M&G an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
M&GOutperform Votes
52
47.71%
Underperform Votes
57
52.29%
Legal & General GroupOutperform Votes
1249
71.86%
Underperform Votes
489
28.14%

M&G currently has a consensus target price of GBX 223.33, suggesting a potential upside of 7.63%. Legal & General Group has a consensus target price of GBX 267, suggesting a potential upside of 13.23%. Given Legal & General Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Legal & General Group is more favorable than M&G.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
M&G
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Legal & General Group
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80

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
M&G1.85% 4.31% 0.40%
Legal & General Group 0.67%7.79%0.18%

Summary

Legal & General Group beats M&G on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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MNG vs. The Competition

MetricM&GAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£4.94B£1.16B£3.85B£2.56B
Dividend Yield8.97%4.46%4.21%4.97%
P/E Ratio29.5921.8113.04133.01
Price / Sales0.552,289.471,693.79226,951.99
Price / Cash0.8261.4750.4928.11
Price / Book1.321.143.424.51
Net Income£166.98M£262.88M£1.25B£5.84B
7 Day Performance2.72%1.58%1.42%3.27%
1 Month Performance3.42%11.02%13.32%9.41%
1 Year Performance4.77%2.83%12.87%114.49%

M&G Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MNG
M&G
0.4253 of 5 stars
GBX 207.50
+0.0%
GBX 223.33
+7.6%
+3.0%£4.94B£9.02B29.596,101Positive News
LGEN
Legal & General Group
2.0302 of 5 stars
GBX 237.90
+0.1%
GBX 267
+12.2%
-0.6%£13.94B£47.90B43.9211,956
SMT
Scottish Mortgage
1.4207 of 5 stars
GBX 897.60
-0.6%
N/A+6.8%£10.98B£1.26B9.21N/A
PSH
Pershing Square
N/AGBX 3,595.83
+1.6%
N/A-9.5%£8.23B£3.57B3.77N/AGap Up
ICP
Intermediate Capital Group
0.3369 of 5 stars
N/AN/AN/A£6.24B£831.60M2,787.76579
SDRC
Schroders
N/AN/AN/AN/A£6.12B£3.14B1,071.785,750High Trading Volume
HL
Hargreaves Lansdown
2.1562 of 5 stars
N/AGBX 1,104
+∞
N/A£5.26B£764.90M1,787.901,850High Trading Volume
STJ
St. James's Place
1.0701 of 5 stars
GBX 956.27
+0.2%
GBX 784.25
-18.0%
+115.6%£5.17B£26.27B-801.492,298
SDR
Schroders
1.7026 of 5 stars
GBX 326.80
-0.1%
GBX 427.33
+30.8%
-6.9%£5.07B£2.78B14.276,438Analyst Forecast
FCIT
F&C Investment Trust
N/AGBX 1,038
-0.3%
N/A+4.2%£5.02B£981.19M5.38N/ADividend Announcement
News Coverage
ATST
Alliance Trust
N/AN/AN/AN/A£3.58B£652.76M600.003

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