MNG vs. LGEN, SMT, PSH, STJ, ICP, SDRC, SDR, FCIT, HL, and PCT
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), St. James's Place (STJ), Intermediate Capital Group (ICP), Schroders (SDRC), Schroders (SDR), F&C Investment Trust (FCIT), Hargreaves Lansdown (HL), and Polar Capital Technology Trust (PCT). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
M&G vs. Its Competitors
M&G (LON:MNG) and Legal & General Group (LON:LGEN) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
M&G pays an annual dividend of GBX 20 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.8%. Legal & General Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 21 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%. 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.
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.
M&G presently has a consensus price target of GBX 243.75, indicating a potential downside of 5.23%. Legal & General Group has a consensus price target of GBX 268.33, indicating a potential upside of 3.86%. Given Legal & General Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Legal & General Group is more favorable than M&G.
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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
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.
M&G has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Legal & General Group has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Legal & General Group had 3 more articles in the media than M&G. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Legal & General Group and 4 mentions for M&G. Legal & General Group's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat M&G's score of 0.81 indicating that Legal & General Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Legal & General Group beats M&G on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:MNG) was last updated on 7/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
