M&G (MNG) Competitors

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MNG vs. III, SMT, LGEN, SDR, and PCT

Should you buy M&G stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares M&G 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 M&G include 3i Group (III), Scottish Mortgage (SMT), Legal & General Group (LGEN), Schroders (SDR), and Polar Capital Technology Trust (PCT). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

How does M&G compare to 3i Group?

M&G (LON:MNG) and 3i Group (LON:III) are both asset management industry companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability and valuation.

M&G has a beta of 0.952, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, 3i Group has a beta of 1.5886608, meaning that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the broader market.

M&G pays an annual dividend of GBX 20.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. 3i Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 79 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. M&G pays out 164.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 3i Group pays out 14.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

M&G presently has a consensus price target of GBX 677.86, indicating a potential upside of 104.79%. 3i Group has a consensus price target of GBX 3,795, indicating a potential upside of 72.34%. Given M&G's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe M&G is more favorable than 3i Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
M&G
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43
3i Group
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60

In the previous week, M&G had 1 more articles in the media than 3i Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for M&G and 1 mentions for 3i Group. 3i Group's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat M&G's score of 0.00 indicating that 3i 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)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
3i Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

3i Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than M&G. 3i Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than M&G, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
M&G£21.71B0.36£166.98M£12.3026.91
3i Group£5.43B4.11£3.83B£538.604.09

3i Group has a net margin of 1,236.92% compared to M&G's net margin of 1.73%. 3i Group's return on equity of 17.91% beat M&G's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
M&G1.73% 9.49% 0.40%
3i Group 1,236.92%17.91%12.09%

68.7% of M&G shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.9% of 3i Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of M&G shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of 3i Group shares are held by company 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.

Summary

3i Group beats M&G on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does M&G compare to Scottish Mortgage?

Scottish Mortgage (LON:SMT) and M&G (LON:MNG) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.

In the previous week, Scottish Mortgage and Scottish Mortgage both had 2 articles in the media. Scottish Mortgage's average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat M&G's score of 0.00 indicating that Scottish Mortgage is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Scottish Mortgage
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
M&G
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Scottish Mortgage has higher earnings, but lower revenue than M&G. Scottish Mortgage is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than M&G, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Scottish Mortgage£3.11B5.26£1.19B£275.315.31
M&G£21.71B0.36£166.98M£12.3026.91

Scottish Mortgage pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. M&G pays an annual dividend of GBX 20.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Scottish Mortgage pays out 1.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. M&G pays out 164.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

M&G has a consensus target price of GBX 677.86, indicating a potential upside of 104.79%. Given M&G's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe M&G is more favorable than Scottish Mortgage.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Scottish Mortgage
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
M&G
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43

8.1% of Scottish Mortgage shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.7% of M&G shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Scottish Mortgage 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, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Scottish Mortgage has a beta of 1.1451569, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, M&G has a beta of 0.952, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the broader market.

Scottish Mortgage has a net margin of 97.38% compared to M&G's net margin of 1.73%. Scottish Mortgage's return on equity of 22.34% beat M&G's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Scottish Mortgage97.38% 22.34% -3.48%
M&G 1.73%9.49%0.40%

Summary

Scottish Mortgage beats M&G on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does M&G compare to Legal & General Group?

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 companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and profitability.

M&G has a beta of 0.952, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Legal & General Group has a beta of 0.809, meaning that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the broader market.

M&G has a net margin of 1.73% compared to Legal & General Group's net margin of 0.91%. Legal & General Group's return on equity of 15.89% beat M&G's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
M&G1.73% 9.49% 0.40%
Legal & General Group 0.91%15.89%0.18%

68.7% of M&G shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.6% of Legal & General Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of M&G shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Legal & General Group shares are held by 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.

In the previous week, M&G had 1 more articles in the media than Legal & General Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for M&G and 1 mentions for Legal & General Group. Legal & General Group's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat M&G's score of 0.00 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)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Legal & General Group
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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£21.71B0.36£166.98M£12.3026.91
Legal & General Group£42.04B0.37£319.08M£9.7429.08

M&G presently has a consensus price target of GBX 677.86, indicating a potential upside of 104.79%. Legal & General Group has a consensus price target of GBX 573.71, indicating a potential upside of 102.58%. Given M&G's stronger consensus rating and 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
M&G
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43
Legal & General Group
2 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

M&G pays an annual dividend of GBX 20.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Legal & General Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 21.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. M&G pays out 164.2% 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 220.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

M&G and Legal & General Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does M&G compare to Schroders?

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

Schroders has a net margin of 16.44% compared to M&G's net margin of 1.73%. Schroders' return on equity of 12.35% beat M&G's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
M&G1.73% 9.49% 0.40%
Schroders 16.44%12.35%1.86%

68.7% of M&G shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.3% of Schroders shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of M&G shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Schroders 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.

M&G currently has a consensus target price of GBX 677.86, indicating a potential upside of 104.79%. Schroders has a consensus target price of GBX 453.33, indicating a potential downside of 22.51%. Given M&G's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe M&G is more favorable than Schroders.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
M&G
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43
Schroders
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

In the previous week, M&G had 1 more articles in the media than Schroders. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for M&G and 1 mentions for Schroders. M&G's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Schroders'average media sentiment score.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
M&G
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Schroders
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

M&G has a beta of 0.952, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Schroders has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the broader market.

Schroders has lower revenue, but higher earnings than M&G. Schroders is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than M&G, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
M&G£21.71B0.36£166.98M£12.3026.91
Schroders£3.25B2.81£355.50M£33.6017.41

M&G pays an annual dividend of GBX 20.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Schroders pays an annual dividend of GBX 21.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. M&G pays out 164.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Schroders pays out 64.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Schroders beats M&G on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does M&G compare to Polar Capital Technology Trust?

M&G (LON:MNG) and Polar Capital Technology Trust (LON:PCT) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk.

Polar Capital Technology Trust has a net margin of 294.06% compared to M&G's net margin of 1.73%. Polar Capital Technology Trust's return on equity of 43.14% beat M&G's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
M&G1.73% 9.49% 0.40%
Polar Capital Technology Trust 294.06%43.14%20.70%

M&G currently has a consensus target price of GBX 677.86, indicating a potential upside of 104.79%. Given M&G's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe M&G is more favorable than Polar Capital Technology Trust.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
M&G
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43
Polar Capital Technology Trust
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

In the previous week, M&G had 2 more articles in the media than Polar Capital Technology Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for M&G and 0 mentions for Polar Capital Technology Trust. M&G's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Polar Capital Technology Trust'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
M&G Neutral
Polar Capital Technology Trust Neutral

68.7% of M&G shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.3% of Polar Capital Technology Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of M&G shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Polar Capital Technology Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

M&G has a beta of 0.952, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Polar Capital Technology Trust has a beta of 0.92025226, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the broader market.

Polar Capital Technology Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than M&G. Polar Capital Technology Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than M&G, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
M&G£21.71B0.36£166.98M£12.3026.91
Polar Capital Technology Trust£2.14B3.77£1.20B£188.583.85

Summary

M&G beats Polar Capital Technology Trust on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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MNG vs. The Competition

MetricM&GAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£7.89B£2.58B£6.04B£2.88B
Dividend Yield6.26%6.02%5.27%6.15%
P/E Ratio26.9125.8616.39366.85
Price / Sales0.362,078.201,100.3186,444.11
Price / Cash0.8260.1648.6927.85
Price / Book2.111.386.648.01
Net Income£166.98M£264.62M£1.13B£5.89B
7 Day Performance3.24%0.25%0.33%0.07%
1 Month Performance5.12%0.73%1.40%0.93%
1 Year Performance29.46%10.92%21.02%72.13%

M&G Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MNG
M&G
3.25 of 5 stars
GBX 331
+1.0%
GBX 677.86
+104.8%
+29.5%£7.89B£21.71B26.916,101
III
3i Group
4.5263 of 5 stars
GBX 2,307
+1.0%
GBX 3,795
+64.5%
-46.0%£23.40B£5.43B4.281,340
SMT
Scottish Mortgage
1.3287 of 5 stars
GBX 1,486.32
+2.5%
N/A+46.9%£16.63B£3.11B5.40N/A
LGEN
Legal & General Group
3.8714 of 5 stars
GBX 282.30
+0.2%
GBX 573.71
+103.2%
+11.3%£15.49B£42.04B28.9811,956
SDR
Schroders
1.2953 of 5 stars
GBX 584.50
+0.2%
GBX 453.33
-22.4%
+60.7%£9.11B£3.25B17.406,438

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This page (LON:MNG) was last updated on 6/21/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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