MNL vs. LWDB, VEIL, BNKR, FGT, ASL, FSV, JMG, HRI, EDIN, and ASHM
Should you be buying Manchester & London stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Manchester & London include Law Debenture (LWDB), Vietnam Enterprise (VEIL), The Bankers Investment Trust (BNKR), Finsbury Growth & Income (FGT), Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (ASL), Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values (FSV), JPMorgan Emerging Markets (JMG), Herald (HRI), Edinburgh Investment (EDIN), and Ashmore Group (ASHM). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
Manchester & London vs. Its Competitors
Law Debenture (LON:LWDB) and Manchester & London (LON:MNL) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.
8.0% of Law Debenture shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.7% of Manchester & London shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Law Debenture shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 28.9% of Manchester & London shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Law Debenture has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Manchester & London has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Law Debenture pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Manchester & London pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Law Debenture pays out 26.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Manchester & London pays out 6.4% 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.
In the previous week, Law Debenture had 1 more articles in the media than Manchester & London. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Law Debenture and 2 mentions for Manchester & London. Law Debenture's average media sentiment score of 0.33 beat Manchester & London's score of 0.00 indicating that Law Debenture is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Law Debenture has higher revenue and earnings than Manchester & London. Manchester & London is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Law Debenture, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Manchester & London has a net margin of 95.89% compared to Law Debenture's net margin of 69.85%. Manchester & London's return on equity of 39.92% beat Law Debenture's return on equity.
Summary
Law Debenture beats Manchester & London 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
This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (LON:MNL) was last updated on 9/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
