Pershing Square (PSH) Competitors GBX 4,706.15 +0.15 (+0.00%) As of 12:41 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock PSH vs. LGEN, SMT, STJ, ICP, MNG, SDRC, SDR, FCIT, HL, and PCTShould you be buying Pershing Square stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Pershing Square include Legal & General Group (LGEN), Scottish Mortgage (SMT), St. James's Place (STJ), Intermediate Capital Group (ICP), M&G (MNG), 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. Pershing Square vs. Its Competitors Legal & General Group Scottish Mortgage St. James's Place Intermediate Capital Group M&G Schroders Schroders F&C Investment Trust Hargreaves Lansdown Polar Capital Technology Trust Pershing Square (LON:PSH) and Legal & General Group (LON:LGEN) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, media sentiment and valuation. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, PSH or LGEN? Pershing Square has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Legal & General Group. Pershing Square 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 RatioPershing Square£1.20B6.97£2.71B£6.38737.64Legal & General Group£18.57B0.72£319.08M£0.045,338.57 Is PSH or LGEN more profitable? Pershing Square has a net margin of 75.97% compared to Legal & General Group's net margin of 0.67%. Pershing Square's return on equity of 17.71% beat Legal & General Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Pershing Square75.97% 17.71% 11.83% Legal & General Group 0.67%7.79%0.18% Does the media favor PSH or LGEN? In the previous week, Legal & General Group had 3 more articles in the media than Pershing Square. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Legal & General Group and 1 mentions for Pershing Square. Legal & General Group's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat Pershing Square'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 Pershing Square 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Legal & General Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts prefer PSH or LGEN? Legal & General Group has a consensus target price of GBX 246.67, indicating a potential upside of 3.60%. Given Legal & General Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Legal & General Group is more favorable than Pershing Square.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Pershing Square 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Legal & General Group 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PSH or LGEN? 8.9% of Pershing Square shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.6% of Legal & General Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Pershing Square shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Legal & General Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, PSH or LGEN? Pershing Square has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Legal & General Group has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is PSH or LGEN a better dividend stock? Pershing Square pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.57 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Legal & General Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Pershing Square pays out 9.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. SummaryLegal & General Group beats Pershing Square on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PSH and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart PSH vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPershing SquareAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£8.39B£1.45B£6.35B£2.57BDividend Yield1.17%4.58%4.30%5.30%P/E Ratio737.644,756.301,775.415,413.34Price / Sales6.971,964.971,341.3996,831.90Price / Cash0.5660.6248.9927.93Price / Book0.691.382.088.43Net Income£2.71B£265.04M£1.23B£5.89B7 Day Performance4.95%0.34%1.05%0.35%1 Month Performance12.20%1.25%2.11%44.36%1 Year Performance33.09%8.05%31.65%164.68% Pershing Square Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PSHPershing SquareN/AGBX 4,706.15+0.0%N/A+32.4%£8.39B£1.20B737.64N/APositive NewsLGENLegal & General Group1.5708 of 5 starsGBX 235.20+0.6%GBX 246.67+4.9%N/A£13.24B£18.57B5,273.5411,956SMTScottish Mortgage0.5535 of 5 starsGBX 1,118.63+0.8%N/AN/A£12.68B£1.24B1,182.86N/ASTJSt. James's Place3.2837 of 5 starsGBX 1,241.50+0.8%GBX 1,485+19.6%+76.2%£6.51B£16.94B1,316.542,298News CoverageICPIntermediate Capital GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£6.24B£831.60M2,787.76579MNGM&G1.1934 of 5 starsGBX 258.90+0.3%GBX 266+2.7%+23.4%£6.13B£15.21B-1,714.576,101Positive NewsSDRCSchrodersN/AN/AN/AN/A£6.12B£3.14B1,071.785,750High Trading VolumeSDRSchroders2.4235 of 5 starsGBX 372-0.5%GBX 387+4.0%+11.1%£5.77B£3.02B1,668.166,438Positive NewsFCITF&C Investment TrustN/AGBX 1,170+0.6%N/A+14.6%£5.61B£367.41M1,619.38N/ADividend AnnouncementHLHargreaves Lansdown0.9811 of 5 starsN/AN/AN/A£5.26B£764.90M1,787.901,850High Trading VolumePCTPolar Capital Technology TrustN/AGBX 410.95+1.6%N/A+42.4%£4.71B£122.39M4,121.87120News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Legal & General Group Alternatives Scottish Mortgage Alternatives St. James's Place Alternatives Intermediate Capital Group Alternatives M&G Alternatives Schroders Alternatives Schroders Alternatives F&C Investment Trust Alternatives Hargreaves Lansdown Alternatives Polar Capital Technology Trust Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:PSH) was last updated on 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersFanatics Hit $31B-Is This Nasdaq Next?Fanatics built an empire by owning the fan experience-scaling to a $31B valuation. 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