Schroder Income Growth (SCF) Competitors

Schroder Income Growth (LON:SCF) and The Merchants Trust (LON:MRCH) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings, valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Does the media favor SCF or MRCH?

In the previous week, Schroder Income Growth's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled The Merchants Trust'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Schroder Income Growth	Neutral
The Merchants Trust	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SCF or MRCH?

10.8% of Schroder Income Growth shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.1% of The Merchants Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Schroder Income Growth shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of The Merchants Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, SCF or MRCH?

The Merchants Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Schroder Income Growth. Schroder Income Growth is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Merchants Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Schroder Income Growth	£41.03M	5.18	£37.42M	£53.56	5.69
The Merchants Trust	£119.93M	6.94	£109.11M	£73.21	7.65

Is SCF or MRCH more profitable?

Schroder Income Growth has a net margin of 91.20% compared to The Merchants Trust's net margin of 90.97%. Schroder Income Growth's return on equity of 17.23% beat The Merchants Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Schroder Income Growth	91.20%	17.23%	4.32%
The Merchants Trust	90.97%	13.03%	7.70%

Which has more risk & volatility, SCF or MRCH?

Schroder Income Growth has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Merchants Trust has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SCF or MRCH?

The Merchants Trust received 14 more outperform votes than Schroder Income Growth when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.68% of users gave Schroder Income Growth an outperform vote while only 55.48% of users gave The Merchants Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Schroder Income Growth	Outperform Votes 67 67.68%	Underperform Votes 32 32.32%
The Merchants Trust	Outperform Votes 81 55.48%	Underperform Votes 65 44.52%

Is SCF or MRCH a better dividend stock?

Schroder Income Growth pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. The Merchants Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 29 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Schroder Income Growth pays out 26.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Merchants Trust pays out 39.6% 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.

Summary

The Merchants Trust beats Schroder Income Growth on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.