Schroder Income Growth (SCF) Competitors GBX 318.40 -2.60 (-0.81%) As of 11:17 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock SCF vs. RICA, SDP, SAIN, SLPE, CGT, AGT.LN, MRCH, JESC, APAX, and IEMShould you be buying Schroder Income Growth stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Schroder Income Growth include Ruffer Investment (RICA), Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund (SDP), Scottish American Investment (SAIN), Standard Life Private Equity Trust (SLPE), Capital Gearing (CGT), AVI Global Trust (AGT.LN), The Merchants Trust (MRCH), JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust (JESC), Apax Global Alpha (APAX), and Impax Environmental Markets (IEM). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. Schroder Income Growth vs. Its Competitors Ruffer Investment Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund Scottish American Investment Standard Life Private Equity Trust Capital Gearing AVI Global Trust The Merchants Trust JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust Apax Global Alpha Impax Environmental Markets Schroder Income Growth (LON:SCF) and Ruffer Investment (LON:RICA) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Does the media refer more to SCF or RICA? In the previous week, Schroder Income Growth's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Ruffer Investment'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Schroder Income Growth Neutral Ruffer Investment Neutral Which has more risk & volatility, SCF or RICA? Schroder Income Growth has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ruffer Investment has a beta of 0.25, meaning that its stock price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is SCF or RICA more profitable? Schroder Income Growth has a net margin of 91.20% compared to Ruffer Investment's net margin of 51.94%. Schroder Income Growth's return on equity of 17.23% beat Ruffer Investment's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Schroder Income Growth91.20% 17.23% 4.32% Ruffer Investment 51.94%0.96%0.45% Which has better earnings & valuation, SCF or RICA? Schroder Income Growth has higher revenue and earnings than Ruffer Investment. Ruffer Investment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Schroder Income Growth, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSchroder Income Growth£40.39M5.36£37.42M£0.57556.16Ruffer Investment-£2.33M-368.12£8.78M-£0.01-19,965.28 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SCF or RICA? 8.3% of Schroder Income Growth shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.2% of Ruffer Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Schroder Income Growth shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Ruffer Investment shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is SCF or RICA a better dividend stock? Schroder Income Growth pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Ruffer Investment pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Schroder Income Growth pays out 26.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ruffer Investment pays out -354.2% 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. SummarySchroder Income Growth beats Ruffer Investment on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Schroder Income Growth News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SCF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. 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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 SCF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSchroder Income GrowthAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£216.53M£1.44B£6.34B£2.56BDividend Yield5.12%4.59%4.31%5.30%P/E Ratio556.164,751.411,775.395,408.44Price / Sales5.361,961.501,341.9896,652.47Price / Cash91.3360.6248.9927.93Price / Book0.951.362.078.75Net Income£37.42M£265.04M£1.23B£5.89B7 Day Performance0.00%0.24%0.96%0.34%1 Month Performance-0.19%1.15%2.00%44.40%1 Year Performance7.93%7.92%31.49%168.87% Schroder Income Growth Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SCFSchroder Income GrowthN/AGBX 318.40-0.8%N/A+7.7%£216.53M£40.39M556.16N/ARICARuffer InvestmentN/AGBX 288.50+0.7%N/A+3.6%£859.96M-£2.33M-20,034.72N/APositive NewsSDPSchroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific FundN/AGBX 635+0.5%N/A+23.2%£859.92M£55.98M2,003.79N/APositive NewsSAINScottish American InvestmentN/AGBX 505-0.8%N/A+0.0%£854.76M£13.77M8,875.22N/ASLPEStandard Life Private Equity TrustN/AGBX 555+0.2%N/A+7.1%£853.29M£289.51M298.07N/ACGTCapital GearingN/AGBX 4,865flatN/A+2.1%£818.73M£37.55M2,705.78N/AAGT.LNAVI Global TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£812.93M£51.62M20.82N/AHigh Trading VolumeMRCHThe Merchants TrustN/AGBX 544-0.4%N/A-7.9%£807.43M£107.14M774.16N/AJESCJPMorgan European Smaller Companies TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£795.72M£114.05M7.60N/AAPAXApax Global AlphaN/AGBX 163.60flatN/A+13.9%£789.19M-£44.79M-1,495.43N/AIEMImpax Environmental MarketsN/AGBX 393-0.1%N/A+2.2%£787.49M-£43.08M-1,897.63N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ruffer Investment Competitors Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund Competitors Scottish American Investment Competitors Standard Life Private Equity Trust Competitors Capital Gearing Competitors AVI Global Trust Competitors The Merchants Trust Competitors JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust Competitors Apax Global Alpha Competitors Impax Environmental Markets Competitors 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:SCF) was last updated on 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNew Biotech Backed by Proven Incubator Now Open to PublicA successful biotech incubator just opened its next chapter - and you're invited to their raise. 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