Schroder Income Growth (SCF) Competitors GBX 318 -4.50 (-1.40%) As of 10/17/2025 11:54 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock SCF vs. APEO, MUT, RICA, SAIN, MRCH, AGT.LN, CGT, JESC, IEM, and BGSCShould you be buying Schroder Income Growth stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Schroder Income Growth include abrdn Private Equity Opportunities (APEO), Murray Income Trust (MUT), Ruffer Investment (RICA), Scottish American Investment (SAIN), The Merchants Trust (MRCH), AVI Global Trust (AGT.LN), Capital Gearing (CGT), JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust (JESC), Impax Environmental Markets (IEM), and BMO Global Smaller Companies (BGSC). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. Schroder Income Growth vs. Its Competitors abrdn Private Equity Opportunities Murray Income Trust Ruffer Investment Scottish American Investment The Merchants Trust AVI Global Trust Capital Gearing JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust Impax Environmental Markets BMO Global Smaller Companies Schroder Income Growth (LON:SCF) and abrdn Private Equity Opportunities (LON:APEO) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation and institutional ownership. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SCF or APEO? 8.3% of Schroder Income Growth shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.2% of abrdn Private Equity Opportunities shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Schroder Income Growth shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of abrdn Private Equity Opportunities shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is SCF or APEO 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%. abrdn Private Equity Opportunities pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share. Schroder Income Growth pays out 26.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. abrdn Private Equity Opportunities pays out 4,250.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Schroder Income Growth is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has more volatility and risk, SCF or APEO? Schroder Income Growth has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, abrdn Private Equity Opportunities has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is SCF or APEO more profitable? Schroder Income Growth has a net margin of 91.20% compared to abrdn Private Equity Opportunities' net margin of 76.01%. Schroder Income Growth's return on equity of 17.23% beat abrdn Private Equity Opportunities' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Schroder Income Growth91.20% 17.23% 4.32% abrdn Private Equity Opportunities 76.01%5.18%3.35% Does the media favor SCF or APEO? In the previous week, Schroder Income Growth had 1 more articles in the media than abrdn Private Equity Opportunities. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Schroder Income Growth and 0 mentions for abrdn Private Equity Opportunities. Schroder Income Growth's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat abrdn Private Equity Opportunities' score of 0.00 indicating that Schroder Income Growth is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Schroder Income Growth Positive abrdn Private Equity Opportunities Neutral Which has higher valuation & earnings, SCF or APEO? abrdn Private Equity Opportunities has higher revenue and earnings than Schroder Income Growth. abrdn Private Equity Opportunities 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£40.39M5.35£37.42M£0.57555.46abrdn Private Equity Opportunities£80.21M0.00£60.96M£0.40N/A SummarySchroder Income Growth beats abrdn Private Equity Opportunities on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. 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Media 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 SCF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSchroder Income GrowthAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£216.24M£1.46B£4.85B£2.57BDividend Yield4.58%4.71%4.39%5.37%P/E Ratio555.462,812.121,223.084,124.89Price / Sales5.351,966.321,353.1699,406.89Price / Cash91.3360.46127.7827.90Price / Book0.951.363.538.11Net Income£37.42M£264.59M£1.22B£5.89B7 Day Performance-1.85%-0.27%-0.31%-0.62%1 Month Performance1.27%-0.42%0.35%0.73%1 Year Performance11.19%7.04%41.85%128.71% Schroder Income Growth Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SCFSchroder Income GrowthN/AGBX 318-1.4%N/A+11.2%£216.24M£40.39M555.46N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeAPEOabrdn Private Equity OpportunitiesN/AN/AN/AN/A£880.29M£80.21M1,435.00N/AMUTMurray Income TrustN/AGBX 895-1.3%N/A+6.1%£876.13M£24.33M3,960.18147,000Positive NewsDividend CutRICARuffer InvestmentN/AGBX 292.50flatN/A+10.1%£867.99M£44.42M2,319.59N/APositive NewsSAINScottish American InvestmentN/AGBX 506-1.2%N/A-1.9%£850.64M£13.77M8,892.79N/AMRCHThe Merchants TrustN/AGBX 545-2.0%N/A-6.4%£824.91M£36.71M2,376.80N/AAGT.LNAVI Global TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£812.93M£51.62M20.82N/AHigh Trading VolumeCGTCapital GearingN/AGBX 4,896.92+0.0%N/A+3.0%£806.33M£37.55M2,723.54N/AJESCJPMorgan European Smaller Companies TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£795.72M£114.05M7.60N/AIEMImpax Environmental MarketsN/AGBX 402-1.7%N/A+2.9%£793.11M-£43.08M-1,941.09N/ABGSCBMO Global Smaller CompaniesN/AN/AN/AN/A£769.56M£303.85M2.77N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies abrdn Private Equity Opportunities Competitors Murray Income Trust Competitors Ruffer Investment Competitors Scottish American Investment Competitors The Merchants Trust Competitors AVI Global Trust Competitors Capital Gearing Competitors JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust Competitors Impax Environmental Markets Competitors BMO Global Smaller Companies 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 10/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredGold surges past $3,600 … but this has beat gold by 1,000xGold has surged past $3,600 an ounce — up 45% in the past year — but one veteran metals analyst says the real ...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredFront-Run Buffett's Shocking Gold MoveA Historic Gold Announcement Is About to Rock Wall Street? 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