Schroders (SDR) Competitors

Schroders (LON:SDR) and Legal & General Group (LON:LGEN) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation and profitability.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SDR or LGEN?

6.8% of Schroders shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.6% of Legal & General Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 86.2% of Schroders shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Legal & General Group shares are owned 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.

Does the media prefer SDR or LGEN?

In the previous week, Schroders had 4 more articles in the media than Legal & General Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Schroders and 3 mentions for Legal & General Group. Schroders' average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Legal & General Group's score of 0.69 indicating that Schroders is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Schroders	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Legal & General Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer SDR or LGEN?

Schroders presently has a consensus price target of GBX 387, suggesting a potential upside of 3.04%. Legal & General Group has a consensus price target of GBX 246.67, suggesting a potential upside of 3.08%. Given Legal & General Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Legal & General Group is more favorable than Schroders.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Schroders	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
Legal & General Group	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has better earnings and valuation, SDR or LGEN?

Schroders has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Legal & General Group. Schroders 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Schroders	£3.02B	1.93	£355.50M	£0.22	1,684.30
Legal & General Group	£18.57B	0.73	£319.08M	£0.04	5,365.47

Is SDR or LGEN more profitable?

Schroders has a net margin of 12.81% compared to Legal & General Group's net margin of 0.67%. Schroders' return on equity of 8.65% beat Legal & General Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Schroders	12.81%	8.65%	1.86%
Legal & General Group	0.67%	7.79%	0.18%

Which has more risk and volatility, SDR or LGEN?

Schroders has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Legal & General Group has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SDR or LGEN a better dividend stock?

Schroders pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Legal & General Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Schroders pays out 96.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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.

Summary

Schroders beats Legal & General Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.