Schroders (SDR) Competitors

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

Is LGEN or SDR 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
Legal & General Group	0.67%	7.79%	0.18%
Schroders	12.81%	8.65%	1.86%

Does the media prefer LGEN or SDR?

In the previous week, Legal & General Group had 8 more articles in the media than Schroders. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Legal & General Group and 2 mentions for Schroders. Legal & General Group's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Schroders' score of 0.34 indicating that Legal & General Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Legal & General Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Schroders	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, LGEN or SDR?

Schroders has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Legal & General Group	£47.90B	0.31	£319.08M	£5.42	47.35
Schroders	£2.78B	2.22	£355.50M	£22.90	17.32

Do institutionals and insiders believe in LGEN or SDR?

47.2% of Legal & General Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.9% of Schroders shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Legal & General Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 43.1% of Schroders shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend LGEN or SDR?

Legal & General Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 246.67, suggesting a potential downside of 3.83%. Schroders has a consensus price target of GBX 387, suggesting a potential downside of 2.42%. Given Schroders' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Schroders is more favorable than Legal & General Group.

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

Which has more volatility and risk, LGEN or SDR?

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

Is LGEN or SDR a better dividend stock?

Legal & General Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 21 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%. Schroders pays an annual dividend of GBX 22 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Legal & General Group pays out 387.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Schroders pays out 96.1% 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

Legal & General Group and Schroders tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.