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GBX 588.50 +0.15 (+0.02%)
As of 07/31/2026 12:33 PM Eastern

SDR vs. III, LGEN, SMT, MNG, and PCT

Should you buy Schroders stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Schroders with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Schroders include 3i Group (III), Legal & General Group (LGEN), Scottish Mortgage (SMT), M&G (MNG), and Polar Capital Technology Trust (PCT).

How does Schroders compare to 3i Group?

3i Group (LON:III) and Schroders (LON:SDR) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, 3i Group had 3 more articles in the media than Schroders. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for 3i Group and 2 mentions for Schroders. 3i Group's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Schroders' score of 0.69 indicating that 3i Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

3i Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 3,601.75, indicating a potential upside of 25.76%. Schroders has a consensus price target of GBX 453.33, indicating a potential downside of 22.97%. Given 3i Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe 3i Group is more favorable than Schroders.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
3i Group
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60
Schroders
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

3i Group has higher revenue and earnings than Schroders. 3i Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Schroders, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
3i Group£5.43B5.31£3.83B£538.605.32
Schroders£3.51B2.61£355.50M£33.6017.51

63.1% of 3i Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.2% of Schroders shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of 3i Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Schroders shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

3i Group has a net margin of 1,236.92% compared to Schroders' net margin of 19.94%. 3i Group's return on equity of 17.91% beat Schroders' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
3i Group1,236.92% 17.91% 12.09%
Schroders 19.94%15.55%1.86%

3i Group has a beta of 1.122, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Schroders has a beta of 1.081, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the broader market.

3i Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 79 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Schroders pays an annual dividend of GBX 21.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. 3i Group pays out 14.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Schroders pays out 64.0% 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

3i Group beats Schroders on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Schroders compare to Legal & General Group?

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

Schroders has a net margin of 19.94% compared to Legal & General Group's net margin of 0.91%. Legal & General Group's return on equity of 15.89% beat Schroders' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Schroders19.94% 15.55% 1.86%
Legal & General Group 0.91%15.89%0.18%

17.2% of Schroders shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.6% of Legal & General Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Schroders shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Legal & General Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Schroders has a beta of 1.081, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Legal & General Group has a beta of 0.794, suggesting that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the broader market.

Schroders pays an annual dividend of GBX 21.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Legal & General Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 21.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. Schroders pays out 64.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Legal & General Group pays out 220.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

In the previous week, Legal & General Group had 5 more articles in the media than Schroders. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Legal & General Group and 2 mentions for Schroders. Legal & General Group's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Schroders' score of 0.69 indicating that Legal & General Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Schroders presently has a consensus price target of GBX 453.33, indicating a potential downside of 22.97%. Legal & General Group has a consensus price target of GBX 256, indicating a potential downside of 14.78%. Given Legal & General Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Legal & General Group
2 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Schroders£3.51B2.61£355.50M£33.6017.51
Legal & General Group£42.04B0.39£319.08M£9.7430.84

Summary

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

How does Schroders compare to Scottish Mortgage?

Scottish Mortgage (LON:SMT) and Schroders (LON:SDR) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Scottish Mortgage has a net margin of 97.38% compared to Schroders' net margin of 19.94%. Scottish Mortgage's return on equity of 22.34% beat Schroders' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Scottish Mortgage97.38% 22.34% -3.48%
Schroders 19.94%15.55%1.86%

Scottish Mortgage has a beta of 1.1591227, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Schroders has a beta of 1.081, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the broader market.

Schroders has a consensus target price of GBX 453.33, indicating a potential downside of 22.97%. Given Schroders' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Schroders is more favorable than Scottish Mortgage.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Scottish Mortgage
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Schroders
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Scottish Mortgage pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Schroders pays an annual dividend of GBX 21.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Scottish Mortgage pays out 1.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Schroders pays out 64.0% 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.

8.1% of Scottish Mortgage shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.2% of Schroders shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Scottish Mortgage shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Schroders shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Scottish Mortgage has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Schroders. Scottish Mortgage is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Schroders, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Scottish Mortgage£3.11B4.69£1.19B£275.314.83
Schroders£3.51B2.61£355.50M£33.6017.51

In the previous week, Scottish Mortgage and Scottish Mortgage both had 2 articles in the media. Scottish Mortgage's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Schroders' score of 0.69 indicating that Scottish Mortgage is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Scottish Mortgage
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Schroders
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Scottish Mortgage beats Schroders on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Schroders compare to M&G?

Schroders (LON:SDR) and M&G (LON:MNG) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

Schroders currently has a consensus price target of GBX 453.33, indicating a potential downside of 22.97%. M&G has a consensus price target of GBX 677.86, indicating a potential upside of 89.61%. Given M&G's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe M&G is more favorable than Schroders.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Schroders
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
M&G
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43

17.2% of Schroders shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.9% of M&G shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Schroders shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of M&G shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Schroders has a net margin of 19.94% compared to M&G's net margin of 1.73%. Schroders' return on equity of 15.55% beat M&G's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Schroders19.94% 15.55% 1.86%
M&G 1.73%9.49%0.40%

Schroders has a beta of 1.081, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, M&G has a beta of 0.941, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the broader market.

Schroders pays an annual dividend of GBX 21.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. M&G pays an annual dividend of GBX 20.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Schroders pays out 64.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. M&G pays out 164.2% 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 has higher earnings, but lower revenue than M&G. Schroders is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than M&G, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Schroders£3.51B2.61£355.50M£33.6017.51
M&G£21.71B0.39£166.98M£12.3029.07

In the previous week, Schroders had 1 more articles in the media than M&G. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Schroders and 1 mentions for M&G. Schroders' average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat M&G's score of 0.00 indicating that Schroders is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Schroders
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
M&G
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

Schroders beats M&G on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Schroders compare to Polar Capital Technology Trust?

Polar Capital Technology Trust (LON:PCT) and Schroders (LON:SDR) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment and risk.

Polar Capital Technology Trust has a net margin of 249.53% compared to Schroders' net margin of 19.94%. Polar Capital Technology Trust's return on equity of 55.87% beat Schroders' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Polar Capital Technology Trust249.53% 55.87% 20.70%
Schroders 19.94%15.55%1.86%

Schroders has a consensus target price of GBX 453.33, indicating a potential downside of 22.97%. Given Schroders' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Schroders is more favorable than Polar Capital Technology Trust.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Polar Capital Technology Trust
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Schroders
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

7.1% of Polar Capital Technology Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.2% of Schroders shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Polar Capital Technology Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Schroders shares are held by company 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.

In the previous week, Schroders had 1 more articles in the media than Polar Capital Technology Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Schroders and 1 mentions for Polar Capital Technology Trust. Polar Capital Technology Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Schroders' score of 0.69 indicating that Polar Capital Technology Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Polar Capital Technology Trust
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Schroders
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Polar Capital Technology Trust has a beta of 0.9269671, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Schroders has a beta of 1.081, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the broader market.

Polar Capital Technology Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Schroders. Polar Capital Technology Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Schroders, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Polar Capital Technology Trust£2.14B3.24£1.20B£188.583.32
Schroders£3.51B2.61£355.50M£33.6017.51

Summary

Schroders beats Polar Capital Technology Trust on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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SDR vs. The Competition

MetricSchrodersCapital Markets IndustryFinance SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£9.18B£5.46B£13.63B£2.79B
Dividend Yield3.65%7.51%5.95%6.15%
P/E Ratio17.5136.7728.66368.29
Price / Sales2.611,136.90469.0383,501.30
Price / Cash1.4584.8844.5027.89
Price / Book2.203.683.687.04
Net Income£355.50M£417.14M£1.31B£5.89B
7 Day PerformanceN/A7.99%4.00%6.43%
1 Month Performance0.34%-1.07%-0.17%0.02%
1 Year Performance54.79%5.61%12.94%63.72%

Schroders Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SDR
Schroders
1.6893 of 5 stars
GBX 588.50
+0.0%
GBX 453.33
-23.0%
+54.8%£9.18B£3.51B17.516,438
III
3i Group
4.0818 of 5 stars
GBX 2,913
+4.0%
GBX 3,601.75
+23.6%
-30.7%£29.32B£5.43B5.411,340
LGEN
Legal & General Group
1.7192 of 5 stars
GBX 296.49
-0.5%
GBX 251
-15.3%
+18.3%£16.23B£42.04B30.4411,956
SMT
Scottish Mortgage
1.61 of 5 stars
GBX 1,325.50
-0.3%
N/A+23.9%£14.54B£3.11B4.81N/A
MNG
M&G
2.9785 of 5 stars
GBX 354.08
-0.2%
GBX 677.86
+91.4%
+39.4%£8.44B£21.71B28.796,101

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This page (LON:SDR) was last updated on 8/2/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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