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

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), Scottish Mortgage (SMT), Legal & General Group (LGEN), Polar Capital Technology Trust (PCT), and M&G (MNG). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

How does Schroders compare to 3i Group?

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

Schroders pays an annual dividend of GBX 21.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. 3i Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 79 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Schroders pays out 64.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 3i Group pays out 14.7% 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.

17.3% of Schroders shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.9% of 3i Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Schroders shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of 3i Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Schroders and Schroders both had 1 articles in the media. 3i Group's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Schroders' score of 0.00 indicating that 3i 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)
Neutral
3i Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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
Schroders£3.25B2.81£355.50M£33.6017.46
3i Group£5.43B4.25£3.83B£538.604.23

Schroders currently has a consensus price target of GBX 453.33, indicating a potential downside of 22.71%. 3i Group has a consensus price target of GBX 3,795, indicating a potential upside of 66.74%. Given 3i Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe 3i 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
3i Group
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60

3i Group has a net margin of 1,236.92% compared to Schroders' net margin of 16.44%. 3i Group's return on equity of 17.91% beat Schroders' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Schroders16.44% 12.35% 1.86%
3i Group 1,236.92%17.91%12.09%

Schroders has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, 3i Group has a beta of 1.5886608, indicating that its share price is 59% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

3i Group beats Schroders on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Schroders compare to Scottish Mortgage?

Schroders (LON:SDR) and Scottish Mortgage (LON:SMT) are both financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and valuation.

17.3% of Schroders shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.1% of Scottish Mortgage shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Schroders shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Scottish Mortgage shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Scottish Mortgage had 1 more articles in the media than Schroders. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Scottish Mortgage and 1 mentions for Schroders. Scottish Mortgage's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Schroders' score of 0.00 indicating that Scottish Mortgage 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)
Neutral
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 currently has a consensus target price of GBX 453.33, indicating a potential downside of 22.71%. Given Schroders' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Schroders is more favorable than Scottish Mortgage.

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
Scottish Mortgage
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

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

Schroders has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Scottish Mortgage has a beta of 1.1451569, indicating that its share price is 15% more volatile than the broader market.

Scottish Mortgage has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Schroders£3.25B2.81£355.50M£33.6017.46
Scottish Mortgage£3.11B5.02£1.19B£275.315.07

Scottish Mortgage has a net margin of 97.38% compared to Schroders' net margin of 16.44%. Scottish Mortgage's return on equity of 22.34% beat Schroders' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Schroders16.44% 12.35% 1.86%
Scottish Mortgage 97.38%22.34%-3.48%

Summary

Scottish Mortgage beats Schroders on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Schroders compare to Legal & General Group?

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

In the previous week, Legal & General Group had 2 more articles in the media than Schroders. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Legal & General Group and 1 mentions for Schroders. Legal & General Group's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Schroders' score of 0.00 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
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 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)
Neutral

Legal & General Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 573.71, suggesting a potential upside of 100.60%. Schroders has a consensus price target of GBX 453.33, suggesting a potential downside of 22.71%. Given Legal & General Group's 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
Legal & General Group
2 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Schroders
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Legal & General Group has a beta of 0.809, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Schroders has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the broader market.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Legal & General Group£42.04B0.37£319.08M£9.7429.36
Schroders£3.25B2.81£355.50M£33.6017.46

70.6% of Legal & General Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.3% of Schroders shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Legal & General Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Schroders shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Legal & General Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 21.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. Schroders pays an annual dividend of GBX 21.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. 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. Schroders pays out 64.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Schroders has a net margin of 16.44% 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
Legal & General Group0.91% 15.89% 0.18%
Schroders 16.44%12.35%1.86%

Summary

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

How does Schroders compare to Polar Capital Technology Trust?

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

Polar Capital Technology Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Schroders£3.25B2.81£355.50M£33.6017.46
Polar Capital Technology Trust£2.14B3.65£1.20B£188.583.72

Schroders has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Polar Capital Technology Trust has a beta of 0.92025226, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the broader market.

Schroders currently has a consensus price target of GBX 453.33, suggesting a potential downside of 22.71%. Given Schroders' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Schroders is more favorable than Polar Capital Technology Trust.

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
Polar Capital Technology Trust
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Polar Capital Technology Trust has a net margin of 294.06% compared to Schroders' net margin of 16.44%. Polar Capital Technology Trust's return on equity of 43.14% beat Schroders' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Schroders16.44% 12.35% 1.86%
Polar Capital Technology Trust 294.06%43.14%20.70%

In the previous week, Schroders had 1 more articles in the media than Polar Capital Technology Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Schroders and 0 mentions for Polar Capital Technology Trust. Schroders' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Polar Capital Technology Trust'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Schroders Neutral
Polar Capital Technology Trust Neutral

17.3% of Schroders shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.3% of Polar Capital Technology Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Schroders shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Polar Capital Technology Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Schroders beats Polar Capital Technology Trust on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Schroders compare to M&G?

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

68.7% of M&G shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.3% of Schroders shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of M&G 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.

Schroders has a net margin of 16.44% compared to M&G's net margin of 1.73%. Schroders' return on equity of 12.35% beat M&G's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
M&G1.73% 9.49% 0.40%
Schroders 16.44%12.35%1.86%

In the previous week, M&G had 1 more articles in the media than Schroders. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for M&G and 1 mentions for Schroders. M&G's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Schroders'average media sentiment score.

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

Schroders has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
M&G£21.71B0.36£166.98M£12.3026.93
Schroders£3.25B2.81£355.50M£33.6017.46

M&G pays an annual dividend of GBX 20.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Schroders pays an annual dividend of GBX 21.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. 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 pays out 64.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

M&G has a beta of 0.952, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Schroders has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the broader market.

M&G currently has a consensus price target of GBX 677.86, indicating a potential upside of 104.61%. Schroders has a consensus price target of GBX 453.33, indicating a potential downside of 22.71%. Given M&G's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe M&G is more favorable than Schroders.

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

Summary

Schroders beats M&G on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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SDR vs. The Competition

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MetricSchrodersAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£9.15B£2.45B£6.05B£2.79B
Dividend Yield3.68%6.03%5.27%6.16%
P/E Ratio17.4625.8416.32365.73
Price / Sales2.812,088.851,100.7986,262.40
Price / Cash1.4560.1648.6227.85
Price / Book2.191.376.627.92
Net Income£355.50M£264.62M£1.13B£5.89B
7 Day Performance0.43%-0.65%-0.40%-0.89%
1 Month Performance0.67%-0.18%0.83%-0.78%
1 Year Performance62.65%10.16%20.33%70.61%

Schroders Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SDR
Schroders
1.3207 of 5 stars		GBX 586.50
+0.1%		GBX 453.33
-22.7%		+60.5%£9.15B£3.25B17.466,438
III
3i Group
4.3947 of 5 stars		GBX 2,323
+1.7%		GBX 3,795
+63.4%		-44.7%£23.56B£5.43B4.311,340
SMT
Scottish Mortgage
1.4115 of 5 stars		GBX 1,485
+2.4%		N/A+47.1%£16.62B£3.11B5.39N/A
LGEN
Legal & General Group
3.4829 of 5 stars		GBX 282.45
+0.3%		GBX 573.71
+103.1%		+12.6%£15.50B£42.04B29.0011,956
PCT
Polar Capital Technology Trust
N/AGBX 722.37
+0.6%		N/A+110.4%£8.04B£2.14B3.83120

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