Strategic Equity Capital (SEC) Competitors GBX 368 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/4/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock SEC vs. SOI, PEY, HET, GCP, EWI, JEDT, PCFT, HSL, BUT, and SEITShould you be buying Strategic Equity Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Strategic Equity Capital include Schroder Oriental Income (SOI), Princess Private Equity (PEY), Henderson European Trust (HET), GCP Infrastructure Investments (GCP), Edinburgh Worldwide (EWI), JPMorgan European Discovery (JEDT), Polar Capital Global Financials (PCFT), Henderson Smaller Companies (HSL), Brunner (BUT), and SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust (SEIT). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. Strategic Equity Capital vs. Its Competitors Schroder Oriental Income Princess Private Equity Henderson European Trust GCP Infrastructure Investments Edinburgh Worldwide JPMorgan European Discovery Polar Capital Global Financials Henderson Smaller Companies Brunner SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust Strategic Equity Capital (LON:SEC) and Schroder Oriental Income (LON:SOI) are both small-cap asset management industry companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends. Is SEC or SOI a better dividend stock? Strategic Equity Capital pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Schroder Oriental Income pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Strategic Equity Capital pays out 5.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Schroder Oriental Income pays out 26.3% 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. Does the media prefer SEC or SOI? In the previous week, Strategic Equity Capital and Strategic Equity Capital both had 2 articles in the media. Strategic Equity Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Schroder Oriental Income's score of 0.00 indicating that Strategic Equity Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Strategic Equity Capital 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Schroder Oriental Income 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is SEC or SOI more profitable? Schroder Oriental Income has a net margin of 88.88% compared to Strategic Equity Capital's net margin of 88.65%. Schroder Oriental Income's return on equity of 16.22% beat Strategic Equity Capital's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Strategic Equity Capital88.65% 14.97% 10.64% Schroder Oriental Income 88.88%16.22%-2.12% Which has better earnings & valuation, SEC or SOI? Schroder Oriental Income has higher revenue and earnings than Strategic Equity Capital. Schroder Oriental Income is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Strategic Equity Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioStrategic Equity Capital£28.94M5.87£25.65M£55.466.63Schroder Oriental Income£119.46M5.64£106.18M£45.666.34 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SEC or SOI? 58.2% of Strategic Equity Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.0% of Schroder Oriental Income shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.0% of Strategic Equity Capital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Schroder Oriental Income 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. Do analysts recommend SEC or SOI? Schroder Oriental Income has a consensus target price of GBX 300, suggesting a potential upside of 3.63%. Given Schroder Oriental Income's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Schroder Oriental Income is more favorable than Strategic Equity Capital.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Strategic Equity Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Schroder Oriental Income 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more risk and volatility, SEC or SOI? Strategic Equity Capital has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Schroder Oriental Income has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryStrategic Equity Capital beats Schroder Oriental Income on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Strategic Equity Capital News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SEC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SEC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia 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 SEC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricStrategic Equity CapitalAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£169.84M£1.25B£6.37B£2.96BDividend Yield1.13%4.36%4.17%5.02%P/E Ratio6.6321.8113.47147.88Price / Sales5.872,406.261,784.55258,917.23Price / Cash8.7060.8148.8327.97Price / Book0.941.211.404.61Net Income£25.65M£264.68M£1.24B£5.90B7 Day Performance1.87%0.37%0.56%1.04%1 Month Performance11.18%2.71%3.26%5.12%1 Year Performance-1.08%6.53%15.53%80.81% Strategic Equity Capital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SECStrategic Equity CapitalN/AGBX 368flatN/A-0.3%£169.84M£28.94M6.63N/ANews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeSOISchroder Oriental Income0.9625 of 5 starsGBX 291+0.3%GBX 300+3.1%+3.7%£676.64M£119.46M6.37180PEYPrincess Private EquityN/AGBX 9.74+0.4%N/A-14.9%£673.53M£5.19B29.47N/AHETHenderson European TrustN/AGBX 202.98+0.5%N/AN/A£673.12M£75.38M597.01N/APositive NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementGCPGCP Infrastructure Investments2.3318 of 5 starsGBX 74.40+1.4%GBX 90+21.0%-7.9%£667.76M£74.34M42.821,950News CoverageAnalyst ForecastEWIEdinburgh WorldwideN/AGBX 177.80flatN/A+21.6%£659.14M£77.34M9.39N/AJEDTJPMorgan European DiscoveryN/AGBX 565.26-1.4%N/A+23.3%£656.15M£106.93M6.77N/APCFTPolar Capital Global FinancialsN/AGBX 209+1.0%N/A+24.3%£637.25M£125.99M5.56N/ANews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeHSLHenderson Smaller CompaniesN/AGBX 860+0.8%N/A-1.7%£631.48M£98.67M6.89N/ABUTBrunnerN/AGBX 1,428+0.6%N/A+7.4%£620.27M£111.40M5.91N/APositive NewsSEITSDCL Energy Efficiency Income TrustN/AGBX 56.50+0.9%N/A-13.5%£618.35M-£45.07M-10.92N/AGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Schroder Oriental Income Alternatives Princess Private Equity Alternatives Henderson European Trust Alternatives GCP Infrastructure Investments Alternatives Edinburgh Worldwide Alternatives JPMorgan European Discovery Alternatives Polar Capital Global Financials Alternatives Henderson Smaller Companies Alternatives Brunner Alternatives SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust Alternatives 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:SEC) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA new rule goes live in July — and the banks are quietly cashing inA little-known regulation quietly goes into effect this July. 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