SJG vs. LWDB, ASL, JMG, FSV, ASHM, HRI, EDIN, IHP, AGT, and JFJ
Should you be buying Schroder Japan Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Schroder Japan Trust include Law Debenture (LWDB), Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (ASL), JPMorgan Emerging Markets (JMG), Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values (FSV), Ashmore Group (ASHM), Herald (HRI), Edinburgh Investment (EDIN), IntegraFin (IHP), AVI Global Trust (AGT), and JPMorgan Japanese (JFJ). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
Schroder Japan Trust vs. Its Competitors
Law Debenture (LON:LWDB) and Schroder Japan Trust (LON:SJG) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.
Law Debenture has higher revenue and earnings than Schroder Japan Trust. Schroder Japan Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Law Debenture, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Law Debenture pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Schroder Japan Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Law Debenture pays out 26.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Schroder Japan Trust pays out 37.1% 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.
Law Debenture has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Schroder Japan Trust has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.
8.0% of Law Debenture shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.1% of Schroder Japan Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Law Debenture shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Schroder Japan Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Law Debenture's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Schroder Japan Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Law Debenture is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Schroder Japan Trust has a net margin of 99.53% compared to Law Debenture's net margin of 69.85%. Schroder Japan Trust's return on equity of 18.12% beat Law Debenture's return on equity.
Summary
Law Debenture beats Schroder Japan Trust on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:SJG) was last updated on 9/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
