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Schroder Japan Trust (SJG) Competitors

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SJG vs. MRC, HGT, PNL, LWDB, and RAT

Should you buy Schroder Japan Trust stock or one of its competitors? Schroder Japan Trust's main competitors and comparable companies include The Mercantile Investment Trust (MRC), HgCapital Trust (HGT), Personal Assets (PNL), Law Debenture (LWDB), and Rathbones Group (RAT). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry.

How does Schroder Japan Trust compare to The Mercantile Investment Trust?

The Mercantile Investment Trust (LON:MRC) and Schroder Japan Trust (LON:SJG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, media sentiment and dividends.

In the previous week, Schroder Japan Trust had 1 more articles in the media than The Mercantile Investment Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Schroder Japan Trust and 0 mentions for The Mercantile Investment Trust. Schroder Japan Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat The Mercantile Investment Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Schroder Japan Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
The Mercantile Investment Trust Neutral
Schroder Japan Trust Positive

Schroder Japan Trust has a net margin of 119.46% compared to The Mercantile Investment Trust's net margin of 89.90%. Schroder Japan Trust's return on equity of 19.51% beat The Mercantile Investment Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
The Mercantile Investment Trust89.90% 10.56% 2.53%
Schroder Japan Trust 119.46%19.51%7.69%

13.0% of The Mercantile Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.1% of Schroder Japan Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of The Mercantile Investment Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Schroder Japan Trust shares are held 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.

The Mercantile Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Schroder Japan Trust. Schroder Japan Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Mercantile Investment Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
The Mercantile Investment Trust£209.68M8.17£393.55M£29.039.40
Schroder Japan Trust£74.08M5.99£60.51M£63.176.17

The Mercantile Investment Trust has a beta of 1.516, meaning that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Schroder Japan Trust has a beta of 0.876, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the broader market.

The Mercantile Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Schroder Japan Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 11.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. The Mercantile Investment Trust pays out 27.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Schroder Japan Trust pays out 18.3% 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. Schroder Japan Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Schroder Japan Trust beats The Mercantile Investment Trust on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Schroder Japan Trust compare to HgCapital Trust?

Schroder Japan Trust (LON:SJG) and HgCapital Trust (LON:HGT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and profitability.

HgCapital Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Schroder Japan Trust. Schroder Japan Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HgCapital Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Schroder Japan Trust£74.08M5.99£60.51M£63.176.17
HgCapital Trust£109.29M15.46£284.58M£21.4917.36

In the previous week, Schroder Japan Trust and Schroder Japan Trust both had 1 articles in the media. Schroder Japan Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat HgCapital Trust's score of 1.08 indicating that Schroder Japan Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Schroder Japan Trust
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
HgCapital Trust
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Schroder Japan Trust
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
HgCapital Trust
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

8.1% of Schroder Japan Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.1% of HgCapital Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Schroder Japan Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of HgCapital Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

HgCapital Trust has a net margin of 364.86% compared to Schroder Japan Trust's net margin of 119.46%. Schroder Japan Trust's return on equity of 19.51% beat HgCapital Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Schroder Japan Trust119.46% 19.51% 7.69%
HgCapital Trust 364.86%-0.94%6.88%

Schroder Japan Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 11.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. HgCapital Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Schroder Japan Trust pays out 18.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HgCapital Trust pays out 25.6% 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. Schroder Japan Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Schroder Japan Trust has a beta of 0.876, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, HgCapital Trust has a beta of 0.413, suggesting that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Schroder Japan Trust beats HgCapital Trust on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Schroder Japan Trust compare to Personal Assets?

Personal Assets (LON:PNL) and Schroder Japan Trust (LON:SJG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings.

0.1% of Personal Assets shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.1% of Schroder Japan Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Personal Assets shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Schroder Japan Trust shares are held by 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.

In the previous week, Personal Assets and Personal Assets both had 1 articles in the media. Schroder Japan Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Personal Assets' score of 0.90 indicating that Schroder Japan Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Personal Assets
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Schroder Japan Trust
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Personal Assets pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Schroder Japan Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 11.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Personal Assets pays out 17.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Schroder Japan Trust pays out 18.3% 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.

Schroder Japan Trust has a net margin of 119.46% compared to Personal Assets' net margin of 71.98%. Schroder Japan Trust's return on equity of 19.51% beat Personal Assets' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Personal Assets71.98% 6.04% 1.96%
Schroder Japan Trust 119.46%19.51%7.69%

Personal Assets has higher revenue and earnings than Schroder Japan Trust. Schroder Japan Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Personal Assets, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Personal Assets£105.16M15.78£124.81M£32.4816.59
Schroder Japan Trust£74.08M5.99£60.51M£63.176.17

Personal Assets has a beta of 0.337, meaning that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Schroder Japan Trust has a beta of 0.876, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Schroder Japan Trust beats Personal Assets on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Schroder Japan Trust compare to Law Debenture?

Schroder Japan Trust (LON:SJG) and Law Debenture (LON:LWDB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Schroder Japan Trust and Schroder Japan Trust both had 1 articles in the media. Schroder Japan Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Law Debenture's score of -0.27 indicating that Schroder Japan Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Schroder Japan Trust
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Law Debenture
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

8.1% of Schroder Japan Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.6% of Law Debenture shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Schroder Japan Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Law Debenture 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.

Schroder Japan Trust has a net margin of 119.46% compared to Law Debenture's net margin of 80.52%. Law Debenture's return on equity of 23.85% beat Schroder Japan Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Schroder Japan Trust119.46% 19.51% 7.69%
Law Debenture 80.52%23.85%8.76%

Law Debenture has higher revenue and earnings than Schroder Japan Trust. Law Debenture is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Schroder Japan Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Schroder Japan Trust£74.08M5.99£60.51M£63.176.17
Law Debenture£365.31M4.47£142.39M£226.785.39

Schroder Japan Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 11.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Law Debenture pays an annual dividend of GBX 36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Schroder Japan Trust pays out 18.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Law Debenture pays out 15.9% 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.

Schroder Japan Trust has a beta of 0.876, meaning that its share price is 12% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Law Debenture has a beta of 1.211, meaning that its share price is 21% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Law Debenture beats Schroder Japan Trust on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Schroder Japan Trust compare to Rathbones Group?

Schroder Japan Trust (LON:SJG) and Rathbones Group (LON:RAT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Schroder Japan Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Rathbones Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Schroder Japan Trust and 0 mentions for Rathbones Group. Schroder Japan Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Rathbones Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Schroder Japan Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Schroder Japan Trust Positive
Rathbones Group Neutral

8.1% of Schroder Japan Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.6% of Rathbones Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Schroder Japan Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Rathbones Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Schroder Japan Trust has a net margin of 119.46% compared to Rathbones Group's net margin of 11.20%. Schroder Japan Trust's return on equity of 19.51% beat Rathbones Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Schroder Japan Trust119.46% 19.51% 7.69%
Rathbones Group 11.20%8.95%3.57%

Schroder Japan Trust has a beta of 0.876, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Rathbones Group has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the broader market.

Schroder Japan Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 11.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Rathbones Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 99 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Schroder Japan Trust pays out 18.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Rathbones Group pays out 88.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Schroder Japan Trust£74.08M5.99£60.51M£63.176.17
Rathbones Group£961.70M1.61£63.46M£112.3013.52

Rathbones Group has a consensus price target of GBX 1,836.67, suggesting a potential upside of 20.99%. Given Rathbones Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Rathbones Group is more favorable than Schroder Japan Trust.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Schroder Japan Trust
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Rathbones Group
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

Summary

Rathbones Group beats Schroder Japan Trust on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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SJG vs. The Competition

MetricSchroder Japan TrustCapital Markets IndustryFinance SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£448.84M£5.17B£13.45B£2.84B
Dividend Yield3.42%7.56%6.03%6.26%
P/E Ratio6.2529.5024.45366.36
Price / Sales6.061,192.87499.5989,050.38
Price / Cash44.7847.6729.4627.89
Price / Book1.333.502.716.89
Net Income£60.51M£415.67M£1.31B£5.89B
7 Day Performance0.96%-0.14%-0.25%-0.59%
1 Month Performance1.22%-2.67%-3.18%-1.06%
1 Year Performance34.72%10.89%11.17%22.90%

Schroder Japan Trust Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SJG
Schroder Japan Trust
N/AGBX 394.74
+1.2%
N/A+34.9%£448.84M£74.08M6.25N/A
MRC
The Mercantile Investment Trust
N/AGBX 278.79
+0.8%
N/A+8.1%£1.75B£209.68M9.602,800
HGT
HgCapital Trust
1.0662 of 5 stars
GBX 381
+0.5%
N/A-25.4%£1.73B£109.29M17.73N/A
PNL
Personal Assets
N/AGBX 541
-0.7%
N/A+2.5%£1.67B£105.16M16.66N/A
LWDB
Law Debenture
N/AGBX 1,236
+0.2%
N/A+14.8%£1.65B£365.31M5.45260

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This page (LON:SJG) was last updated on 10/6/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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