Smithson Investment Trust (SSON) Competitors GBX 1,459.50 -30.50 (-2.05%) As of 08:38 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock SSON vs. ICP, SDRC, STJ, SDR, FCIT, HL, MNG, PCT, ATST, and PHLLShould you be buying Smithson Investment Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Smithson Investment Trust include Intermediate Capital Group (ICP), Schroders (SDRC), St. James's Place (STJ), Schroders (SDR), F&C Investment Trust (FCIT), Hargreaves Lansdown (HL), M&G (MNG), Polar Capital Technology Trust (PCT), Alliance Trust (ATST), and Petershill Partners (PHLL). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. Smithson Investment Trust vs. Intermediate Capital Group Schroders St. James's Place Schroders F&C Investment Trust Hargreaves Lansdown M&G Polar Capital Technology Trust Alliance Trust Petershill Partners Intermediate Capital Group (LON:ICP) and Smithson Investment Trust (LON:SSON) are both financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, community ranking and institutional ownership. Does the media favor ICP or SSON? In the previous week, Smithson Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Intermediate Capital Group's score of -0.95 indicating that Smithson Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Intermediate Capital Group Negative Smithson Investment Trust Very Positive Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ICP or SSON? 70.4% of Intermediate Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.1% of Smithson Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Intermediate Capital Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Smithson Investment Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is ICP or SSON more profitable? Smithson Investment Trust has a net margin of 317.04% compared to Intermediate Capital Group's net margin of 56.78%. Intermediate Capital Group's return on equity of 20.09% beat Smithson Investment Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Intermediate Capital Group56.78% 20.09% 4.57% Smithson Investment Trust 317.04%-2.13%N/A Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ICP or SSON? Intermediate Capital Group has higher revenue and earnings than Smithson Investment Trust. Smithson Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Intermediate Capital Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIntermediate Capital Group£831.60M0.00£409.10M£0.77N/ASmithson Investment Trust-£13.48M-138.41-£42.74M-£33.47-43.60 Does the MarketBeat Community favor ICP or SSON? Intermediate Capital Group received 398 more outperform votes than Smithson Investment Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformIntermediate Capital GroupOutperform Votes39870.44% Underperform Votes16729.56% Smithson Investment TrustN/AN/A SummaryIntermediate Capital Group beats Smithson Investment Trust on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Smithson Investment Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SSON 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 SSON vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSmithson Investment TrustAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£1.87B£1.19B£5.33B£2.65BDividend YieldN/A4.41%4.18%5.05%P/E Ratio-43.6021.8212.79134.23Price / Sales-138.412,362.671,736.81226,037.97Price / CashN/A60.4649.7128.02Price / Book0.991.151.343.78Net Income-£42.74M£263.32M£1.22B£5.88B7 Day Performance-2.18%0.09%0.46%0.36%1 Month Performance8.27%18.04%11.18%21.79%1 Year Performance3.07%2.24%13.07%120.75% Smithson Investment Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SSONSmithson Investment TrustN/AGBX 1,459.50-2.0%N/A+5.1%£1.87B£-13,481,214.92-43.60N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsICPIntermediate Capital Group0.3888 of 5 starsN/AN/AN/A£6.24B£831.60M2,787.76579News CoverageSDRCSchrodersN/AN/AN/AN/A£6.12B£3.14B1,071.785,750Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeSTJSt. James's Place1.372 of 5 starsGBX 1,085.31-0.9%GBX 812.33-25.2%+128.2%£5.87B£26.27B-909.652,298SDRSchroders1.5492 of 5 starsGBX 348.60-0.3%GBX 404.75+16.1%-10.0%£5.41B£2.78B15.226,438News CoverageAnalyst ForecastFCITF&C Investment TrustN/AGBX 1,093-0.6%N/A+6.0%£5.28B£981.19M5.66N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementHLHargreaves Lansdown2.3905 of 5 starsN/AGBX 1,055.33+∞N/A£5.26B£764.90M1,787.901,850Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeMNGM&G0.2591 of 5 starsGBX 218+0.5%GBX 223.33+2.4%+7.6%£5.19B£9.02B31.096,101PCTPolar Capital Technology TrustN/AGBX 330.50+0.6%N/A-89.2%£3.90B£1.24B3.24120News CoveragePositive NewsATSTAlliance TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.58B£652.76M600.003PHLLPetershill Partners2.4716 of 5 starsGBX 223+1.6%GBX 240+7.6%+5.9%£3.03B£706.00M9.05N/AGap DownHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Intermediate Capital Group Competitors Schroders Competitors St. James's Place Competitors Schroders Competitors F&C Investment Trust Competitors Hargreaves Lansdown Competitors M&G Competitors Polar Capital Technology Trust Competitors Alliance Trust Competitors Petershill Partners Competitors 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:SSON) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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