Smithson Investment Trust (SSON) Competitors GBX 1,550 +16.00 (+1.04%) As of 10/3/2025 12:13 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock SSON vs. STJ, ICP, SDRC, MNG, SDR, FCIT, HL, PCT, ATST, and ABDNShould you be buying Smithson Investment Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Smithson Investment Trust include St. James's Place (STJ), Intermediate Capital Group (ICP), Schroders (SDRC), M&G (MNG), Schroders (SDR), F&C Investment Trust (FCIT), Hargreaves Lansdown (HL), Polar Capital Technology Trust (PCT), Alliance Trust (ATST), and abrdn (ABDN). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. Smithson Investment Trust vs. Its Competitors St. James's Place Intermediate Capital Group Schroders M&G Schroders F&C Investment Trust Hargreaves Lansdown Polar Capital Technology Trust Alliance Trust abrdn St. James's Place (LON:STJ) and Smithson Investment Trust (LON:SSON) are both financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and profitability. Is STJ or SSON a better dividend stock? St. James's Place pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Smithson Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. St. James's Place pays out 19.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Smithson Investment Trust pays out 1.0% 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. Is STJ or SSON more profitable? Smithson Investment Trust has a net margin of 317.04% compared to St. James' Place's net margin of -0.02%. St. James' Place's return on equity of -0.63% beat Smithson Investment Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets St. James's Place-0.02% -0.63% 0.22% Smithson Investment Trust 317.04%-2.13%N/A Do analysts rate STJ or SSON? St. James's Place currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,515, suggesting a potential upside of 17.31%. Given St. James' Place's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe St. James's Place is more favorable than Smithson Investment Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score St. James's Place 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80Smithson Investment Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the media refer more to STJ or SSON? In the previous week, St. James's Place had 9 more articles in the media than Smithson Investment Trust. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for St. James's Place and 0 mentions for Smithson Investment Trust. St. James' Place's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Smithson Investment Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that St. James's Place is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment St. James's Place Neutral Smithson Investment Trust Neutral Do insiders and institutionals believe in STJ or SSON? 77.8% of St. James's Place shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.5% of Smithson Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of St. James's Place shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Smithson Investment Trust shares are owned by 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. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, STJ or SSON? St. James's Place has higher revenue and earnings than Smithson Investment Trust. St. James's Place is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Smithson Investment Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSt. James's Place£16.94B0.40-£6.46M£0.941,369.57Smithson Investment Trust£89.31M19.32-£42.74M£0.572,710.26 SummarySt. James's Place beats Smithson Investment Trust on 13 of the 17 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SSON 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£1.73B£1.48B£6.47B£2.61BDividend Yield0.04%4.62%4.33%5.31%P/E Ratio2,710.264,830.611,800.865,441.06Price / Sales19.321,959.781,342.85262,752.66Price / CashN/A60.47127.4127.90Price / Book1.051.382.138.04Net Income-£42.74M£264.59M£1.23B£5.89B7 Day Performance1.71%0.94%4.11%4.35%1 Month Performance4.59%1.88%6.68%6.56%1 Year Performance7.79%8.76%37.03%140.53% Smithson Investment Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SSONSmithson Investment TrustN/AGBX 1,550+1.0%N/A+7.9%£1.73B£89.31M2,710.26N/ASTJSt. James's Place3.3283 of 5 starsGBX 1,241+0.1%GBX 1,485+19.7%+78.1%£6.51B£16.94B1,316.012,298News CoverageAnalyst ForecastICPIntermediate Capital GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£6.24B£831.60M2,787.76579SDRCSchrodersN/AN/AN/AN/A£6.12B£3.14B1,071.785,750High Trading VolumeMNGM&G1.0621 of 5 starsGBX 250.50+0.8%GBX 266+6.2%+24.0%£5.93B£15.21B-1,658.946,101SDRSchroders2.323 of 5 starsGBX 373+0.8%GBX 387+3.8%+13.4%£5.78B£3.02B1,672.656,438Analyst UpgradeFCITF&C Investment TrustN/AGBX 1,188-0.1%N/A+17.9%£5.69B£367.41M1,644.29N/APositive NewsDividend AnnouncementHLHargreaves Lansdown1.0327 of 5 starsN/AN/AN/A£5.26B£764.90M1,787.901,850News CoverageHigh Trading VolumePCTPolar Capital Technology TrustN/AGBX 434.45-0.1%N/A+49.8%£4.98B£122.39M4,357.58120News CoveragePositive NewsATSTAlliance TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.58B£652.76M600.003ABDNabrdn1.9215 of 5 starsGBX 192.10+1.1%GBX 206.60+7.5%+33.9%£3.44B£1.68B1,104.024,719News CoverageAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies St. James's Place Competitors Intermediate Capital Group Competitors Schroders Competitors M&G Competitors Schroders Competitors F&C Investment Trust Competitors Hargreaves Lansdown Competitors Polar Capital Technology Trust Competitors Alliance Trust Competitors abrdn 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 10/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNvidia Times 1,000,000Nvidia’s latest AI chip is a $25,000 powerhouse — with 80 billion transistors and the ability to perform 60 tr...Paradigm Press | SponsoredTrump's Law S.1582: $21T Dollar Revolution ComingDo you have money in any of these banks? 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