Syncona (SYNC) Competitors GBX 97 +0.50 (+0.52%) As of 08/8/2025 11:57 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsHeadlinesBuy This Stock SYNC vs. HGT, HICL, EMG, INPP, QLT, AJB, TEM, TRIG, RAT, and SSONShould you be buying Syncona stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Syncona include HgCapital Trust (HGT), HICL Infrastructure (HICL), Man Group (EMG), International Public Partnerships (INPP), Quilter (QLT), AJ Bell (AJB), Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust (TEM), The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG), Rathbones Group (RAT), and Smithson Investment Trust (SSON). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. Syncona vs. Its Competitors HgCapital Trust HICL Infrastructure Man Group International Public Partnerships Quilter AJ Bell Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust The Renewables Infrastructure Group Rathbones Group Smithson Investment Trust HgCapital Trust (LON:HGT) and Syncona (LON:SYNC) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations. Is HGT or SYNC a better dividend stock? HgCapital Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Syncona pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. HgCapital Trust pays out 11.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Syncona pays out -73.8% 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. Syncona is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, HGT or SYNC? HgCapital Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Syncona. Syncona 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 RatioHgCapital Trust£312.64M7.75£284.58M£60.498.63Syncona£5.44M110.96-£16.90M-£2.71-35.77 Does the media prefer HGT or SYNC? In the previous week, Syncona had 4 more articles in the media than HgCapital Trust. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Syncona and 0 mentions for HgCapital Trust. Syncona's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat HgCapital Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Syncona is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment HgCapital Trust Neutral Syncona Neutral Do institutionals and insiders believe in HGT or SYNC? 41.7% of HgCapital Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.1% of Syncona shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.4% of HgCapital Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Syncona shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, HGT or SYNC? HgCapital Trust has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Syncona has a beta of 0.26, meaning that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is HGT or SYNC more profitable? HgCapital Trust has a net margin of 91.03% compared to Syncona's net margin of -310.53%. HgCapital Trust's return on equity of 11.93% beat Syncona's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets HgCapital Trust91.03% 11.93% 6.88% Syncona -310.53%-1.47%0.40% SummaryHgCapital Trust beats Syncona on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Syncona News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SYNC 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 SYNC 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 SYNC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSynconaAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£603.76M£1.29B£6.33B£3.07BDividend Yield1.04%4.41%4.19%5.03%P/E Ratio-35.7722.5114.27170.60Price / Sales110.962,547.711,845.78303,757.13Price / Cash1.1760.70127.2327.96Price / Book0.551.442.264.52Net Income-£16.90M£265.04M£1.23B£5.90B7 Day Performance0.52%0.75%1.71%1.24%1 Month Performance1.57%0.69%2.50%3.63%1 Year Performance-18.49%7.86%25.95%58.43% Syncona Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SYNCSynconaN/AGBX 97+0.5%N/A-16.5%£603.76M£5.44M-35.771,208News CoverageHGTHgCapital TrustN/AGBX 522+1.6%N/A+4.4%£2.42B£312.64M8.63N/AHICLHICL InfrastructureN/AGBX 120.61-0.3%N/A-3.0%£2.40B£105.30M23.66N/AEMGMan Group2.7975 of 5 starsGBX 164.90-3.9%GBX 220.80+33.9%-26.4%£2.38B£1.69B7.781,790Analyst ForecastINPPInternational Public PartnershipsN/AGBX 122.80flatN/A-1.9%£2.30B£82.63M52.98N/AQLTQuilter0.4819 of 5 starsGBX 169.20+1.9%GBX 160.75-5.0%+18.0%£2.25B£6.38B45.502,983News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAJBAJ Bell0.6941 of 5 starsGBX 538.50+3.6%GBX 495-8.1%+21.3%£2.22B£244.77M27.541,373Dividend IncreaseGap UpTEMTempleton Emerging Markets Investment TrustN/AGBX 200+0.5%N/A+24.1%£2.09B£160.96M16.04N/ATRIGThe Renewables Infrastructure Group2.4634 of 5 starsGBX 85.02+0.0%GBX 130+52.9%-18.3%£2.09B-£79.29M-56.04N/ANews CoverageRATRathbones Group1.2818 of 5 starsGBX 1,916+0.5%GBX 2,095.67+9.4%+5.5%£1.99B£874.75M31.183,500Gap UpSSONSmithson Investment TrustN/AGBX 1,542+0.1%N/A+7.1%£1.97B-£13.48M-46.07N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsEarnings Report Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HGT Competitors HICL Competitors EMG Competitors INPP Competitors QLT Competitors AJB Competitors TEM Competitors TRIG Competitors RAT Competitors SSON 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:SYNC) was last updated on 8/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour blueprint for crypto wealthMark August 12th on your calendar. 27 of crypto's most successful minds are about to reveal everything…Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHIDDEN IN THE BOOK OF GENESIS…“This land I will give to you…” — a 4,000-year-old line from Genesis may hold the key to unlocking a $150 tril...Paradigm Press | SponsoredThe End of Elon Musk…?The End of Elon Musk? 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