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Worldsec (WSL) Competitors

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WSL vs. ADA, LAHL, SEED, TREE, and PEY

Should you buy Worldsec stock or one of its competitors? Worldsec's main competitors and comparable companies include Adams (ADA), Landscape Acquisition (LAHL), Seed Innovations (SEED), Cambium Global Timberland (TREE), and Princess Private Equity (PEY). 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 Worldsec compare to Adams?

Worldsec (LON:WSL) and Adams (LON:ADA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, media sentiment, earnings and institutional ownership.

Worldsec has a beta of 0.329, suggesting that its share price is 67% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Adams has a beta of 1.7, suggesting that its share price is 70% more volatile than the broader market.

0.2% of Worldsec shares are held by institutional investors. 14.5% of Worldsec shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 95.3% of Adams shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Worldsec has a net margin of 26.61% compared to Adams' net margin of 0.00%. Worldsec's return on equity of 3.91% beat Adams' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Worldsec26.61% 3.91% -5.26%
Adams N/A -17.70%-11.03%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Worldsec£808K1.58-£1.01M£0.256.00
Adams-£2.19M0.00-£1.05M-£0.01N/A

In the previous week, Adams had 22 more articles in the media than Worldsec. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Adams and 0 mentions for Worldsec. Adams' average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Worldsec's score of 0.00 indicating that Adams is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Worldsec Neutral
Adams Neutral

Summary

Worldsec beats Adams on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Worldsec compare to Landscape Acquisition?

Worldsec (LON:WSL) and Landscape Acquisition (LON:LAHL) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Landscape Acquisition has higher revenue and earnings than Worldsec. Landscape Acquisition is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Worldsec, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Worldsec£808K1.58-£1.01M£0.256.00
Landscape Acquisition£10.75M0.00N/A£0.08N/A

Worldsec has a net margin of 26.61% compared to Landscape Acquisition's net margin of 0.00%. Worldsec's return on equity of 3.91% beat Landscape Acquisition's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Worldsec26.61% 3.91% -5.26%
Landscape Acquisition N/A N/A N/A

In the previous week, Worldsec's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Landscape Acquisition'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Worldsec Neutral
Landscape Acquisition Neutral

0.2% of Worldsec shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.5% of Worldsec shares are owned 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.

Summary

Worldsec beats Landscape Acquisition on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Worldsec compare to Seed Innovations?

Worldsec (LON:WSL) and Seed Innovations (LON:SEED) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and risk.

Worldsec has a net margin of 26.61% compared to Seed Innovations' net margin of -507.50%. Worldsec's return on equity of 3.91% beat Seed Innovations' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Worldsec26.61% 3.91% -5.26%
Seed Innovations -507.50%-5.47%-8.65%

Worldsec has a beta of 0.329, indicating that its share price is 67% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Seed Innovations has a beta of 0.957, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Worldsec's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Seed Innovations'average media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Worldsec Neutral
Seed Innovations Neutral

0.2% of Worldsec shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Seed Innovations shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.5% of Worldsec shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 61.4% of Seed Innovations shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Worldsec has higher revenue and earnings than Seed Innovations. Seed Innovations is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Worldsec, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Worldsec£808K1.58-£1.01M£0.256.00
Seed Innovations£195K24.10-£1.47M-£0.32N/A

Summary

Worldsec beats Seed Innovations on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Worldsec compare to Cambium Global Timberland?

Worldsec (LON:WSL) and Cambium Global Timberland (LON:TREE) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, earnings and valuation.

Worldsec has a net margin of 26.61% compared to Cambium Global Timberland's net margin of 0.00%. Worldsec's return on equity of 3.91% beat Cambium Global Timberland's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Worldsec26.61% 3.91% -5.26%
Cambium Global Timberland N/A N/A N/A

In the previous week, Worldsec's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Cambium Global Timberland'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Worldsec Neutral
Cambium Global Timberland Neutral

Cambium Global Timberland has higher revenue and earnings than Worldsec. Cambium Global Timberland is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Worldsec, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Worldsec£808K1.58-£1.01M£0.256.00
Cambium Global Timberland£4.57B0.00N/A£0.60N/A

0.2% of Worldsec shares are held by institutional investors. 14.5% of Worldsec 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.

Summary

Worldsec and Cambium Global Timberland tied by winning 4 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Worldsec compare to Princess Private Equity?

Princess Private Equity (LON:PEY) and Worldsec (LON:WSL) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings and institutional ownership.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Princess Private Equity
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
Worldsec
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Princess Private Equity has a beta of 0.128, suggesting that its stock price is 87% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Worldsec has a beta of 0.329, suggesting that its stock price is 67% less volatile than the broader market.

Princess Private Equity has a net margin of 140.83% compared to Worldsec's net margin of 26.61%. Worldsec's return on equity of 3.91% beat Princess Private Equity's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Princess Private Equity140.83% -13.23% 1.72%
Worldsec 26.61%3.91%-5.26%

In the previous week, Princess Private Equity had 4 more articles in the media than Worldsec. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Princess Private Equity and 0 mentions for Worldsec. Princess Private Equity's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Worldsec's score of 0.00 indicating that Princess Private Equity is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Princess Private Equity Positive
Worldsec Neutral

Princess Private Equity has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Worldsec. Princess Private Equity is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Worldsec, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Princess Private Equity-£84.10M-0.06£2.29B-£130.00N/A
Worldsec£808K1.58-£1.01M£0.256.00

18.7% of Princess Private Equity shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of Worldsec shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Princess Private Equity shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.5% of Worldsec shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Princess Private Equity and Worldsec tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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WSL vs. The Competition

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MetricWorldsecCapital Markets IndustryFinance SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£1.28M£5.45B£13.98B£2.87B
Dividend Yield3.23%7.50%5.95%6.25%
P/E Ratio6.0030.2325.52366.99
Price / Sales1.581,236.53511.5289,778.71
Price / Cash1.6747.9230.3027.89
Price / Book0.243.522.746.24
Net Income-£1.01M£417.39M£1.32B£5.89B
7 Day PerformanceN/A-1.68%-1.29%-1.07%
1 Month PerformanceN/A-2.09%-0.41%-0.66%
1 Year Performance7.14%2.20%8.14%19.51%

Worldsec Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WSL
Worldsec
N/AGBX 1.50
flat		N/AN/A£1.28M£808K6.00N/A
ADA
Adams
N/AN/AN/AN/A£5.11M-£2.19MN/A3
LAHL
Landscape Acquisition
N/AN/AN/AN/A£5.10M£10.75M105.12N/A
SEED
Seed Innovations
N/AGBX 2.68
-2.7%		N/A-33.1%£5.03M£195KN/A52
TREE
Cambium Global Timberland
N/AN/AN/AN/A£4.98M£4.57B11.271,250

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This page (LON:WSL) was last updated on 9/14/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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