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GBX 380 -1.00 (-0.26%)
As of 07/20/2026 12:27 PM Eastern

WWH vs. HL, ABDN, 3IN, ATST, and RCP

Should you buy Worldwide Healthcare stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Worldwide Healthcare with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Worldwide Healthcare include Hargreaves Lansdown (HL), abrdn (ABDN), 3i Infrastructure (3IN), Alliance Trust (ATST), and RIT Capital Partners (RCP). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

How does Worldwide Healthcare compare to Hargreaves Lansdown?

Worldwide Healthcare (LON:WWH) and Hargreaves Lansdown (LON:HL) are both financial services 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, Worldwide Healthcare had 8 more articles in the media than Hargreaves Lansdown. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Worldwide Healthcare and 0 mentions for Hargreaves Lansdown. Worldwide Healthcare's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Hargreaves Lansdown's score of 0.00 indicating that Worldwide Healthcare is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Worldwide Healthcare Very Positive
Hargreaves Lansdown Neutral

Worldwide Healthcare has a net margin of 85.46% compared to Hargreaves Lansdown's net margin of 38.33%. Hargreaves Lansdown's return on equity of 38.46% beat Worldwide Healthcare's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Worldwide Healthcare85.46% 8.01% -2.02%
Hargreaves Lansdown 38.33%38.46%17.10%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Worldwide Healthcare£118.16M11.56£227.88M£26.7014.23
Hargreaves Lansdown£764.90M0.00£293.20M£0.62N/A

Worldwide Healthcare pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Hargreaves Lansdown pays an annual dividend of GBX 43 per share. Worldwide Healthcare pays out 9.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hargreaves Lansdown pays out 6,935.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Worldwide Healthcare is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Worldwide Healthcare has a beta of 0.266, meaning that its share price is 73% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hargreaves Lansdown has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the broader market.

8.0% of Worldwide Healthcare shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.7% of Hargreaves Lansdown shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Worldwide Healthcare shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.4% of Hargreaves Lansdown 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.

Summary

Hargreaves Lansdown beats Worldwide Healthcare on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Worldwide Healthcare compare to abrdn?

abrdn (LON:ABDN) and Worldwide Healthcare (LON:WWH) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment.

abrdn has a beta of 1.393, suggesting that its share price is 39% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Worldwide Healthcare has a beta of 0.266, suggesting that its share price is 73% less volatile than the broader market.

42.1% of abrdn shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.0% of Worldwide Healthcare shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of abrdn shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Worldwide Healthcare shares are held 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.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
abrdn£1.75B2.53£316.36M£21.2011.65
Worldwide Healthcare£118.16M11.56£227.88M£26.7014.23

abrdn currently has a consensus price target of GBX 225.67, indicating a potential downside of 8.64%. Given abrdn's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe abrdn is more favorable than Worldwide Healthcare.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
abrdn
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.17
Worldwide Healthcare
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

In the previous week, Worldwide Healthcare had 7 more articles in the media than abrdn. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Worldwide Healthcare and 1 mentions for abrdn. Worldwide Healthcare's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat abrdn's score of 1.34 indicating that Worldwide Healthcare is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
abrdn
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Worldwide Healthcare
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Worldwide Healthcare has a net margin of 85.46% compared to abrdn's net margin of 22.56%. Worldwide Healthcare's return on equity of 8.01% beat abrdn's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
abrdn22.56% 7.96% 0.68%
Worldwide Healthcare 85.46%8.01%-2.02%

abrdn pays an annual dividend of GBX 14.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Worldwide Healthcare pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. abrdn pays out 68.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Worldwide Healthcare pays out 9.0% 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.

Summary

abrdn beats Worldwide Healthcare on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Worldwide Healthcare compare to 3i Infrastructure?

Worldwide Healthcare (LON:WWH) and 3i Infrastructure (LON:3IN) are both financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

3i Infrastructure has a net margin of 92.78% compared to Worldwide Healthcare's net margin of 85.46%. 3i Infrastructure's return on equity of 10.77% beat Worldwide Healthcare's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Worldwide Healthcare85.46% 8.01% -2.02%
3i Infrastructure 92.78%10.77%4.83%

3i Infrastructure has higher revenue and earnings than Worldwide Healthcare. 3i Infrastructure is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Worldwide Healthcare, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Worldwide Healthcare£118.16M11.56£227.88M£26.7014.23
3i Infrastructure£301M11.98£347M£32.0012.22

8.0% of Worldwide Healthcare shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.5% of 3i Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Worldwide Healthcare shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of 3i Infrastructure shares are held by 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.

3i Infrastructure has a consensus target price of GBX 450, suggesting a potential upside of 15.09%. Given 3i Infrastructure's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe 3i Infrastructure is more favorable than Worldwide Healthcare.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Worldwide Healthcare
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
3i Infrastructure
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Worldwide Healthcare pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. 3i Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of GBX 13.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Worldwide Healthcare pays out 9.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 3i Infrastructure pays out 40.8% 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.

Worldwide Healthcare has a beta of 0.266, indicating that its share price is 73% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, 3i Infrastructure has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its share price is 50% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Worldwide Healthcare had 8 more articles in the media than 3i Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Worldwide Healthcare and 0 mentions for 3i Infrastructure. Worldwide Healthcare's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat 3i Infrastructure's score of 0.00 indicating that Worldwide Healthcare is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Worldwide Healthcare Very Positive
3i Infrastructure Neutral

Summary

3i Infrastructure beats Worldwide Healthcare on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Worldwide Healthcare compare to Alliance Trust?

Worldwide Healthcare (LON:WWH) and Alliance Trust (LON:ATST) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

In the previous week, Worldwide Healthcare had 8 more articles in the media than Alliance Trust. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Worldwide Healthcare and 0 mentions for Alliance Trust. Worldwide Healthcare's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Alliance Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Worldwide Healthcare is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Worldwide Healthcare Very Positive
Alliance Trust Neutral

Alliance Trust has a net margin of 92.17% compared to Worldwide Healthcare's net margin of 85.46%. Alliance Trust's return on equity of 17.93% beat Worldwide Healthcare's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Worldwide Healthcare85.46% 8.01% -2.02%
Alliance Trust 92.17%17.93%10.95%

8.0% of Worldwide Healthcare shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.9% of Alliance Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Worldwide Healthcare shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Alliance Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Worldwide Healthcare pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Alliance Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 26 per share. Worldwide Healthcare pays out 9.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alliance Trust pays out 1,226.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Worldwide Healthcare is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Worldwide Healthcare£118.16M11.56£227.88M£26.7014.23
Alliance Trust£652.76M0.00£601.66M£2.12N/A

Worldwide Healthcare has a beta of 0.266, meaning that its share price is 73% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Alliance Trust has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Alliance Trust beats Worldwide Healthcare on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Worldwide Healthcare compare to RIT Capital Partners?

RIT Capital Partners (LON:RCP) and Worldwide Healthcare (LON:WWH) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Worldwide Healthcare had 7 more articles in the media than RIT Capital Partners. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Worldwide Healthcare and 1 mentions for RIT Capital Partners. Worldwide Healthcare's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat RIT Capital Partners' score of 0.00 indicating that Worldwide Healthcare is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
RIT Capital Partners
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Worldwide Healthcare
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Worldwide Healthcare has lower revenue, but higher earnings than RIT Capital Partners. RIT Capital Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Worldwide Healthcare, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
RIT Capital Partners£500.60M7.00£167.81M£327.007.94
Worldwide Healthcare£118.16M11.56£227.88M£26.7014.23

8.4% of RIT Capital Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.0% of Worldwide Healthcare shares are held by institutional investors. 20.0% of RIT Capital Partners shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Worldwide Healthcare shares are held by 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.

RIT Capital Partners has a net margin of 277.36% compared to Worldwide Healthcare's net margin of 85.46%. RIT Capital Partners' return on equity of 11.79% beat Worldwide Healthcare's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
RIT Capital Partners277.36% 11.79% 4.22%
Worldwide Healthcare 85.46%8.01%-2.02%

RIT Capital Partners has a beta of 0.312, indicating that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Worldwide Healthcare has a beta of 0.266, indicating that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the broader market.

RIT Capital Partners pays an annual dividend of GBX 43 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Worldwide Healthcare pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. RIT Capital Partners pays out 13.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Worldwide Healthcare pays out 9.0% 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.

Summary

RIT Capital Partners beats Worldwide Healthcare on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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WWH vs. The Competition

MetricWorldwide HealthcareAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£1.37B£2.42B£6.10B£2.77B
Dividend Yield0.63%6.02%5.24%6.16%
P/E Ratio14.2361.7129.52368.03
Price / Sales11.561,875.601,201.2784,416.01
Price / Cash37.5460.5088.7427.89
Price / Book1.021.316.667.61
Net Income£227.88M£265.96M£1.13B£5.89B
7 Day Performance-0.82%-0.65%-0.33%-0.15%
1 Month Performance6.59%-0.49%-0.18%-0.86%
1 Year Performance23.38%6.68%14.44%61.61%

Worldwide Healthcare Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WWH
Worldwide Healthcare
N/AGBX 380
-0.3%
N/A+22.4%£1.37B£118.16M14.23N/A
HL
Hargreaves Lansdown
N/AN/AN/AN/A£5.26B£764.90M1,787.901,850
ABDN
abrdn
2.6465 of 5 stars
GBX 249.80
-1.3%
GBX 225.67
-9.7%
+25.1%£4.47B£1.75B11.784,719
3IN
3i Infrastructure
N/AGBX 391
flat
GBX 450
+15.1%
+12.7%£3.61B£301M12.22N/A
ATST
Alliance Trust
N/AN/AN/AN/A£3.58B£652.76M600.003

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This page (LON:WWH) was last updated on 7/21/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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