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

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), Alliance Trust (ATST), 3i Infrastructure (3IN), and Petershill Partners (PHLL). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

How does Worldwide Healthcare compare to Hargreaves Lansdown?

Hargreaves Lansdown (LON:HL) and Worldwide Healthcare (LON:WWH) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and dividends.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Hargreaves Lansdown£764.90M0.00£293.20M£0.62N/A
Worldwide Healthcare-£164.31M-8.31£227.88M-£30.90N/A

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
Hargreaves Lansdown38.33% 38.46% 17.10%
Worldwide Healthcare 85.46%8.01%-2.02%

Hargreaves Lansdown has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Worldwide Healthcare has a beta of 0.265, suggesting that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the broader market.

Hargreaves Lansdown pays an annual dividend of GBX 43 per share. Worldwide Healthcare pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. 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 pays out -7.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Worldwide Healthcare is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

66.7% of Hargreaves Lansdown shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.2% of Worldwide Healthcare shares are held by institutional investors. 29.4% of Hargreaves Lansdown shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Worldwide Healthcare shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Worldwide Healthcare had 3 more articles in the media than Hargreaves Lansdown. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Worldwide Healthcare and 0 mentions for Hargreaves Lansdown. Worldwide Healthcare's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Hargreaves Lansdown's score of 0.50 indicating that Worldwide Healthcare is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Hargreaves Lansdown Positive
Worldwide Healthcare Very Positive

Summary

Hargreaves Lansdown beats Worldwide Healthcare on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Worldwide Healthcare compare to abrdn?

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

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
Worldwide Healthcare85.46% 8.01% -2.02%
abrdn 22.56%7.96%0.68%

Worldwide Healthcare pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. abrdn pays an annual dividend of GBX 14.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Worldwide Healthcare pays out -7.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. abrdn pays out 68.9% 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 0.265, suggesting that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, abrdn has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the broader market.

8.2% of Worldwide Healthcare shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.1% of abrdn shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Worldwide Healthcare shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of abrdn shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Worldwide Healthcare-£164.31M-8.31£227.88M-£30.90N/A
abrdn£1.75B2.40£316.36M£21.2011.03

In the previous week, Worldwide Healthcare had 1 more articles in the media than abrdn. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Worldwide Healthcare and 2 mentions for abrdn. Worldwide Healthcare's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat abrdn's score of 0.00 indicating that Worldwide Healthcare is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

abrdn has a consensus target price of GBX 225.67, suggesting a potential downside of 3.48%. Given abrdn's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe abrdn 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
abrdn
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.17

Summary

abrdn 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 superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

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 -7.8% 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.

In the previous week, Worldwide Healthcare had 3 more articles in the media than Alliance Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Worldwide Healthcare and 0 mentions for Alliance Trust. Worldwide Healthcare's average media sentiment score of 1.77 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

8.2% 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Worldwide Healthcare-£164.31M-8.31£227.88M-£30.90N/A
Alliance Trust£652.76M0.00£601.66M£2.12N/A

Worldwide Healthcare has a beta of 0.265, meaning that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Alliance Trust has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the broader market.

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%

Summary

Alliance Trust beats Worldwide Healthcare on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Worldwide Healthcare compare to 3i Infrastructure?

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

In the previous week, Worldwide Healthcare had 2 more articles in the media than 3i Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Worldwide Healthcare and 1 mentions for 3i Infrastructure. Worldwide Healthcare's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat 3i Infrastructure's score of 0.00 indicating that Worldwide Healthcare is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
3i Infrastructure Neutral
Worldwide Healthcare Very Positive

3i Infrastructure has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its share price is 50% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Worldwide Healthcare has a beta of 0.265, indicating that its share price is 74% less volatile than the broader market.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
3i Infrastructure£301M11.57£347M£32.0011.80
Worldwide Healthcare-£164.31M-8.31£227.88M-£30.90N/A

24.4% of 3i Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.2% of Worldwide Healthcare shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of 3i Infrastructure shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Worldwide Healthcare shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

3i Infrastructure currently has a consensus target price of GBX 450, suggesting a potential upside of 19.21%. Given 3i Infrastructure's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe 3i Infrastructure is more favorable than Worldwide Healthcare.

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

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
3i Infrastructure92.78% 10.77% 4.83%
Worldwide Healthcare 85.46%8.01%-2.02%

3i Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of GBX 13.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Worldwide Healthcare pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. 3i Infrastructure pays out 40.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Worldwide Healthcare pays out -7.8% 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.

Summary

3i Infrastructure beats Worldwide Healthcare on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Worldwide Healthcare compare to Petershill Partners?

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

Petershill Partners has a consensus price target of GBX 311.33, indicating a potential upside of 0.27%. Given Petershill Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Petershill Partners 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
Petershill Partners
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

8.2% of Worldwide Healthcare shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.7% of Petershill Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Worldwide Healthcare shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Petershill Partners 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.

Worldwide Healthcare has a beta of 0.265, suggesting that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Petershill Partners has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the broader market.

Worldwide Healthcare has a net margin of 85.46% compared to Petershill Partners' net margin of 67.93%. Petershill Partners' return on equity of 18.13% beat Worldwide Healthcare's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Worldwide Healthcare85.46% 8.01% -2.02%
Petershill Partners 67.93%18.13%5.95%

Worldwide Healthcare pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Petershill Partners pays an annual dividend of GBX 15.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Worldwide Healthcare pays out -7.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Petershill Partners pays out 17.9% 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.

In the previous week, Worldwide Healthcare had 3 more articles in the media than Petershill Partners. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Worldwide Healthcare and 0 mentions for Petershill Partners. Worldwide Healthcare's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Petershill Partners' score of 0.00 indicating that Worldwide Healthcare is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Worldwide Healthcare Very Positive
Petershill Partners Neutral

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Worldwide Healthcare-£164.31M-8.31£227.88M-£30.90N/A
Petershill Partners£1.15B2.93£420.55M£86.433.59

Summary

Petershill Partners beats Worldwide Healthcare on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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WWH vs. The Competition

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MetricWorldwide HealthcareAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£1.37B£2.54B£5.43B£2.74B
Dividend Yield0.63%6.01%5.25%6.15%
P/E Ratio-12.1860.2429.21366.65
Price / Sales-8.312,055.641,103.3586,088.64
Price / Cash37.5460.3385.5527.87
Price / Book1.011.386.697.79
Net Income£227.88M£265.27M£1.14B£5.89B
7 Day Performance5.55%-0.36%-0.35%-0.58%
1 Month Performance6.56%-0.61%0.36%-1.02%
1 Year Performance25.42%8.61%18.17%65.87%

Worldwide Healthcare Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WWH
Worldwide Healthcare
N/AGBX 376.27
+0.2%		N/A+25.4%£1.37B-£164.31MN/AN/A
HL
Hargreaves Lansdown
N/AN/AN/AN/A£5.26B£764.90M1,787.901,850
ABDN
abrdn
2.2749 of 5 stars		GBX 235
-2.2%		GBX 226.50
-3.6%		+23.1%£4.20B£1.75B11.084,719
ATST
Alliance Trust
N/AN/AN/AN/A£3.58B£652.76M600.003
3IN
3i Infrastructure
2.7215 of 5 stars		GBX 378
-0.1%		GBX 450
+19.0%		+8.5%£3.49B£301M11.81N/A

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This page (LON:WWH) was last updated on 6/28/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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