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St. James's Place (STJ) Competitors

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GBX 1,209.50 +12.00 (+1.00%)
As of 05/22/2026 11:59 AM Eastern

STJ vs. III, SMT, LGEN, SDR, and MNG

Should you buy St. James's Place stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares St. James's Place 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 St. James's Place include 3i Group (III), Scottish Mortgage (SMT), Legal & General Group (LGEN), Schroders (SDR), and M&G (MNG). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

How does St. James's Place compare to 3i Group?

St. James's Place (LON:STJ) and 3i Group (LON:III) are both asset management industry companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation and earnings.

St. James's Place pays an annual dividend of GBX 18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. 3i Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 73 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. St. James's Place pays out 18.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 3i Group pays out 11.3% 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. 3i Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

St. James's Place presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,675.43, suggesting a potential upside of 38.52%. 3i Group has a consensus target price of GBX 3,795, suggesting a potential upside of 64.29%. Given 3i Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe 3i Group is more favorable than St. James's Place.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
St. James's Place
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71
3i Group
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60

St. James's Place has a beta of 1.009, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, 3i Group has a beta of 1.145, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, 3i Group had 9 more articles in the media than St. James's Place. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for 3i Group and 0 mentions for St. James's Place. 3i Group's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat St. James' Place's score of 0.00 indicating that 3i Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
St. James's Place Neutral
3i Group Positive

3i Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than St. James's Place. 3i Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than St. James's Place, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
St. James's Place£30.14B0.20-£6.46M£98.8012.24
3i Group£5.43B4.33£3.83B£648.803.56

77.8% of St. James's Place shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.6% of 3i Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of St. James's Place shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of 3i Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

3i Group has a net margin of 1,236.92% compared to St. James' Place's net margin of 1.76%. St. James' Place's return on equity of 37.33% beat 3i Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
St. James's Place1.76% 37.33% 0.22%
3i Group 1,236.92%17.91%12.09%

Summary

3i Group beats St. James's Place on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does St. James's Place compare to Scottish Mortgage?

St. James's Place (LON:STJ) and Scottish Mortgage (LON:SMT) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

In the previous week, Scottish Mortgage had 3 more articles in the media than St. James's Place. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Scottish Mortgage and 0 mentions for St. James's Place. St. James' Place's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Scottish Mortgage's score of -0.03 indicating that St. James's Place is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
St. James's Place Neutral
Scottish Mortgage Neutral

Scottish Mortgage has lower revenue, but higher earnings than St. James's Place. Scottish Mortgage is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than St. James's Place, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
St. James's Place£30.14B0.20-£6.46M£98.8012.24
Scottish Mortgage£3.67B4.42£1.19B£307.614.87

St. James's Place currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,675.43, indicating a potential upside of 38.52%. Given St. James' Place's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe St. James's Place is more favorable than Scottish Mortgage.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
St. James's Place
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71
Scottish Mortgage
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

St. James's Place has a beta of 1.009, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Scottish Mortgage has a beta of 0.809, meaning that its share price is 19% less volatile than the broader market.

St. James's Place pays an annual dividend of GBX 18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Scottish Mortgage pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. St. James's Place pays out 18.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Scottish Mortgage pays out 1.4% 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.

Scottish Mortgage has a net margin of 97.44% compared to St. James' Place's net margin of 1.76%. St. James' Place's return on equity of 37.33% beat Scottish Mortgage's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
St. James's Place1.76% 37.33% 0.22%
Scottish Mortgage 97.44%28.15%-3.48%

77.8% of St. James's Place shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.6% of Scottish Mortgage shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of St. James's Place shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Scottish Mortgage shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

St. James's Place beats Scottish Mortgage on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does St. James's Place compare to Legal & General Group?

Legal & General Group (LON:LGEN) and St. James's Place (LON:STJ) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment.

St. James's Place has a net margin of 1.76% compared to Legal & General Group's net margin of 0.91%. St. James' Place's return on equity of 37.33% beat Legal & General Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Legal & General Group0.91% 15.89% 0.18%
St. James's Place 1.76%37.33%0.22%

Legal & General Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 250.71, indicating a potential downside of 7.18%. St. James's Place has a consensus target price of GBX 1,675.43, indicating a potential upside of 38.52%. Given St. James' Place's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe St. James's Place is more favorable than Legal & General Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Legal & General Group
2 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
St. James's Place
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71

Legal & General Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 21.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. St. James's Place pays an annual dividend of GBX 18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Legal & General Group pays out 220.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. St. James's Place pays out 18.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Legal & General Group has higher revenue and earnings than St. James's Place. St. James's Place is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Legal & General Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Legal & General Group£42.04B0.36£319.08M£9.7427.73
St. James's Place£30.14B0.20-£6.46M£98.8012.24

In the previous week, Legal & General Group had 3 more articles in the media than St. James's Place. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Legal & General Group and 0 mentions for St. James's Place. Legal & General Group's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat St. James' Place's score of 0.00 indicating that Legal & General Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Legal & General Group Positive
St. James's Place Neutral

Legal & General Group has a beta of 0.804, indicating that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, St. James's Place has a beta of 1.009, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the broader market.

40.5% of Legal & General Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.8% of St. James's Place shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Legal & General Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of St. James's Place shares are held by 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

St. James's Place beats Legal & General Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does St. James's Place compare to Schroders?

Schroders (LON:SDR) and St. James's Place (LON:STJ) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, valuation and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Schroders had 3 more articles in the media than St. James's Place. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Schroders and 0 mentions for St. James's Place. Schroders' average media sentiment score of 0.27 beat St. James' Place's score of 0.00 indicating that Schroders is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Schroders Neutral
St. James's Place Neutral

Schroders presently has a consensus price target of GBX 453.33, suggesting a potential downside of 22.19%. St. James's Place has a consensus price target of GBX 1,675.43, suggesting a potential upside of 38.52%. Given St. James' Place's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe St. James's Place is more favorable than Schroders.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Schroders
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
St. James's Place
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71

18.1% of Schroders shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.8% of St. James's Place shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Schroders shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of St. James's Place shares are held by company 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.

Schroders pays an annual dividend of GBX 21.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. St. James's Place pays an annual dividend of GBX 18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Schroders pays out 64.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. St. James's Place pays out 18.2% 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.

Schroders has a beta of 1.075, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, St. James's Place has a beta of 1.009, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the broader market.

Schroders has a net margin of 16.44% compared to St. James' Place's net margin of 1.76%. St. James' Place's return on equity of 37.33% beat Schroders' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Schroders16.44% 12.35% 1.86%
St. James's Place 1.76%37.33%0.22%

Schroders has higher earnings, but lower revenue than St. James's Place. St. James's Place is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Schroders, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Schroders£3.25B2.79£355.50M£33.6017.34
St. James's Place£30.14B0.20-£6.46M£98.8012.24

Summary

Schroders beats St. James's Place on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does St. James's Place compare to M&G?

St. James's Place (LON:STJ) and M&G (LON:MNG) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

77.8% of St. James's Place shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.2% of M&G shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of St. James's Place shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of M&G shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

St. James's Place has a net margin of 1.76% compared to M&G's net margin of 1.73%. St. James' Place's return on equity of 37.33% beat M&G's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
St. James's Place1.76% 37.33% 0.22%
M&G 1.73%9.49%0.40%

M&G has lower revenue, but higher earnings than St. James's Place. St. James's Place is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than M&G, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
St. James's Place£30.14B0.20-£6.46M£98.8012.24
M&G£21.71B0.35£166.98M£12.3025.59

St. James's Place presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,675.43, indicating a potential upside of 38.52%. M&G has a consensus target price of GBX 297.57, indicating a potential downside of 5.44%. Given St. James' Place's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe St. James's Place is more favorable than M&G.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
St. James's Place
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71
M&G
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43

St. James's Place has a beta of 1.009, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, M&G has a beta of 0.967, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, M&G had 3 more articles in the media than St. James's Place. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for M&G and 0 mentions for St. James's Place. M&G's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat St. James' Place's score of 0.00 indicating that M&G is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
St. James's Place Neutral
M&G Positive

St. James's Place pays an annual dividend of GBX 18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. M&G pays an annual dividend of GBX 20.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. St. James's Place pays out 18.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. M&G pays out 164.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

St. James's Place beats M&G on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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STJ vs. The Competition

MetricSt. James's PlaceAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£6.09B£2.40B£5.88B£3.04B
Dividend Yield1.50%5.94%5.22%6.10%
P/E Ratio12.2425.2715.87365.89
Price / Sales0.201,970.46982.4687,843.39
Price / Cash0.8260.1793.3527.89
Price / Book6.051.386.567.69
Net Income-£6.46M£265.53M£1.14B£5.89B
7 Day Performance4.22%0.52%0.67%8.05%
1 Month Performance-5.43%1.71%1.72%2.82%
1 Year Performance11.27%13.09%19.76%77.61%

St. James's Place Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
STJ
St. James's Place
4.0343 of 5 stars
GBX 1,209.50
+1.0%
GBX 1,675.43
+38.5%
+9.6%£6.09B£30.14B12.242,298
III
3i Group
4.7177 of 5 stars
GBX 2,204
+5.2%
GBX 3,795
+72.2%
-43.2%£21.18B£5.43B3.401,340
SMT
Scottish Mortgage
1.1704 of 5 stars
GBX 1,442
+0.4%
N/A+51.6%£15.64B£3.67B4.69N/A
LGEN
Legal & General Group
2.0129 of 5 stars
GBX 264.70
-0.2%
GBX 250.71
-5.3%
+12.6%£14.76B£42.04B27.1811,956
SDR
Schroders
1.6181 of 5 stars
GBX 581.50
-0.1%
GBX 453.33
-22.0%
+69.4%£9.07B£3.25B17.316,438

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This page (LON:STJ) was last updated on 5/23/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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