The Bankers Investment Trust (BNKR) Competitors GBX 121 -2.80 (-2.26%) As of 08/1/2025 12:31 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock BNKR vs. HL, PCT, ABDN, ATST, 3IN, PHLL, JGGI, RCP, BPT, and BURShould you be buying The Bankers Investment Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Bankers Investment Trust include Hargreaves Lansdown (HL), Polar Capital Technology Trust (PCT), abrdn (ABDN), Alliance Trust (ATST), 3i Infrastructure (3IN), Petershill Partners (PHLL), JPMorgan Global Growth & Income (JGGI), RIT Capital Partners (RCP), Bridgepoint Group (BPT), and Burford Capital (BUR). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. The Bankers Investment Trust vs. Its Competitors Hargreaves Lansdown Polar Capital Technology Trust abrdn Alliance Trust 3i Infrastructure Petershill Partners JPMorgan Global Growth & Income RIT Capital Partners Bridgepoint Group Burford Capital Hargreaves Lansdown (LON:HL) and The Bankers Investment Trust (LON:BNKR) are both financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Does the media refer more to HL or BNKR? In the previous week, Hargreaves Lansdown had 1 more articles in the media than The Bankers Investment Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Hargreaves Lansdown and 0 mentions for The Bankers Investment Trust. Hargreaves Lansdown's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat The Bankers Investment Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Hargreaves Lansdown is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Hargreaves Lansdown Positive The Bankers Investment Trust Neutral Which has stronger earnings & valuation, HL or BNKR? Hargreaves Lansdown has higher revenue and earnings than The Bankers Investment Trust. Hargreaves Lansdown is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Bankers Investment Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHargreaves Lansdown£764.90M0.00£293.20M£0.62N/AThe Bankers Investment Trust£231.92M5.77£218.53M£19.746.13 Is HL or BNKR more profitable? The Bankers Investment Trust has a net margin of 94.23% compared to Hargreaves Lansdown's net margin of 82.61%. Hargreaves Lansdown's return on equity of 82.68% beat The Bankers Investment Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Hargreaves Lansdown82.61% 82.68% 17.10% The Bankers Investment Trust 94.23%15.93%6.13% Do analysts rate HL or BNKR? Given Hargreaves Lansdown's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hargreaves Lansdown is more favorable than The Bankers Investment Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Hargreaves Lansdown 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00The Bankers Investment Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more risk and volatility, HL or BNKR? Hargreaves Lansdown has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Bankers Investment Trust has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in HL or BNKR? 66.7% of Hargreaves Lansdown shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.4% of The Bankers Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 29.4% of Hargreaves Lansdown shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of The Bankers Investment Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is HL or BNKR a better dividend stock? Hargreaves Lansdown pays an annual dividend of GBX 43 per share. The Bankers Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. 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. The Bankers Investment Trust pays out 15.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Bankers Investment Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. SummaryHargreaves Lansdown beats The Bankers Investment Trust on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get The Bankers Investment Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BNKR 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 BNKR 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 BNKR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricThe Bankers Investment TrustAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£1.34B£1.29B£6.33B£3.03BDividend Yield2.69%4.40%4.19%5.02%P/E Ratio6.1322.3614.03176.74Price / Sales5.772,549.851,854.25264,365.14Price / Cash33.0760.70127.5327.97Price / Book0.981.452.244.53Net Income£218.53M£265.04M£1.23B£5.90B7 Day Performance-2.26%-0.35%6.16%12.64%1 Month Performance-0.01%0.63%1.90%6.15%1 Year Performance8.62%6.53%19.44%71.70% The Bankers Investment Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BNKRThe Bankers Investment TrustN/AGBX 121-2.3%N/A+3.8%£1.34B£231.92M6.13N/AHLHargreaves Lansdown1.1707 of 5 starsN/AN/AN/A£5.26B£764.90M1,787.901,850High Trading VolumePCTPolar Capital Technology TrustN/AGBX 402+2.3%N/A-87.3%£4.74B£1.24B3.95120Positive NewsABDNabrdn1.8352 of 5 starsGBX 200.60+0.8%GBX 199.50-0.5%+14.4%£3.59B£1.49B11.404,719News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastATSTAlliance TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.58B£652.76M600.0033IN3i InfrastructureN/AGBX 350.50+1.2%N/A+1.3%£3.23B£374M922.37N/APositive NewsPHLLPetershill PartnersN/AGBX 235+1.1%GBX 292.50+24.5%+3.4%£3.19B£706.00M9.54N/AJGGIJPMorgan Global Growth & IncomeN/AGBX 577+0.9%N/A-0.5%£2.98B£660.56M4.75N/ARCPRIT Capital PartnersN/AGBX 1,950+2.1%N/A+0.3%£2.81B£103.46M16.8662News CoveragePositive NewsBPTBridgepoint Group1.3554 of 5 starsGBX 325.56+0.9%GBX 371+14.0%+10.8%£2.69B£272.35M59.14391Gap DownBURBurford Capital2.7353 of 5 starsGBX 961.50-3.4%GBX 1,600+66.4%-12.5%£2.65B£299.55M17.20140 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Hargreaves Lansdown Alternatives Polar Capital Technology Trust Alternatives abrdn Alternatives Alliance Trust Alternatives 3i Infrastructure Alternatives Petershill Partners Alternatives JPMorgan Global Growth & Income Alternatives RIT Capital Partners Alternatives Bridgepoint Group Alternatives Burford Capital Alternatives 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:BNKR) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersIs Elon's empire crumbling?The Tesla Shock Nobody Sees Coming While headlines scream "Tesla is doomed"... 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