F&C Investment Trust (FCIT) Competitors GBX 1,118 +6.00 (+0.54%) (As of 12/24/2024 07:50 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider Trades FCIT vs. LGEN, SMT, PSH, ICP, SDRC, HL, SDR, STJ, MNG, and PCTShould you be buying F&C Investment Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of F&C Investment Trust include Legal & General Group (LGEN), Scottish Mortgage (SMT), Pershing Square (PSH), Intermediate Capital Group (ICP), Schroders (SDRC), Hargreaves Lansdown (HL), Schroders (SDR), St. James's Place (STJ), M&G (MNG), and Polar Capital Technology Trust (PCT). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. F&C Investment Trust vs. Legal & General Group Scottish Mortgage Pershing Square Intermediate Capital Group Schroders Hargreaves Lansdown Schroders St. James's Place M&G Polar Capital Technology Trust F&C Investment Trust (LON:FCIT) and Legal & General Group (LON:LGEN) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and community ranking. Does the media favor FCIT or LGEN? In the previous week, Legal & General Group had 1 more articles in the media than F&C Investment Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Legal & General Group and 0 mentions for F&C Investment Trust. Legal & General Group's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat F&C Investment Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Legal & General Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment F&C Investment Trust Neutral Legal & General Group Positive Do insiders and institutionals believe in FCIT or LGEN? 51.0% of F&C Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.2% of Legal & General Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of F&C Investment Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Legal & General Group shares are held by company 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. Which has more volatility & risk, FCIT or LGEN? F&C Investment Trust has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Legal & General Group has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is FCIT or LGEN more profitable? F&C Investment Trust has a net margin of 95.32% compared to Legal & General Group's net margin of 2.46%. F&C Investment Trust's return on equity of 18.95% beat Legal & General Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets F&C Investment Trust95.32% 18.95% 10.80% Legal & General Group 2.46%6.51%0.18% Is FCIT or LGEN a better dividend stock? F&C Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Legal & General Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 21 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.3%. F&C Investment Trust pays out 781.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Legal & General Group pays out 42,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Which has better earnings & valuation, FCIT or LGEN? F&C Investment Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Legal & General Group. F&C Investment Trust 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 RatioF&C Investment Trust£1.02B5.37£976.90M£1.92582.29Legal & General Group£12.32B1.07£281M£0.054,508.00 Do analysts recommend FCIT or LGEN? Legal & General Group has a consensus price target of GBX 276.67, suggesting a potential upside of 22.74%. Given Legal & General Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Legal & General Group is more favorable than F&C Investment Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score F&C Investment Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Legal & General Group 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FCIT or LGEN? Legal & General Group received 1235 more outperform votes than F&C Investment Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.85% of users gave Legal & General Group an outperform vote while only 61.90% of users gave F&C Investment Trust an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformF&C Investment TrustOutperform Votes1361.90% Underperform Votes838.10% Legal & General GroupOutperform Votes124871.85% Underperform Votes48928.15% SummaryLegal & General Group beats F&C Investment Trust on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad WealthPress70%, 80%, 90% Win Rates? Grab Your Free Cheatsheets Today!Would you like to know the historic win rate of every trade you take before you place it? Well, it’s all possible with these FIVE Candlestick Pattern Cheatsheets.>> You can grab your FREE, laminated copies right here << Get F&C Investment Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FCIT 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 FCIT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricF&C Investment TrustAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£5.48B£1.09B£3.72B£1.94BDividend Yield1.48%4.66%4.43%5.29%P/E Ratio582.29808.63421.291,927.51Price / Sales5.371,463.731,748.85459,483.87Price / Cash13.4464.8552.4929.14Price / Book1.011.151.922.32Net Income£976.90M£63.97M£435.92M£183.44M7 Day Performance-0.53%0.33%2.24%0.09%1 Month Performance-0.18%-0.04%1.67%30.16%1 Year Performance16.82%7.74%10.39%153.09% F&C Investment Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FCITF&C Investment TrustN/AGBX 1,118+0.5%N/A+16.8%£5.48B£1.02B582.29N/ALGENLegal & General Group2.2448 of 5 starsGBX 224.10+0.3%GBX 276.67+23.5%-9.9%£13.09B£12.32B4,482.0011,956Positive NewsSMTScottish Mortgage0.0399 of 5 starsGBX 947+0.7%N/A+21.3%£13.07B£-712,340,000.00-1,821.15N/ANews CoveragePSHPershing SquareN/AGBX 3,770+1.7%N/A+9.2%£6.94B£3.14B357.69N/ADividend IncreaseICPIntermediate Capital Group0.2743 of 5 starsN/AN/AN/A£6.24B£831.60M2,787.76579SDRCSchrodersN/AN/AN/AN/A£6.12B£3.14B1,071.785,750High Trading VolumeHLHargreaves Lansdown0.8279 of 5 starsGBX 1,095.50+0.1%GBX 1,048.20-4.3%+53.3%£5.19B£764.90M1,766.941,850High Trading VolumeSDRSchroders1.2932 of 5 starsGBX 307.60-1.5%GBX 368.50+19.8%-29.1%£4.95B£2.93B1,281.676,438STJSt. James's Place0.9575 of 5 starsGBX 861-0.4%GBX 784.25-8.9%+27.0%£4.65B£26.80B-86,100.002,298MNGM&G0.6919 of 5 starsGBX 193.09+0.2%GBX 223.33+15.7%-13.7%£4.60B£6.21B2,758.436,101PCTPolar Capital Technology TrustN/AGBX 349+0.6%N/A-86.3%£4.15B£1.15B383.52120News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Legal & General Group Alternatives Scottish Mortgage Alternatives Pershing Square Alternatives Intermediate Capital Group Alternatives Schroders Alternatives Hargreaves Lansdown Alternatives Schroders Alternatives St. James's Place Alternatives M&G Alternatives Polar Capital Technology Trust Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (LON:FCIT) was last updated on 12/25/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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