HgCapital Trust (HGT) Competitors GBX 509 0.00 (0.00%) As of 11:50 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock HGT vs. STJ, ICP, MNG, SDRC, SDR, FCIT, HL, PCT, ATST, and ABDNShould you be buying HgCapital Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of HgCapital Trust include St. James's Place (STJ), Intermediate Capital Group (ICP), M&G (MNG), Schroders (SDRC), Schroders (SDR), F&C Investment Trust (FCIT), Hargreaves Lansdown (HL), Polar Capital Technology Trust (PCT), Alliance Trust (ATST), and abrdn (ABDN). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. HgCapital Trust vs. Its Competitors St. James's Place Intermediate Capital Group M&G Schroders Schroders F&C Investment Trust Hargreaves Lansdown Polar Capital Technology Trust Alliance Trust abrdn St. James's Place (LON:STJ) and HgCapital Trust (LON:HGT) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and valuation. Do analysts rate STJ or HGT? St. James's Place currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,295, indicating a potential upside of 8.96%. Given St. James' Place's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe St. James's Place is more favorable than HgCapital Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score St. James's Place 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67HgCapital Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Do institutionals and insiders believe in STJ or HGT? 79.6% of St. James's Place shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.7% of HgCapital Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of St. James's Place shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of HgCapital Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, STJ or HGT? HgCapital Trust 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 HgCapital Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSt. James's Place£26.27B0.24-£6.46M-£1.19-996.13HgCapital Trust£312.64M7.56£284.58M£60.498.42 Is STJ or HGT a better dividend stock? St. James's Place pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. HgCapital Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. St. James's Place pays out -1,173.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HgCapital Trust pays out 11.6% 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. Does the media prefer STJ or HGT? In the previous week, St. James's Place had 7 more articles in the media than HgCapital Trust. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for St. James's Place and 0 mentions for HgCapital Trust. HgCapital Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat St. James' Place's score of 0.51 indicating that HgCapital Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment St. James's Place Positive HgCapital Trust Very Positive Which has more risk and volatility, STJ or HGT? St. James's Place has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HgCapital Trust has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is STJ or HGT more profitable? HgCapital Trust has a net margin of 91.03% compared to St. James' Place's net margin of -0.02%. HgCapital Trust's return on equity of 11.93% beat St. James' Place's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets St. James's Place-0.02% -0.63% 0.22% HgCapital Trust 91.03%11.93%6.88% SummaryHgCapital Trust beats St. James's Place on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get HgCapital Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HGT 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 HGT 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 HGT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHgCapital TrustAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£2.36B£1.28B£6.32B£3.00BDividend Yield1.25%4.38%4.19%5.02%P/E Ratio8.4222.1913.97169.74Price / Sales7.562,361.561,735.44285,731.24Price / Cash3.6960.71128.4827.97Price / Book0.961.231.954.61Net Income£284.58M£263.65M£1.24B£5.90B7 Day Performance0.39%0.10%0.41%2.60%1 Month Performance1.64%3.15%3.75%8.73%1 Year Performance-1.17%5.41%18.39%64.80% HgCapital Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HGTHgCapital TrustN/AGBX 509flatN/A-1.2%£2.36B£312.64M8.42N/APositive NewsSTJSt. James's Place0.9579 of 5 starsGBX 1,194+0.8%GBX 1,055-11.6%+115.1%£6.46B£26.27B-1,000.742,298Analyst ForecastICPIntermediate Capital GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£6.24B£831.60M2,787.76579MNGM&G0.5708 of 5 starsGBX 257.50+0.5%GBX 223.33-13.3%+24.7%£6.13B£9.02B36.726,101SDRCSchrodersN/AN/AN/AN/A£6.12B£3.14B1,071.785,750High Trading VolumeSDRSchroders1.3938 of 5 starsGBX 378.40+0.3%GBX 396.25+4.7%+1.8%£5.87B£2.78B16.536,438FCITF&C Investment TrustN/AGBX 1,118.30+0.0%N/A+10.8%£5.41B£981.19M5.80N/APositive NewsDividend AnnouncementHLHargreaves Lansdown0.6877 of 5 starsN/AGBX 684+∞N/A£5.26B£764.90M1,787.901,850High Trading VolumePCTPolar Capital Technology TrustN/AGBX 366.50-0.1%N/A-88.9%£4.32B£1.24B3.60120Positive NewsEarnings ReportATSTAlliance TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.58B£652.76M600.003ABDNabrdn1.0599 of 5 starsGBX 186.90-0.8%GBX 195+4.3%+18.4%£3.35B£1.49B10.624,719 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies St. James's Place Alternatives Intermediate Capital Group Alternatives M&G Alternatives Schroders Alternatives Schroders Alternatives F&C Investment Trust Alternatives Hargreaves Lansdown Alternatives Polar Capital Technology Trust Alternatives Alliance Trust Alternatives abrdn 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:HGT) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredI was wrong about TrumpI made a mistake. 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