Legal & General Group (LGEN) Competitors GBX 223.44 -0.16 (-0.07%) (As of 12/20/2024 12:19 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesSustainability LGEN vs. III, SMT, PSH, ICP, SDRC, FCIT, HL, SDR, STJ, and MNGShould you be buying Legal & General Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Legal & General Group include 3i Group (III), Scottish Mortgage (SMT), Pershing Square (PSH), Intermediate Capital Group (ICP), Schroders (SDRC), F&C Investment Trust (FCIT), Hargreaves Lansdown (HL), Schroders (SDR), St. James's Place (STJ), and M&G (MNG). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. Legal & General Group vs. 3i Group Scottish Mortgage Pershing Square Intermediate Capital Group Schroders F&C Investment Trust Hargreaves Lansdown Schroders St. James's Place M&G 3i Group (LON:III) and Legal & General Group (LON:LGEN) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings, community ranking and analyst recommendations. Which has more risk & volatility, III or LGEN? 3i Group has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Legal & General Group has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is III or LGEN a better dividend stock? 3i Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 61 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Legal & General Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 21 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.4%. 3i Group pays out 1,536.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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 stronger valuation and earnings, III or LGEN? 3i Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Legal & General Group. 3i Group 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 Ratio3i Group£3.98B8.49£3.84B£3.97882.37Legal & General Group£12.32B1.06£281M£0.054,468.90 Do analysts rate III or LGEN? 3i Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 3,347.33, suggesting a potential downside of 4.44%. Legal & General Group has a consensus target price of GBX 276.67, suggesting a potential upside of 23.82%. Given Legal & General Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Legal & General Group is more favorable than 3i Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score 3i Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75Legal & General Group 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83 Does the media refer more to III or LGEN? In the previous week, Legal & General Group had 2 more articles in the media than 3i Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Legal & General Group and 0 mentions for 3i Group. Legal & General Group's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat 3i Group's score of 0.75 indicating that Legal & General Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment 3i Group Positive Legal & General Group Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in III or LGEN? Legal & General Group received 826 more outperform votes than 3i Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.85% of users gave Legal & General Group an outperform vote while only 70.57% of users gave 3i Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperform3i GroupOutperform Votes42270.57% Underperform Votes17629.43% Legal & General GroupOutperform Votes124871.85% Underperform Votes48928.15% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in III or LGEN? 66.1% of 3i Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.2% of Legal & General Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of 3i Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Legal & General Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is III or LGEN more profitable? 3i Group has a net margin of 96.46% compared to Legal & General Group's net margin of 2.46%. 3i Group's return on equity of 20.73% beat Legal & General Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets 3i Group96.46% 20.73% 12.09% Legal & General Group 2.46%6.51%0.18% SummaryLegal & General Group beats 3i Group on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Porter & CompanyAI breakthrough about to upend industryEveryone is talking about AI right now. The talk has been endless ever since ChatGPT was released to the market in late 2022. You might think it’s way too late to invest in AI. But here’s the thing.I urge you to watch it now. Get Legal & General Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LGEN 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 LGEN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLegal & General GroupAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£13.05B£975.94M£3.57B£1.69BDividend Yield8.92%12.85%4.47%11.86%P/E Ratio4,468.90777.39436.011,664.81Price / Sales1.062,053.272,217.49347,854.21Price / Cash0.6092.1450.6838.18Price / Book3.341.701.502.82Net Income£281M£62.61M£349.91M£149.84M7 Day Performance-3.77%-1.90%-1.57%-1.79%1 Month Performance2.08%0.08%0.72%15.93%1 Year Performance-10.12%7.10%9.92%26.94% Legal & General Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LGENLegal & General Group2.1958 of 5 starsGBX 223.45-0.1%GBX 276.67+23.8%-11.0%£13.05B£12.32B4,468.9011,956Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeIII3i Group0.9909 of 5 starsGBX 3,693.91+1.3%GBX 3,347.33-9.4%+45.1%£35.62B£3.98B918.391,340SMTScottish Mortgage0.0405 of 5 starsGBX 959.60-1.3%N/A+18.3%£13.24B£-712,340,000.00-1,869.62N/APSHPershing SquareN/AGBX 3,886-2.0%N/A+7.4%£7.15B£3.14B374.62N/ADividend IncreaseICPIntermediate Capital Group0.3259 of 5 starsGBX 2,146.57+1.6%N/A+26.5%£6.24B£831.60M2,787.76579SDRCSchrodersN/AGBX 2,165-2.0%N/A+0.0%£6.12B£3.14B1,071.785,750High Trading VolumeFCITF&C Investment TrustN/AGBX 1,132-0.8%N/A+15.4%£5.55B£1.02B593.75N/APositive NewsHLHargreaves Lansdown0.8028 of 5 starsGBX 1,094-0.2%GBX 1,048.20-4.2%+51.9%£5.19B£764.90M1,764.521,850High Trading VolumeSDRSchroders1.2759 of 5 starsGBX 316.98-0.3%GBX 368.50+16.3%-29.4%£5.10B£2.93B1,325.006,438STJSt. James's Place0.8683 of 5 starsGBX 905-1.0%GBX 784.25-13.3%+27.3%£4.89B£26.80B-91,400.002,298MNGM&G0.6047 of 5 starsGBX 198.35-0.7%GBX 223.33+12.6%-13.3%£4.72B£6.21B2,853.576,101News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies 3i Group Alternatives Scottish Mortgage Alternatives Pershing Square Alternatives Intermediate Capital Group Alternatives Schroders Alternatives F&C Investment Trust Alternatives Hargreaves Lansdown Alternatives Schroders Alternatives St. James's Place Alternatives M&G 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:LGEN) was last updated on 12/21/2024 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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