Law Debenture (LWDB) Competitors

M&G (LON:MNG) and Law Debenture (LON:LWDB) are both financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and earnings.

Which has more volatility and risk, MNG or LWDB?

M&G has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Law Debenture has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MNG or LWDB more profitable?

Law Debenture has a net margin of 69.85% compared to M&G's net margin of 2.69%. Law Debenture's return on equity of 16.30% beat M&G's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
M&G	2.69%	4.58%	0.40%
Law Debenture	69.85%	16.30%	8.76%

Do analysts rate MNG or LWDB?

M&G currently has a consensus target price of GBX 223.33, indicating a potential upside of 10.56%. Given M&G's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe M&G is more favorable than Law Debenture.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
M&G	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Law Debenture	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has better valuation and earnings, MNG or LWDB?

M&G has higher revenue and earnings than Law Debenture. Law Debenture is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than M&G, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
M&G	£6.21B	0.77	£167M	£0.07	2,885.71
Law Debenture	£201.31M	5.89	£140.61M	£1.08	837.04

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MNG or LWDB?

54.5% of M&G shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.3% of Law Debenture shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of M&G shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Law Debenture shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor MNG or LWDB?

In the previous week, M&G had 1 more articles in the media than Law Debenture. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for M&G and 0 mentions for Law Debenture. Law Debenture's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat M&G's score of -0.49 indicating that Law Debenture is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
M&G	Neutral
Law Debenture	Positive

Is MNG or LWDB a better dividend stock?

M&G pays an annual dividend of GBX 20 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.9%. Law Debenture pays an annual dividend of GBX 32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. M&G pays out 28,571.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Law Debenture pays out 2,963.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MNG or LWDB?

Law Debenture received 27 more outperform votes than M&G when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.75% of users gave Law Debenture an outperform vote while only 48.15% of users gave M&G an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
M&G	Outperform Votes 52 48.15%	Underperform Votes 56 51.85%
Law Debenture	Outperform Votes 79 64.75%	Underperform Votes 43 35.25%

Summary

M&G and Law Debenture tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.