Law Debenture (LWDB) Competitors GBX 871 -2.00 (-0.23%) As of 12:52 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock LWDB vs. ATST, PCT, 3IN, BUR, PHLL, JGGI, RCP, ABDN, EMG, and HGTShould you be buying Law Debenture stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Law Debenture include Alliance Trust (ATST), Polar Capital Technology Trust (PCT), 3i Infrastructure (3IN), Burford Capital (BUR), Petershill Partners (PHLL), JPMorgan Global Growth & Income (JGGI), RIT Capital Partners (RCP), abrdn (ABDN), Man Group (EMG), and HgCapital Trust (HGT). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. Law Debenture vs. Alliance Trust Polar Capital Technology Trust 3i Infrastructure Burford Capital Petershill Partners JPMorgan Global Growth & Income RIT Capital Partners abrdn Man Group HgCapital Trust Law Debenture (LON:LWDB) and Alliance Trust (LON:ATST) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, dividends and analyst recommendations. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LWDB or ATST? Alliance Trust received 31 more outperform votes than Law Debenture when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.33% of users gave Alliance Trust an outperform vote while only 64.75% of users gave Law Debenture an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLaw DebentureOutperform Votes7964.75% Underperform Votes4335.25% Alliance TrustOutperform Votes11073.33% Underperform Votes4026.67% Is LWDB or ATST more profitable? Alliance Trust has a net margin of 92.17% compared to Law Debenture's net margin of 69.85%. Alliance Trust's return on equity of 17.93% beat Law Debenture's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Law Debenture69.85% 15.91% 8.76% Alliance Trust 92.17%17.93%10.95% Does the media favor LWDB or ATST? In the previous week, Law Debenture's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Alliance Trust'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Law Debenture Neutral Alliance Trust Neutral Is LWDB or ATST a better dividend stock? Law Debenture pays an annual dividend of GBX 32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Alliance Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 26 per share. Law Debenture pays out 29.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alliance Trust pays out 1,226.4% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of LWDB or ATST? 9.3% of Law Debenture shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.9% of Alliance Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.3% of Law Debenture shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Alliance Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, LWDB or ATST? Alliance Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Law Debenture. Alliance Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Law Debenture, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLaw Debenture£203.87M5.65£142.39M£107.458.11Alliance Trust£652.76M0.00£601.66M£2.12N/A Which has more risk and volatility, LWDB or ATST? Law Debenture has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alliance Trust has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAlliance Trust beats Law Debenture on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Law Debenture News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LWDB 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 LWDB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLaw DebentureAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£1.15B£1.09B£3.67B£2.47BDividend Yield3.62%4.44%4.20%4.95%P/E Ratio8.1124.0814.01129.48Price / Sales5.652,223.971,657.24231,299.35Price / Cash13.5360.9450.1927.98Price / Book1.251.093.334.44Net Income£142.39M£260.34M£1.23B£5.80B7 Day Performance4.06%9.95%5.92%3.14%1 Month Performance-3.54%0.77%5.25%3.82%1 Year Performance7.66%1.51%9.76%102.57% Law Debenture Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LWDBLaw DebentureN/AGBX 871-0.2%N/A+8.6%£1.15B£203.87M8.11260ATSTAlliance TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.58B£652.76M600.003PCTPolar Capital Technology TrustN/AGBX 279flatN/A-90.5%£3.29B£1.24B2.74120News CoveragePositive NewsGap Up3IN3i InfrastructureN/AGBX 320+0.6%N/A-0.6%£2.95B£374M842.11N/ABURBurford Capital2.7227 of 5 starsGBX 1,037+2.8%GBX 1,600+54.3%-11.7%£2.85B£299.55M18.55140Gap UpPHLLPetershill Partners1.9949 of 5 starsGBX 210+1.7%GBX 240+14.3%+8.6%£2.85B£706.00M8.52N/ANews CoverageJGGIJPMorgan Global Growth & IncomeN/AGBX 511.85-0.2%N/A-7.7%£2.64B£660.56M4.22N/ARCPRIT Capital PartnersN/AGBX 1,830+0.5%N/A+3.4%£2.64B£103.46M15.8262News CoverageABDNabrdn1.2834 of 5 starsGBX 143.10+3.0%GBX 163.50+14.3%+1.9%£2.56B£1.49B8.134,719Gap UpEMGMan Group3.3257 of 5 starsGBX 160.60+1.0%GBX 281.67+75.4%-39.8%£2.32B£1.69B7.581,790News CoverageHGTHgCapital TrustN/AGBX 488+2.1%N/A+3.3%£2.26B£312.64M8.07N/AInsider TradeNews CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Alliance Trust Alternatives Polar Capital Technology Trust Alternatives 3i Infrastructure Alternatives Burford Capital Alternatives Petershill Partners Alternatives JPMorgan Global Growth & Income Alternatives RIT Capital Partners Alternatives abrdn Alternatives Man Group Alternatives HgCapital Trust 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:LWDB) was last updated on 4/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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