MNG vs. LGEN, SMT, PSH, STJ, ICP, SDR, SDRC, FCIT, HL, and PCT
Should you be buying M&G stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of M&G include Legal & General Group (LGEN), Scottish Mortgage (SMT), Pershing Square (PSH), St. James's Place (STJ), Intermediate Capital Group (ICP), Schroders (SDR), Schroders (SDRC), F&C Investment Trust (FCIT), Hargreaves Lansdown (HL), and Polar Capital Technology Trust (PCT). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
M&G vs. Its Competitors
Legal & General Group (LON:LGEN) and M&G (LON:MNG) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends and earnings.
70.6% of Legal & General Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.9% of M&G shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Legal & General Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of M&G shares are owned 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.
M&G has a net margin of 1.85% compared to Legal & General Group's net margin of 0.67%. Legal & General Group's return on equity of 7.79% beat M&G's return on equity.
Legal & General Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. M&G pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Legal & General Group pays out 721.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. M&G pays out -131.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Legal & General Group has higher revenue and earnings than M&G. M&G 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.
In the previous week, Legal & General Group had 20 more articles in the media than M&G. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Legal & General Group and 7 mentions for M&G. Legal & General Group's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat M&G's score of 0.20 indicating that Legal & General Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Legal & General Group has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, M&G has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Legal & General Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 246.67, indicating a potential upside of 5.14%. M&G has a consensus target price of GBX 255, indicating a potential upside of 1.72%. Given Legal & General Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Legal & General Group is more favorable than M&G.
Summary
Legal & General Group beats M&G on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:MNG) was last updated on 9/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
