Pershing Square (PSH) Competitors GBX 3,628 -188.00 (-4.93%) As of 12:31 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesBuy This Stock PSH vs. LGEN, SMT, ICP, SDRC, SDR, STJ, FCIT, HL, MNG, and PCTShould you be buying Pershing Square stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Pershing Square include Legal & General Group (LGEN), Scottish Mortgage (SMT), Intermediate Capital Group (ICP), Schroders (SDRC), Schroders (SDR), St. James's Place (STJ), F&C Investment Trust (FCIT), Hargreaves Lansdown (HL), M&G (MNG), and Polar Capital Technology Trust (PCT). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. Pershing Square vs. Legal & General Group Scottish Mortgage Intermediate Capital Group Schroders Schroders St. James's Place F&C Investment Trust Hargreaves Lansdown M&G Polar Capital Technology Trust Pershing Square (LON:PSH) and Legal & General Group (LON:LGEN) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and dividends. Which has higher valuation & earnings, PSH or LGEN? Pershing Square has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Legal & General Group. Pershing Square 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 RatioPershing Square£3.57B2.32£2.71B£953.803.80Legal & General Group£47.90B0.29£319.08M£5.4244.17 Is PSH or LGEN a better dividend stock? Pershing Square pays an annual dividend of GBX 46 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Legal & General Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 21 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.8%. Pershing Square pays out 4.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Legal & General Group pays out 387.7% 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 media prefer PSH or LGEN? In the previous week, Legal & General Group had 6 more articles in the media than Pershing Square. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Legal & General Group and 1 mentions for Pershing Square. Legal & General Group's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Pershing Square's score of 0.00 indicating that Legal & General Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Pershing Square 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Legal & General Group 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals believe in PSH or LGEN? 6.6% of Pershing Square shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.2% of Legal & General Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Pershing Square 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. Which has more volatility & risk, PSH or LGEN? Pershing Square has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Legal & General Group has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is PSH or LGEN more profitable? Pershing Square has a net margin of 75.97% compared to Legal & General Group's net margin of 0.67%. Pershing Square's return on equity of 17.71% beat Legal & General Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Pershing Square75.97% 17.71% 11.83% Legal & General Group 0.67%7.79%0.18% Do analysts rate PSH or LGEN? Legal & General Group has a consensus target price of GBX 267, indicating a potential upside of 11.59%. Given Legal & General Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Legal & General Group is more favorable than Pershing Square.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Pershing Square 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Legal & General Group 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 Does the MarketBeat Community favor PSH or LGEN? Legal & General Group received 1249 more outperform votes than Pershing Square when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPershing SquareN/AN/ALegal & General GroupOutperform Votes124971.86% Underperform Votes48928.14% SummaryLegal & General Group beats Pershing Square on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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 PSH vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPershing SquareAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£8.30B£1.10B£4.13B£2.52BDividend Yield1.39%4.36%4.14%4.90%P/E Ratio3.8026.5415.91134.65Price / Sales2.322,149.421,610.73261,054.86Price / Cash0.5660.8148.9727.90Price / Book0.531.083.324.45Net Income£2.71B£259.09M£1.28B£5.77B7 Day Performance-5.62%-2.29%-1.64%-1.85%1 Month Performance-13.78%-4.22%-2.13%-2.65%1 Year Performance-9.98%2.06%8.93%103.94% Pershing Square Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PSHPershing SquareN/AGBX 3,628-4.9%N/A-5.0%£8.30B£3.57B3.80N/ALGENLegal & General Group2.1724 of 5 starsGBX 243.10-0.1%GBX 267+9.8%-3.2%£14.25B£47.90B44.8811,956Insider TradeSMTScottish Mortgage1.752 of 5 starsGBX 993.20+0.2%N/A+8.1%£12.15B£1.26B10.19N/AInsider TradePositive NewsICPIntermediate Capital Group0.3487 of 5 starsN/AN/AN/A£6.24B£831.60M2,787.76579SDRCSchrodersN/AN/AN/AN/A£6.12B£3.14B1,071.785,750High Trading VolumeSDRSchroders3.2564 of 5 starsGBX 380.20+0.8%GBX 427.33+12.4%-8.1%£5.90B£2.78B16.606,438News CoverageSTJSt. James's Place1.4128 of 5 starsGBX 1,036+0.9%GBX 784.25-24.3%+107.0%£5.60B£26.27B-868.322,298News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpFCITF&C Investment TrustN/AGBX 1,115.50+0.3%N/A+8.7%£5.39B£981.19M5.78N/ADividend AnnouncementPositive NewsHLHargreaves Lansdown0.7092 of 5 starsGBX 1,108.50flatGBX 1,104-0.4%N/A£5.26B£764.90M1,787.901,850High Trading VolumeMNGM&G1.084 of 5 starsGBX 219.47+0.7%GBX 223.75+2.0%-6.7%£5.23B£9.02B31.306,101PCTPolar Capital Technology TrustN/AGBX 319.08+0.7%N/A-90.1%£3.76B£1.24B3.13120News Coverage Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Legal & General Group Alternatives Scottish Mortgage Alternatives Intermediate Capital Group Alternatives Schroders Alternatives Schroders Alternatives St. James's Place Alternatives F&C Investment Trust Alternatives Hargreaves Lansdown Alternatives M&G Alternatives Polar Capital Technology 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:PSH) was last updated on 4/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners“Fed Proof” Your Bank Account with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredTrump’s Final Plan Presidential insider exposes shocking plot to reshape U.S. economy: The 2025 Trump Reset -- Inside Trump’...Porter & Company | SponsoredAmerica’s Retirement Accounts Are at Risk—Here’s WhyWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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