Schroder Income Growth (SCF) Competitors

Schroder Income Growth (LON:SCF) and Murray Income Trust (LON:MUT) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, risk and media sentiment.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of SCF or MUT?

10.8% of Schroder Income Growth shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.0% of Murray Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Schroder Income Growth shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Murray Income Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to SCF or MUT?

In the previous week, Schroder Income Growth had 1 more articles in the media than Murray Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Schroder Income Growth and 0 mentions for Murray Income Trust. Schroder Income Growth's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Murray Income Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Schroder Income Growth is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Schroder Income Growth	Positive
Murray Income Trust	Neutral

Is SCF or MUT a better dividend stock?

Schroder Income Growth pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Murray Income Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 39 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Schroder Income Growth pays out 26.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Murray Income Trust pays out 43.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Which has better valuation and earnings, SCF or MUT?

Murray Income Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Schroder Income Growth. Schroder Income Growth is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Murray Income Trust, 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
Schroder Income Growth	£41.03M	5.55	£37.42M	£53.56	6.11
Murray Income Trust	£97.96M	9.25	£90.45M	£90.76	9.99

Which has more volatility & risk, SCF or MUT?

Schroder Income Growth has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Murray Income Trust has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SCF or MUT more profitable?

Murray Income Trust has a net margin of 92.34% compared to Schroder Income Growth's net margin of 91.20%. Schroder Income Growth's return on equity of 17.23% beat Murray Income Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Schroder Income Growth	91.20%	17.23%	4.32%
Murray Income Trust	92.34%	9.57%	4.65%

Summary

Murray Income Trust beats Schroder Income Growth on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.