Strategic Equity Capital (SEC) Competitors GBX 319.56 +0.06 (+0.02%) As of 04:46 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider Trades SEC vs. SCAM, GCP, SYNC, SCIN, PCFT, HET, MERI, BUT, CHRY, and SEITShould you be buying Strategic Equity Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Strategic Equity Capital include Scottish American Investment (SCAM), GCP Infrastructure Investments (GCP), Syncona (SYNC), The Scottish Investment Trust (SCIN), Polar Capital Global Financials (PCFT), Henderson European Trust (HET), Chrysalis Investments (MERI), Brunner (BUT), Chrysalis Investments (CHRY), and SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust (SEIT). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. Strategic Equity Capital vs. Scottish American Investment GCP Infrastructure Investments Syncona The Scottish Investment Trust Polar Capital Global Financials Henderson European Trust Chrysalis Investments Brunner Chrysalis Investments SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust Scottish American Investment (LON:SCAM) and Strategic Equity Capital (LON:SEC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership and dividends. Does the MarketBeat Community favor SCAM or SEC? Strategic Equity Capital received 22 more outperform votes than Scottish American Investment when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.00% of users gave Strategic Equity Capital an outperform vote while only 67.80% of users gave Scottish American Investment an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformScottish American InvestmentOutperform Votes8067.80% Underperform Votes3832.20% Strategic Equity CapitalOutperform Votes10268.00% Underperform Votes4832.00% Is SCAM or SEC a better dividend stock? Scottish American Investment pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.12 per share. Strategic Equity Capital pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Scottish American Investment pays out 0.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Strategic Equity Capital pays out 576.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Which has better earnings and valuation, SCAM or SEC? Strategic Equity Capital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Scottish American Investment. Scottish American Investment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Strategic Equity Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioScottish American Investment£74.89M0.00N/A£46.00N/AStrategic Equity Capital£29.71M5.12£27.29M£0.52614.53 Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in SCAM or SEC? 58.2% of Strategic Equity Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 6.0% of Strategic Equity Capital shares are held 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. Is SCAM or SEC more profitable? Strategic Equity Capital has a net margin of 91.84% compared to Scottish American Investment's net margin of 0.00%. Strategic Equity Capital's return on equity of 17.10% beat Scottish American Investment's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Scottish American InvestmentN/A N/A N/A Strategic Equity Capital 91.84%17.10%10.64% Does the media prefer SCAM or SEC? In the previous week, Strategic Equity Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Scottish American Investment's score of 0.00 indicating that Strategic Equity Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Scottish American Investment Neutral Strategic Equity Capital Positive SummaryStrategic Equity Capital beats Scottish American Investment on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Strategic Equity Capital News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SEC 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 SEC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricStrategic Equity CapitalAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£152.17M£1.12B£3.87B£2.05BDividend Yield0.67%4.67%4.43%5.17%P/E Ratio614.53810.68429.431,931.84Price / Sales5.121,487.982,873.68397,059.81Price / Cash8.7066.0853.1729.27Price / Book0.921.181.913.09Net Income£27.29M£61.77M£439.94M£183.87M7 Day Performance-2.21%0.99%1.48%1.55%1 Month Performance-1.37%2.24%5.28%3.95%1 Year Performance2.42%25.15%22.20%42.77% Strategic Equity Capital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SECStrategic Equity CapitalN/AGBX 319.56+0.0%N/A+3.6%£152.17M£29.71M614.53N/APositive NewsSCAMScottish American InvestmentN/AN/AN/AN/A£603.25M£74.89M9.08N/AGCPGCP Infrastructure InvestmentsN/AGBX 69.50-0.3%N/A+2.9%£603.13M£26.98M-39.941,950Positive NewsSYNCSynconaN/AGBX 93.10+0.4%N/A-15.8%£593.91M£30.75M9,310.001,208SCINThe Scottish Investment TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£592.25M£51.43M1,570.1815News CoveragePCFTPolar Capital Global FinancialsN/AGBX 194.80+1.1%N/A+36.3%£591.69M£126.59M526.49N/AHETHenderson European TrustN/AGBX 177+1.1%N/AN/A£586.95M£75.38M520.59N/ADividend AnnouncementMERIChrysalis InvestmentsN/AN/AN/AN/A£585.93MN/A0.00N/AHigh Trading VolumeBUTBrunnerN/AGBX 1,370+2.6%N/A+23.1%£584.85M£109.49M566.12N/APositive NewsCHRYChrysalis InvestmentsN/AGBX 97.80-0.6%N/A+49.3%£582.06MN/A-113.72N/AGap UpSEITSDCL Energy Efficiency Income TrustN/AGBX 53.30+0.9%N/A-6.5%£580.97M£-94,900,000.00-533.00N/APositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Scottish American Investment Alternatives GCP Infrastructure Investments Alternatives Syncona Alternatives The Scottish Investment Trust Alternatives Polar Capital Global Financials Alternatives Henderson European Trust Alternatives Chrysalis Investments Alternatives Brunner Alternatives Chrysalis Investments Alternatives SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (LON:SEC) was last updated on 1/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’ is about to mint millionaires (again) with Stargate.This little-known project that Bill Gates has been quietly working on that’s about to unleash an AI breakthrou...Brownstone Research | SponsoredDid You See Trump’s Manhattan Project Bombshell?This secret document contains stunning details about Donald Trump’s very first order of business… the minute h...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredTrump currency shock imminentTrump's Quiet $1.9 Trillion Move Against the Fed A small army of Americans, with Trump's support, has launc...Stansberry Research | SponsoredJanuary 29th - the next big trading catalyst to watch Mark your calendar for January 29th. 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