Scottish Mortgage (SMT) Competitors GBX 884 +3.00 (+0.34%) As of 04/15/2025 12:37 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesSustainabilityBuy This Stock SMT vs. III, LGEN, PSH, ICP, SDRC, HL, SDR, FCIT, STJ, and MNGShould you be buying Scottish Mortgage stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Scottish Mortgage include 3i Group (III), Legal & General Group (LGEN), Pershing Square (PSH), Intermediate Capital Group (ICP), Schroders (SDRC), Hargreaves Lansdown (HL), Schroders (SDR), F&C Investment Trust (FCIT), St. James's Place (STJ), and M&G (MNG). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. Scottish Mortgage vs. 3i Group Legal & General Group Pershing Square Intermediate Capital Group Schroders Hargreaves Lansdown Schroders F&C Investment Trust St. James's Place M&G Scottish Mortgage (LON:SMT) and 3i Group (LON:III) are both large-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking and institutional ownership. Is SMT or III a better dividend stock? Scottish Mortgage pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. 3i Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 61 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Scottish Mortgage pays out 4.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 3i Group pays out 15.4% 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. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SMT or III? 3i Group received 289 more outperform votes than Scottish Mortgage when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.67% of users gave 3i Group an outperform vote while only 67.84% of users gave Scottish Mortgage an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformScottish MortgageOutperform Votes13567.84% Underperform Votes6432.16% 3i GroupOutperform Votes42470.67% Underperform Votes17629.33% Which has more volatility and risk, SMT or III? Scottish Mortgage has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 3i Group has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SMT or III? 3i Group has higher revenue and earnings than Scottish Mortgage. Scottish Mortgage is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than 3i Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioScottish Mortgage£1.26B8.59£1.19B£97.479.073i Group£3.97B9.50£3.83B£396.489.85 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SMT or III? 19.0% of Scottish Mortgage shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.1% of 3i Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of Scottish Mortgage shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of 3i Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to SMT or III? In the previous week, Scottish Mortgage and Scottish Mortgage both had 2 articles in the media. 3i Group's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Scottish Mortgage's score of 0.95 indicating that 3i Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Scottish Mortgage 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 3i Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is SMT or III more profitable? 3i Group has a net margin of 96.45% compared to Scottish Mortgage's net margin of 94.48%. 3i Group's return on equity of 19.97% beat Scottish Mortgage's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Scottish Mortgage94.48% 11.53% -3.48% 3i Group 96.45%19.97%12.09% Do analysts rate SMT or III? 3i Group has a consensus price target of GBX 3,697.33, indicating a potential downside of 5.29%. Given 3i Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe 3i Group is more favorable than Scottish Mortgage.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Scottish Mortgage 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.003i Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Summary3i Group beats Scottish Mortgage on 18 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Scottish Mortgage News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SMT 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 SMT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricScottish MortgageAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£10.81B£1.09B£3.71B£2.45BDividend Yield0.38%4.44%4.20%4.95%P/E Ratio9.0723.9314.06131.24Price / Sales8.592,213.481,652.85260,214.92Price / Cash47.0960.9449.2727.94Price / Book0.981.093.324.45Net Income£1.19B£260.34M£1.24B£5.79B7 Day Performance3.36%8.91%5.40%3.67%1 Month Performance-8.64%-0.16%4.82%4.03%1 Year Performance2.05%1.10%8.13%97.94% Scottish Mortgage Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SMTScottish Mortgage1.6087 of 5 starsGBX 884+0.3%N/A+2.1%£10.81B£1.26B9.07N/APositive NewsGap DownIII3i Group1.9589 of 5 starsGBX 3,418.94-3.8%GBX 3,347.33-2.1%+36.9%£33.01B£3.97B8.621,340Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeLGENLegal & General Group1.0063 of 5 starsGBX 215.20-4.5%GBX 267+24.1%-2.6%£12.61B£47.90B39.7311,956Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumePSHPershing SquareN/AGBX 3,253.40-3.5%N/A-16.3%£7.44B£3.57B3.41N/AHigh Trading VolumeICPIntermediate Capital Group0.4099 of 5 starsN/AN/AN/A£6.24B£831.60M2,787.76579SDRCSchrodersN/AN/AN/AN/A£6.12B£3.14B1,071.785,750High Trading VolumeHLHargreaves Lansdown0.8381 of 5 starsGBX 1,108.50flatGBX 1,104-0.4%+51.1%£5.26B£764.90M1,787.901,850High Trading VolumeSDRSchroders2.4954 of 5 starsGBX 298.60-4.3%GBX 427.33+43.1%-15.1%£4.63B£2.78B13.046,438Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeFCITF&C Investment TrustN/AGBX 954.50-3.8%N/A+2.6%£4.61B£981.19M4.95N/ADividend AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumeSTJSt. James's Place1.2464 of 5 starsGBX 776.27-6.6%GBX 784.25+1.0%+116.9%£4.20B£26.27B-650.622,298News CoverageGap DownMNGM&G0.7951 of 5 starsGBX 173.25-6.3%GBX 223.75+29.2%-3.4%£4.13B£9.02B24.706,101High Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies III Competitors LGEN Competitors PSH Competitors ICP Competitors SDRC Competitors HL Competitors SDR Competitors FCIT Competitors STJ Competitors MNG Competitors 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:SMT) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTwo Unmistakable Patterns Return…The signs suggest we're entering one of those rare periods now. 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