Scottish Mortgage (SMT) Competitors GBX 1,073.50 -24.50 (-2.23%) As of 08/1/2025 12:10 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesSustainabilityBuy This Stock SMT vs. III, LGEN, PSH, STJ, ICP, MNG, SDRC, SDR, FCIT, and HLShould 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), St. James's Place (STJ), Intermediate Capital Group (ICP), M&G (MNG), Schroders (SDRC), Schroders (SDR), F&C Investment Trust (FCIT), and Hargreaves Lansdown (HL). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. Scottish Mortgage vs. Its Competitors 3i Group Legal & General Group Pershing Square St. James's Place Intermediate Capital Group M&G Schroders Schroders F&C Investment Trust Hargreaves Lansdown Scottish Mortgage (LON:SMT) and 3i Group (LON:III) are both large-cap asset management industry companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment and valuation. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SMT or III? 3i Group has higher revenue and earnings than Scottish Mortgage. 3i Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Scottish Mortgage, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioScottish Mortgage£1.26B10.43£1.19B£97.4711.013i Group£3.97B10.05£3.83B£396.4810.42 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 0.4%. 3i Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 61 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. 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. Do institutionals and insiders believe in SMT or III? 19.0% of Scottish Mortgage shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.1% of 3i Group shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of Scottish Mortgage shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of 3i Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, SMT or III? Scottish Mortgage has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 3i Group has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer SMT or III? 3i Group has a consensus price target of GBX 4,850, indicating a potential upside of 17.42%. Given 3i Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 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% Does the media refer more to SMT or III? In the previous week, 3i Group had 4 more articles in the media than Scottish Mortgage. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for 3i Group and 2 mentions for Scottish Mortgage. 3i Group's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Scottish Mortgage's score of 0.56 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 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 3i Group 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Summary3i Group beats Scottish Mortgage on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. 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 SMT 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£13.13B£1.29B£6.33B£3.03BDividend Yield0.38%4.40%4.19%5.02%P/E Ratio11.0122.3614.03176.74Price / Sales10.432,556.001,858.76264,367.15Price / Cash47.0960.70127.5327.97Price / Book1.191.452.244.54Net Income£1.19B£265.04M£1.23B£5.90B7 Day Performance-0.88%-0.34%-0.46%-0.92%1 Month Performance3.97%0.63%1.90%6.15%1 Year Performance32.01%6.54%19.37%71.63% Scottish Mortgage Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SMTScottish Mortgage0.9858 of 5 starsGBX 1,073.50-2.2%N/A+26.4%£13.13B£1.26B11.01N/ANews CoverageIII3i Group3.1559 of 5 starsGBX 4,174+1.5%GBX 4,850+16.2%+33.6%£40.30B£3.97B10.531,340News CoverageLGENLegal & General Group1.8188 of 5 starsGBX 256.30+0.4%GBX 268.33+4.7%+12.4%£15.02B£47.90B47.3111,956News CoverageInsider TradePSHPershing SquareN/AGBX 4,182+0.4%N/A+8.3%£9.57B£3.57B4.38N/ASTJSt. James's Place1.0605 of 5 starsGBX 1,173+0.6%GBX 1,408.75+20.1%+87.1%£6.34B£26.27B-983.142,298News CoverageEarnings ReportICPIntermediate Capital GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£6.24B£831.60M2,787.76579MNGM&G0.8554 of 5 starsGBX 258.50+0.4%GBX 248.75-3.8%+22.9%£6.16B£9.02B36.866,101News CoverageAnalyst ForecastSDRCSchrodersN/AN/AN/AN/A£6.12B£3.14B1,071.785,750High Trading VolumeSDRSchroders1.5343 of 5 starsGBX 391.80-0.9%GBX 386.25-1.4%+6.7%£6.08B£2.78B17.116,438News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastFCITF&C Investment TrustN/AGBX 1,168.57+0.8%N/A+10.3%£5.65B£981.19M6.06N/ANews CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementHLHargreaves Lansdown1.1707 of 5 starsN/AN/AN/A£5.26B£764.90M1,787.901,850Positive NewsHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies III Competitors LGEN Competitors PSH Competitors STJ Competitors ICP Competitors MNG Competitors SDRC Competitors SDR Competitors FCIT Competitors HL 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 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuffett to put 90% of his money in this one stock?CPA and CFA says you have WAY too many stocks - just buy these 3 After years working at the biggest accoun...Altimetry | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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