Smithson Investment Trust (SSON) Competitors GBX 1,498.33 -1.67 (-0.11%) As of 08:12 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsHeadlinesInsider Trades SSON vs. PSH, ICP, SDRC, FCIT, HL, SDR, MNG, STJ, PCT, and ATSTShould you be buying Smithson Investment Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Smithson Investment Trust include Pershing Square (PSH), Intermediate Capital Group (ICP), Schroders (SDRC), F&C Investment Trust (FCIT), Hargreaves Lansdown (HL), Schroders (SDR), M&G (MNG), St. James's Place (STJ), Polar Capital Technology Trust (PCT), and Alliance Trust (ATST). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. Smithson Investment Trust vs. Pershing Square Intermediate Capital Group Schroders F&C Investment Trust Hargreaves Lansdown Schroders M&G St. James's Place Polar Capital Technology Trust Alliance Trust Pershing Square (LON:PSH) and Smithson Investment Trust (LON:SSON) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, profitability, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Which has better valuation & earnings, PSH or SSON? Pershing Square has higher revenue and earnings than Smithson Investment Trust. Pershing Square is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Smithson Investment Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPershing Square£3.14B2.54£2.49B£10.54410.62Smithson Investment TrustN/AN/AN/A£2.27660.06 Does the media refer more to PSH or SSON? In the previous week, Smithson Investment Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Pershing Square. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Smithson Investment Trust and 0 mentions for Pershing Square. Smithson Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Pershing Square's score of 0.59 indicating that Smithson Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Pershing Square Positive Smithson Investment Trust Positive Do institutionals & insiders believe in PSH or SSON? 6.6% of Pershing Square shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.1% of Smithson Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Pershing Square shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Smithson Investment Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PSH or SSON? Pershing Square and Smithson Investment Trust both received 0 outperform votes by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPershing SquareN/AN/ASmithson Investment TrustN/AN/A Is PSH or SSON more profitable? Pershing Square has a net margin of 79.14% compared to Smithson Investment Trust's net margin of 0.00%. Pershing Square's return on equity of 22.66% beat Smithson Investment Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Pershing Square79.14% 22.66% 11.83% Smithson Investment Trust N/A N/A N/A SummaryPershing Square and Smithson Investment Trust tied by winning 5 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Smithson Investment Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SSON 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 SSON vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSmithson Investment TrustAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£2.43B£1.11B£3.84B£2.03BDividend YieldN/A4.65%4.43%5.16%P/E Ratio660.06809.12427.401,930.91Price / SalesN/A1,487.952,709.11396,471.64Price / CashN/A66.0853.0829.23Price / BookN/A1.171.903.07Net IncomeN/A£61.77M£439.62M£183.59M7 Day Performance3.33%1.75%3.04%3.42%1 Month Performance1.93%1.93%5.30%3.94%1 Year Performance8.97%10.85%14.81%165.00% Smithson Investment Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SSONSmithson Investment TrustN/AGBX 1,498.33-0.1%N/A+9.1%£2.43BN/A660.06N/APSHPershing SquareN/AGBX 4,146+2.4%N/A+18.8%£7.63B£3.14B393.36N/APositive NewsICPIntermediate Capital Group0.4633 of 5 starsN/AN/AN/A£6.24B£831.60M2,787.76579SDRCSchrodersN/AN/AN/AN/A£6.12B£3.14B1,071.785,750High Trading VolumeFCITF&C Investment TrustN/AGBX 1,132+0.2%N/A+24.4%£5.55B£1.02B589.58N/ADividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive NewsHLHargreaves Lansdown1.1083 of 5 starsGBX 1,102+0.0%GBX 1,048.20-4.9%+50.0%£5.23B£764.90M1,777.421,850High Trading VolumeSDRSchroders2.4332 of 5 starsGBX 307.80flatGBX 368.50+19.7%-21.0%£4.96B£2.93B1,282.506,438MNGM&G0.3325 of 5 starsGBX 193.65+1.4%GBX 223.33+15.3%-6.9%£4.61B£6.21B2,766.436,101STJSt. James's Place1.3836 of 5 starsGBX 829+2.6%GBX 784.25-5.4%+41.0%£4.47B£26.80B-82,900.002,298PCTPolar Capital Technology TrustN/AGBX 351.50+1.2%N/A-85.9%£4.18B£1.15B386.26120Positive NewsATSTAlliance TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.58B£652.76M600.003 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Pershing Square Competitors Intermediate Capital Group Competitors Schroders Competitors F&C Investment Trust Competitors Hargreaves Lansdown Competitors Schroders Competitors M&G Competitors St. James's Place Competitors Polar Capital Technology Trust Competitors Alliance Trust Competitors 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:SSON) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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