Vanquis Banking Group (VANQ) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

We’re Vanquis Banking Group plc, an FTSE All Share company and a leading specialist bank, established in 1880. We lend responsibly, providing tailored products and services to 1.75 million UK customers through Vanquis, Moneybarn, and Snoop. https://www.vanquisbankinggroup.com/shareholder-hub/investment-case/

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 50.10 to 53.30
• 50-Day Range: 38 to 51.60
• 52-Week Range: 37.40 to 134.80
• Volume: 599,963 shs
• Average Volume: 819,123 shs
• Market Capitalization: £135.28 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 11.38%
• Price Target: GBX 103
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Vanquis Banking Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Vanquis Banking Group scored higher than 72% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Vanquis Banking Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Vanquis Banking Group has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Vanquis Banking Group is -516.00, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Vanquis Banking Group is -516.00, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Vanquis Banking Group has a P/B Ratio of 0.25. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for VANQ.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Vanquis Banking Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 10.34%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Vanquis Banking Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for VANQ.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.09

News Sentiment

Vanquis Banking Group has a news sentiment score of 1.09. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.66 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Vanquis Banking Group this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Vanquis Banking Group insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £150.42 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 3.69% of the stock of Vanquis Banking Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

92.03% of the stock of Vanquis Banking Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

VANQ Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have VANQ shares performed this year?

Vanquis Banking Group's stock was trading at GBX 44.50 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, VANQ shares have increased by 16.0% and is now trading at GBX 51.60.
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How do I buy shares of Vanquis Banking Group?

Shares of VANQ stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of Vanquis Banking Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Vanquis Banking Group investors own include Anglo American (AAL), Intel (INTC), Shell (SHEL), AstraZeneca (AZN), AutoZone (AZO), BAE Systems (BA) and Babcock International Group (BAB).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Credit Services
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:VANQ
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.vanquisbankinggroup.com
• Phone: 44-1274-351351
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,478
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 103
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 140
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 66
• Potential Upside/Downside: +99.6%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX (0.10)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.42
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £-25,900,000.00
• Net Margins: -8.10%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -4.64%
• Return on Assets: -0.87%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 469.76
• Current Ratio: 46.97
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £319.90 million
• Price / Sales: 0.41
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: GBX 208 per share
• Price / Book: 0.25

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 256,480,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £132.34 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.45