Lion Finance Group (BGEO) Competitors 7,425.00 +305.00 (+4.28%) As of 05:08 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock BGEO vs. LLOY, NWG, AIBG, BIRG, VMUK, TBCG, BOCH, NBS, PTSB, and MTROShould you be buying Lion Finance Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lion Finance Group include Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), NatWest Group (NWG), AIB Group (AIBG), Bank of Ireland Group (BIRG), Virgin Money UK (VMUK), TBC Bank Group (TBCG), Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public (BOCH), Nationwide Building Society (NBS), Permanent TSB Group (PTSB), and Metro Bank (MTRO). These companies are all part of the "banks - regional" industry. Lion Finance Group vs. Its Competitors Lloyds Banking Group NatWest Group AIB Group Bank of Ireland Group Virgin Money UK TBC Bank Group Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public Nationwide Building Society Permanent TSB Group Metro Bank Lloyds Banking Group (LON:LLOY) and Lion Finance Group (LON:BGEO) are both large-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, dividends and earnings. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in LLOY or BGEO? 50.2% of Lloyds Banking Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.4% of Lion Finance Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Lloyds Banking Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.9% of Lion Finance Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, LLOY or BGEO? Lloyds Banking Group has higher revenue and earnings than Lion Finance Group. Lion Finance Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lloyds Banking Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLloyds Banking Group£28.75B1.62£4.79B£7.919.74Lion Finance GroupGEL3.09B106.26GEL2.28BGEL5.17 thousand1.44 Is LLOY or BGEO a better dividend stock? Lloyds Banking Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Lion Finance Group pays an annual dividend of 232.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Lloyds Banking Group pays out 37.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lion Finance Group pays out 4.5% 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 analysts prefer LLOY or BGEO? Lloyds Banking Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 64.25, indicating a potential downside of 16.58%. Given Lloyds Banking Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Lloyds Banking Group is more favorable than Lion Finance Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Lloyds Banking Group 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Lion Finance Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is LLOY or BGEO more profitable? Lion Finance Group has a net margin of 73.73% compared to Lloyds Banking Group's net margin of 16.66%. Lion Finance Group's return on equity of 38.89% beat Lloyds Banking Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lloyds Banking Group16.66% 11.22% 0.57% Lion Finance Group 73.73%38.89%5.73% Which has more risk and volatility, LLOY or BGEO? Lloyds Banking Group has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lion Finance Group has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to LLOY or BGEO? In the previous week, Lloyds Banking Group had 12 more articles in the media than Lion Finance Group. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Lloyds Banking Group and 5 mentions for Lion Finance Group. Lloyds Banking Group's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Lion Finance Group's score of 0.40 indicating that Lloyds Banking Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Lloyds Banking Group 6 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Lion Finance Group 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryLloyds Banking Group beats Lion Finance Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Lion Finance Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BGEO 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 BGEO 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 BGEO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLion Finance GroupBanks IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket CapGEL328.03BGEL18.55BGEL6.30BGEL3.01BDividend Yield4.53%4.26%4.19%5.02%P/E Ratio1.449.0313.87169.37Price / Sales106.2647.871,737.72277,057.63Price / CashN/A14.25128.5527.97Price / Book0.510.651.944.60Net IncomeGEL2.28BGEL16.75BGEL1.24BGEL5.90B7 Day Performance5.47%0.01%7.68%10.76%1 Month Performance13.01%3.92%3.71%9.00%1 Year Performance63.68%23.11%18.30%57.61% Lion Finance Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BGEOLion Finance GroupN/A7,425.00+4.3%N/A+58.2%GEL328.03BGEL3.09B1.4412,078LLOYLloyds Banking Group1.4644 of 5 starsGBX 75.660.0%GBX 64.25-15.1%+29.7%£45.88B£28.75B9.5759,400Trending NewsNWGNatWest Group2.4317 of 5 starsGBX 491.05+0.6%GBX 526.67+7.3%+52.4%£39.31B£24.36B8.8261,000AIBGAIB GroupN/AGBX 596+1.4%N/A+37.8%£16.65B£5.27B8.1510,551BIRGBank of Ireland GroupN/AGBX 12.35-0.4%N/A+19.6%£12.39B£406.20B8.3810,845Positive NewsVMUKVirgin Money UKN/AN/AN/AN/A£2.83B£1.58B946.098,110TBCGTBC Bank GroupN/AGBX 4,805.38+1.3%N/A+60.6%£2.73B£2.74B2.1910,267News CoverageGap UpBOCHBank of Cyprus Holdings PublicN/AN/AGBX 595+∞N/A£1.66B£1.07B2,678.572,847High Trading VolumeNBSNationwide Building SocietyN/AGBX 132+1.5%N/A-1.1%£1.41B£1.07T0.9418,099News CoverageHigh Trading VolumePTSBPermanent TSB GroupN/AGBX 2.06+2.0%N/A+52.5%£1.21B£104.62B11.413,330Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeMTROMetro Bank0.9294 of 5 starsGBX 129.40-0.5%GBX 150+15.9%+243.2%£884.77M£752.96M-36.174,286 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Lloyds Banking Group Competitors NatWest Group Competitors AIB Group Competitors Bank of Ireland Group Competitors Virgin Money UK Competitors TBC Bank Group Competitors Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public Competitors Nationwide Building Society Competitors Permanent TSB Group Competitors Metro Bank 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:BGEO) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredWhy Elon is funding the “Quantum Power Grid”Elon knows the future isn’t about smarter AI — it’s about powering it. 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