CVS Group (CVSG) Competitors GBX 847 +10.00 (+1.19%) (As of 11:26 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider Trades CVSG vs. XPS, MER, DTY, AA, PVG, XAF, SPD, PTEC, MLC, and DNLMShould you be buying CVS Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CVS Group include XPS Pensions Group (XPS), Mears Group (MER), Dignity (DTY), AA (AA), Premier Veterinary Group plc (PVG.L) (PVG), Xafinity (XAF), Sports Direct International (SPD), Playtech (PTEC), Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc (MLC), and Dunelm Group (DNLM). These companies are all part of the "consumer cyclical" sector. CVS Group vs. XPS Pensions Group Mears Group Dignity AA Premier Veterinary Group plc (PVG.L) Xafinity Sports Direct International Playtech Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc Dunelm Group XPS Pensions Group (LON:XPS) and CVS Group (LON:CVSG) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, valuation and analyst recommendations. Do analysts rate XPS or CVSG? XPS Pensions Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 356.50, indicating a potential upside of 2.44%. CVS Group has a consensus price target of GBX 2,370, indicating a potential upside of 179.48%. Given CVS Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe CVS Group is more favorable than XPS Pensions Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score XPS Pensions Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80CVS Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media prefer XPS or CVSG? In the previous week, XPS Pensions Group and XPS Pensions Group both had 1 articles in the media. XPS Pensions Group's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat CVS Group's score of 0.75 indicating that XPS Pensions Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment XPS Pensions Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive CVS Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor XPS or CVSG? CVS Group received 214 more outperform votes than XPS Pensions Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 76.10% of users gave XPS Pensions Group an outperform vote while only 70.68% of users gave CVS Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformXPS Pensions GroupOutperform Votes12176.10% Underperform Votes3823.90% CVS GroupOutperform Votes33570.68% Underperform Votes13929.32% Is XPS or CVSG more profitable? XPS Pensions Group has a net margin of 27.16% compared to CVS Group's net margin of 0.96%. XPS Pensions Group's return on equity of 32.32% beat CVS Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets XPS Pensions Group27.16% 32.32% 7.60% CVS Group 0.96%10.21%5.03% Is XPS or CVSG a better dividend stock? XPS Pensions Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. CVS Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. XPS Pensions Group pays out 4,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CVS Group pays out 2,222.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, XPS or CVSG? XPS Pensions Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than CVS Group. XPS Pensions Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CVS Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioXPS Pensions Group£199.43M3.61£54.17M£0.251,392.00CVS Group£647.30M0.94£26.20M£0.362,355.56 Which has more risk & volatility, XPS or CVSG? XPS Pensions Group has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CVS Group has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of XPS or CVSG? 87.3% of XPS Pensions Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.2% of CVS Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.1% of XPS Pensions Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.8% of CVS Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryXPS Pensions Group beats CVS Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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 CVSG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCVS GroupPersonal Services IndustryCyclical SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£608.36M£1.30B£2.44B£1.40BDividend Yield0.72%1.95%4.36%11.74%P/E Ratio2,355.56159.11390.081,558.04Price / Sales0.9428.60317.77311,012.94Price / Cash30.3332.0225.5132.94Price / Book2.346.663.062.85Net Income£26.20M£50.59M£257.89M£152.80M7 Day Performance-3.42%-1.30%-1.18%18.96%1 Month Performance2.91%1.24%-0.13%18.69%1 Year Performance-48.48%1.02%9.70%23.73% CVS Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CVSGCVS Group1.8236 of 5 starsGBX 847+1.2%GBX 2,370+179.8%-48.8%£607.64M£647.30M2,352.789,100Gap UpXPSXPS Pensions Group0.8249 of 5 starsGBX 354+0.6%GBX 356.50+0.7%+48.9%£731.93M£199.43M1,408.001,712MERMears Group2.7236 of 5 starsGBX 360.50-0.8%GBX 420+16.5%+20.6%£324.31M£1.14B886.595,000Gap UpDTYDignityN/AGBX 549-0.5%N/AN/A£275.43M£323.10M-97.343,323AAAAN/AN/AN/AN/A£218.24M£982M2.9913,100PVGPremier Veterinary Group plc (PVG.L)N/AGBX 34.50-6.8%N/AN/A£5.30M£3.96M-2.09112Gap DownXAFXafinityN/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.00147,000SPDSports Direct InternationalN/AGBX 470-0.5%N/AN/A£2.45B£3.70B21.8626,500High Trading VolumePTECPlaytechN/AGBX 736-0.3%GBX 729-1.0%+68.5%£2.24B£1.75B2,460.007,700News CoverageMLCMillennium & Copthorne Hotels plcN/AN/AN/A+0.0%£2.23B£992M60.8011,504DNLMDunelm Group1.2861 of 5 starsGBX 1,093-2.2%GBX 1,237+13.2%-5.7%£2.21B£1.71B1,498.7211,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies XPS Pensions Group Alternatives Mears Group Alternatives Dignity Alternatives AA Alternatives Premier Veterinary Group plc (PVG.L) Alternatives Xafinity Alternatives Sports Direct International Alternatives Playtech Alternatives Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc Alternatives Dunelm Group Alternatives 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:CVSG) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis drone stock is setting up to transform medical supply deliveryDrone stocks are on a tear, with certain symbols seeing gains as high as 300% over just a matter of weeks.The Tomorrow Investor | SponsoredUncover the Top Gold Stock of the Bull MarketGold Stocks Are Surging—Is West Red Lake Gold Mines Your Next Profit Play?Huge Alerts | SponsoredHealthcare Takes A Big Step Forward With The Help of A.I.To date, we've seen baseline AI models lay the groundwork. 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