CVS Group (CVSG) Competitors

XPS Pensions Group (LON:XPS) and CVS Group (LON:CVSG) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.

Which has more risk & volatility, XPS or CVSG?

XPS Pensions Group has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CVS Group has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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 3.0%. 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.

Do analysts prefer XPS or CVSG?

XPS Pensions Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 356.50, suggesting a potential upside of 7.06%. CVS Group has a consensus price target of GBX 2,370, suggesting a potential upside of 158.45%. 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)	2.80
CVS Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

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 Group	27.16%	32.32%	7.60%
CVS Group	0.96%	10.21%	5.03%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in 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 insiders. Comparatively, 5.8% of CVS Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer 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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
XPS Pensions Group	Outperform Votes 121 76.10%	Underperform Votes 38 23.90%
CVS Group	Outperform Votes 335 70.68%	Underperform Votes 139 29.32%

Does the media refer more to XPS or CVSG?

In the previous week, XPS Pensions Group and XPS Pensions Group both had 2 articles in the media. XPS Pensions Group's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat CVS Group's score of -0.48 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)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CVS Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
XPS Pensions Group	£199.43M	3.45	£54.17M	£0.25	1,332.00
CVS Group	£647.30M	1.02	£26.20M	£0.36	2,547.22

Summary

XPS Pensions Group beats CVS Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.