EQLS vs. PFG, FCH, IPF, FFX, SUS, HAT, VANQ, LIT, ASAI, and PARK
Should you be buying Equals Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Equals Group include Vanquis Banking Group (PFG), Funding Circle (FCH), International Personal Finance (IPF), Fairfx Group (FFX), S&U (SUS), H&T Group (HAT), Vanquis Banking Group (VANQ), Litigation Capital Management (LIT), ASA International Group (ASAI), and Park Group (PARK). These companies are all part of the "credit services" industry.
Equals Group vs.
Equals Group (LON:EQLS) and Vanquis Banking Group (LON:PFG) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.
In the previous week, Equals Group had 1 more articles in the media than Vanquis Banking Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Equals Group and 0 mentions for Vanquis Banking Group. Equals Group's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Vanquis Banking Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Equals Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Vanquis Banking Group received 459 more outperform votes than Equals Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 85.71% of users gave Equals Group an outperform vote while only 60.52% of users gave Vanquis Banking Group an outperform vote.
Vanquis Banking Group has higher revenue and earnings than Equals Group. Vanquis Banking Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Equals Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
51.3% of Equals Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.0% of Vanquis Banking Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.9% of Equals Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Vanquis Banking Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Equals Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Vanquis Banking Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share. Equals Group pays out 46.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vanquis Banking Group pays out 4,146.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Equals Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Equals Group has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vanquis Banking Group has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Vanquis Banking Group has a net margin of 8.73% compared to Equals Group's net margin of 7.36%. Vanquis Banking Group's return on equity of 17.19% beat Equals Group's return on equity.
Summary
Equals Group and Vanquis Banking Group tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:EQLS) was last updated on 4/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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