ESNT vs. EIG, THG, PFG, GOCO, MCG, FFX, PGR, ACIC, CNC, and AXS
Should you be buying Essentra stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Essentra include Ei Group plc (EIG.L) (EIG), THG (THG), Vanquis Banking Group (PFG), GoCo Group plc (GOCO.L) (GOCO), Mobico Group (MCG), Fairfx Group (FFX), Phoenix Global Resources (PGR), abrdn China Investment (ACIC), Concurrent Technologies (CNC), and Accsys Technologies (AXS). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry.
Essentra vs.
Essentra (LON:ESNT) and Ei Group plc (EIG.L) (LON:EIG) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and risk.
In the previous week, Essentra had 1 more articles in the media than Ei Group plc (EIG.L). MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Essentra and 0 mentions for Ei Group plc (EIG.L). Essentra's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Ei Group plc (EIG.L)'s score of 0.00 indicating that Essentra is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Essentra has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ei Group plc (EIG.L). Ei Group plc (EIG.L) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Essentra, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
121.7% of Essentra shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Essentra shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Essentra received 105 more outperform votes than Ei Group plc (EIG.L) when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.84% of users gave Essentra an outperform vote while only 64.25% of users gave Ei Group plc (EIG.L) an outperform vote.
Essentra currently has a consensus price target of GBX 216.67, indicating a potential upside of 82.69%. Given Essentra's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Essentra is more favorable than Ei Group plc (EIG.L).
Essentra has a net margin of 1.13% compared to Ei Group plc (EIG.L)'s net margin of 0.00%. Essentra's return on equity of 1.28% beat Ei Group plc (EIG.L)'s return on equity.
Summary
Essentra beats Ei Group plc (EIG.L) on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:ESNT) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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