Essentra (ESNT) Competitors GBX 121.80 +3.20 (+2.70%) As of 10:15 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock ESNT vs. EIG, PFG, GOCO, THG, FFX, MCG, PGR, AXS, ACIC, and CNCShould you be buying Essentra stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Essentra include Ei Group plc (EIG.L) (EIG), Vanquis Banking Group (PFG), GoCo Group plc (GOCO.L) (GOCO), THG (THG), Fairfx Group (FFX), Mobico Group (MCG), Phoenix Global Resources (PGR), Accsys Technologies (AXS), abrdn China Investment (ACIC), and Concurrent Technologies (CNC). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Essentra vs. Its Competitors Ei Group plc (EIG.L) Vanquis Banking Group GoCo Group plc (GOCO.L) THG Fairfx Group Mobico Group Phoenix Global Resources Accsys Technologies abrdn China Investment Concurrent Technologies Ei Group plc (EIG.L) (LON:EIG) and Essentra (LON:ESNT) are both small-cap insurance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, risk, dividends and earnings. Which has higher valuation and earnings, EIG or ESNT? Essentra has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEi Group plc (EIG.L)£724M0.00N/A-£46.20N/AEssentra£309.74M1.13£3.50M£1.21100.34 Do analysts prefer EIG or ESNT? Essentra has a consensus target price of GBX 185, suggesting a potential upside of 51.89%. Given Essentra's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Essentra is more favorable than Ei Group plc (EIG.L).Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ei Group plc (EIG.L) 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Essentra 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is EIG or ESNT more profitable? 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.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ei Group plc (EIG.L)N/A N/A N/A Essentra 1.13%1.28%1.74% Do institutionals and insiders believe in EIG or ESNT? 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor EIG or ESNT? 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). Ei Group plc (EIG.L)'s average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Essentra'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Ei Group plc (EIG.L) Neutral Essentra Neutral SummaryEssentra beats Ei Group plc (EIG.L) on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Essentra News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ESNT 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 ESNT 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 ESNT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEssentraSpecialty Chemicals IndustryMaterials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£350.10M£8.08B£3.23B£3.01BDividend Yield0.03%3.52%5.16%5.02%P/E Ratio100.3412.51112.43170.12Price / Sales1.1360.5628,664,708,927,615,900.00292,441.11Price / Cash4.9419.2523.8827.97Price / Book1.274.426.054.58Net Income£3.50M£220.83M£147.94M£5.90B7 Day Performance12.15%0.16%1.71%11.26%1 Month Performance25.57%2.33%4.68%10.10%1 Year Performance-26.09%-9.01%23.91%65.14% Essentra Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ESNTEssentra1.7002 of 5 starsGBX 121.80+2.7%GBX 185+51.9%-28.2%£350.10M£309.74M100.34350EIGEi Group plc (EIG.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.26B£724M-6.16680PFGVanquis Banking GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£571.19M£446.50M548.7819,300GOCOGoCo Group plc (GOCO.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£555.09M£159.20M48.745,450THGTHG1.4121 of 5 starsGBX 31.18-1.1%GBX 49+57.1%-53.7%£412.68M£2.00B-1.767,291FFXFairfx GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£204.20M£26.09M77.8139,000MCGMobico Group2.7418 of 5 starsGBX 30.43+0.1%GBX 68+123.4%-43.6%£186.40M£3.24B-1.324,300PGRPhoenix Global ResourcesN/AN/AN/AN/A£181.13M£78.37M-8.1355,100Gap DownAXSAccsys TechnologiesN/AGBX 61.50-3.9%N/A+7.0%£177.30M£165.34M-9.812,080News CoverageInsider TradeHigh Trading VolumeACICabrdn China InvestmentN/AN/AN/AN/A£175.29M-£22.82M-761.11470CNCConcurrent TechnologiesN/AGBX 197.50-1.3%N/A+70.8%£170.63M£36.64M33.7774,300 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ei Group plc (EIG.L) Competitors Vanquis Banking Group Competitors GoCo Group plc (GOCO.L) Competitors THG Competitors Fairfx Group Competitors Mobico Group Competitors Phoenix Global Resources Competitors Accsys Technologies Competitors abrdn China Investment Competitors Concurrent Technologies 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:ESNT) 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 | SponsoredThe Trump Dump is starting; Get out of stocks now?The first 365 days of the Trump presidency… Will be the best time to get rich in American history.Paradigm Press | SponsoredThe $7 company helping Nvidia build the world’s first trillion-dollar robot …Michael Robinson has been at the forefront of the technology market for over 40 years. 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