Funding Circle (FCH) Competitors GBX 130.20 -5.00 (-3.70%) As of 08/1/2025 11:50 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock FCH vs. PFG, IPF, HAT, EQLS, VANQ, SUS, FFX, ASAI, TRU, and PARKShould you be buying Funding Circle stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Funding Circle include Vanquis Banking Group (PFG), International Personal Finance (IPF), H&T Group (HAT), Equals Group (EQLS), Vanquis Banking Group (VANQ), S&U (SUS), Fairfx Group (FFX), ASA International Group (ASAI), TruFin (TRU), and Park Group (PARK). These companies are all part of the "credit services" industry. Funding Circle vs. Its Competitors Vanquis Banking Group International Personal Finance H&T Group Equals Group Vanquis Banking Group S&U Fairfx Group ASA International Group TruFin Park Group Vanquis Banking Group (LON:PFG) and Funding Circle (LON:FCH) are both small-cap credit services industry companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment and valuation. Is PFG or FCH more profitable? Vanquis Banking Group has a net margin of 8.73% compared to Funding Circle's net margin of -19.85%. Vanquis Banking Group's return on equity of 17.19% beat Funding Circle's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Vanquis Banking Group8.73% 17.19% 4.14% Funding Circle -19.85%-13.75%-3.89% Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of PFG or FCH? 84.0% of Vanquis Banking Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.0% of Funding Circle shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Vanquis Banking Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 35.2% of Funding Circle 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. Which has more volatility & risk, PFG or FCH? Vanquis Banking Group has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Funding Circle has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings and valuation, PFG or FCH? Vanquis Banking Group has higher revenue and earnings than Funding Circle. Funding Circle is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vanquis Banking Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVanquis Banking Group£446.50M0.00£103.50M£0.41N/AFunding Circle£27.57M14.12-£5.47M-£1.84-70.63 Does the media prefer PFG or FCH? In the previous week, Vanquis Banking Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Funding Circle'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Vanquis Banking Group Neutral Funding Circle Neutral SummaryVanquis Banking Group beats Funding Circle on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Funding Circle News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FCH and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Media 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 FCH vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFunding CircleCredit Services IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£389.24M£387.68M£6.33B£3.03BDividend YieldN/A15.49%4.19%5.02%P/E Ratio-70.6331.0614.03176.74Price / Sales14.1295.091,858.76264,367.15Price / Cash0.6814.43127.5327.97Price / Book10.153.382.244.54Net Income-£5.47M£53.80M£1.23B£5.90B7 Day Performance-6.73%-1.05%-0.46%-0.92%1 Month Performance4.66%0.44%1.90%6.15%1 Year Performance25.80%29.15%19.37%71.63% Funding Circle Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FCHFunding CircleN/AGBX 130.20-3.7%N/A+18.4%£389.24M£27.57M-70.631,101PFGVanquis Banking GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£571.19M£446.50M548.7819,300IPFInternational Personal FinanceN/AGBX 215+20.0%N/A+40.9%£467.25M£695.42M10.416,230Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeHATH&T GroupN/AGBX 648+0.3%GBX 545-15.9%+62.8%£282.37M£240.86M12.821,625EQLSEquals GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£265.55M£112.32M32.12397VANQVanquis Banking GroupN/AGBX 98.11+4.5%GBX 83-15.4%+71.5%£248.79M£454.39M-7.961,478SUSS&UN/AGBX 1,741.74+0.1%GBX 1,700-2.4%-6.9%£206.43M£65.05M10.97224FFXFairfx GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£204.20M£26.09M77.8139,000ASAIASA International GroupN/AGBX 129flatN/A+44.8%£164.05M£6.56B0.3413,433Gap DownTRUTruFinN/AGBX 96.80+0.8%N/A+93.9%£102.57M£34.97M40.2412,200High Trading VolumePARKPark GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£94.57M£110.39M10.57N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Vanquis Banking Group Alternatives International Personal Finance Alternatives H&T Group Alternatives Equals Group Alternatives Vanquis Banking Group Alternatives S&U Alternatives Fairfx Group Alternatives ASA International Group Alternatives TruFin Alternatives Park Group Alternatives 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:FCH) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersIs Elon's empire crumbling?The Tesla Shock Nobody Sees Coming While headlines scream "Tesla is doomed"... 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