H&T Group (HAT) Competitors GBX 348 -2.00 (-0.57%) (As of 12/20/2024 11:56 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider Trades HAT vs. PFG, FCH, IPF, EQLS, FFX, SUS, VANQ, LIT, PARK, and TRUShould you be buying H&T Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of H&T Group include Vanquis Banking Group (PFG), Funding Circle (FCH), International Personal Finance (IPF), Equals Group (EQLS), Fairfx Group (FFX), S&U (SUS), Vanquis Banking Group (VANQ), Litigation Capital Management (LIT), Park Group (PARK), and TruFin (TRU). These companies are all part of the "credit services" industry. H&T Group vs. Vanquis Banking Group Funding Circle International Personal Finance Equals Group Fairfx Group S&U Vanquis Banking Group Litigation Capital Management Park Group TruFin H&T Group (LON:HAT) and Vanquis Banking Group (LON:PFG) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, community ranking, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership. Does the media favor HAT or PFG? In the previous week, H&T Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Vanquis Banking Group'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment H&T Group Neutral Vanquis Banking Group Neutral Is HAT or PFG a better dividend stock? H&T Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 18 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Vanquis Banking Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share. H&T Group pays out 3,600.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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. H&T Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HAT or PFG? Vanquis Banking Group received 337 more outperform votes than H&T Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.52% of users gave Vanquis Banking Group an outperform vote while only 55.88% of users gave H&T Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformH&T GroupOutperform Votes15255.88% Underperform Votes12044.12% Vanquis Banking GroupOutperform Votes48960.52% Underperform Votes31939.48% Which has more risk and volatility, HAT or PFG? H&T Group has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vanquis Banking Group has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, HAT or PFG? Vanquis Banking Group has higher revenue and earnings than H&T Group. Vanquis Banking Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than H&T Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioH&T Group£234.59M0.64£21.73M£0.50696.00Vanquis Banking Group£446.50M0.00£103.50M£0.41N/A Do analysts recommend HAT or PFG? H&T Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 531, suggesting a potential upside of 52.59%. Given H&T Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe H&T Group is more favorable than Vanquis Banking Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score H&T Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Vanquis Banking Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is HAT or PFG more profitable? H&T Group has a net margin of 9.26% compared to Vanquis Banking Group's net margin of 8.73%. Vanquis Banking Group's return on equity of 17.19% beat H&T Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets H&T Group9.26% 12.51% 9.07% Vanquis Banking Group 8.73%17.19%4.14% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in HAT or PFG? 46.6% of H&T Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.0% of Vanquis Banking Group shares are held by institutional investors. 10.3% of H&T Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Vanquis Banking Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryH&T Group beats Vanquis Banking Group on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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 HAT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricH&T GroupCredit Services IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£150.93M£281.77M£3.71B£1.90BDividend Yield4.70%7.75%4.43%5.55%P/E Ratio696.00310.40418.741,821.81Price / Sales0.6488.021,744.90386,342.76Price / Cash15.6715.0152.3428.54Price / Book0.843.071.372.78Net Income£21.73M£27.02M£359.98M£157.16M7 Day Performance-1.14%0.09%-1.62%-2.00%1 Month Performance0.87%-1.19%0.23%21.23%1 Year Performance-21.09%22.74%9.86%29.20% H&T Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HATH&T GroupN/AGBX 348-0.6%GBX 531+52.6%-20.0%£150.93M£234.59M696.001,625Gap DownPFGVanquis Banking GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£571.19M£446.50M548.7819,300FCHFunding CircleN/AGBX 133+3.1%N/A+223.1%£416.10M£187.60M95.681,101IPFInternational Personal FinanceN/AGBX 129flatN/A+4.1%£281.40M£759.50M645.006,230News CoverageEQLSEquals GroupN/AGBX 134-0.4%N/A+7.6%£252.63M£110.63M3,350.00397High Trading VolumeFFXFairfx GroupN/AGBX 124.50+1.2%N/A+0.0%£204.20M£26.09M77.8139,000SUSS&UN/AN/AGBX 2,100+∞-35.4%£178.61M£66.69M948.39224VANQVanquis Banking Group3.3223 of 5 starsN/AGBX 103+∞-62.4%£123.37M£319.90M-481.001,478News CoverageLITLitigation Capital Management2.0807 of 5 starsGBX 99-2.7%N/A+3.5%£101.52M£99.37M1,650.00N/AAnalyst ForecastPARKPark GroupN/AGBX 50.75-1.0%N/AN/A£94.57M£110.39M10.57N/ATRUTruFinN/AGBX 80flatN/A+45.4%£84.69M£36.48M2,666.6712,200 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Vanquis Banking Group Competitors Funding Circle Competitors International Personal Finance Competitors Equals Group Competitors Fairfx Group Competitors S&U Competitors Vanquis Banking Group Competitors Litigation Capital Management Competitors Park Group Competitors TruFin Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (LON:HAT) was last updated on 12/22/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Crypto Is Set to Explode in DecemberIt's a groundbreaking opportunity that could be poised for extraordinary gains. 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