MAB1 vs. PAG, LINV, OSB, CLDN, JAM, MRC, RAT, BHMG, LRE, and FEV
Should you be buying Mortgage Advice Bureau stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mortgage Advice Bureau include Paragon Banking Group (PAG), LendInvest (LINV), OSB Group (OSB), Caledonia Investments (CLDN), JPMorgan American (JAM), The Mercantile Investment Trust (MRC), Rathbones Group (RAT), BH Macro GBP (BHMG), Lancashire (LRE), and Fidelity European Trust (FEV). These companies are all part of the "financial services" sector.
Mortgage Advice Bureau vs. Its Competitors
Mortgage Advice Bureau (LON:MAB1) and Paragon Banking Group (LON:PAG) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability and dividends.
Paragon Banking Group has higher revenue and earnings than Mortgage Advice Bureau. Paragon Banking Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mortgage Advice Bureau, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Mortgage Advice Bureau presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,150, suggesting a potential upside of 41.63%. Paragon Banking Group has a consensus target price of GBX 938, suggesting a potential downside of 2.49%. Given Mortgage Advice Bureau's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Mortgage Advice Bureau is more favorable than Paragon Banking Group.
Mortgage Advice Bureau pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Paragon Banking Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Mortgage Advice Bureau pays out 149.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Paragon Banking Group pays out 43.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Paragon Banking Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Paragon Banking Group has a net margin of 25.14% compared to Mortgage Advice Bureau's net margin of 4.41%. Mortgage Advice Bureau's return on equity of 15.33% beat Paragon Banking Group's return on equity.
In the previous week, Paragon Banking Group had 4 more articles in the media than Mortgage Advice Bureau. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Paragon Banking Group and 2 mentions for Mortgage Advice Bureau. Mortgage Advice Bureau's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Paragon Banking Group's score of 0.55 indicating that Mortgage Advice Bureau is being referred to more favorably in the media.
73.9% of Mortgage Advice Bureau shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.6% of Paragon Banking Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.0% of Mortgage Advice Bureau shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Paragon Banking Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Mortgage Advice Bureau has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paragon Banking Group has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Paragon Banking Group beats Mortgage Advice Bureau on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:MAB1) was last updated on 7/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
