Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB1) Competitors GBX 718 -6.00 (-0.83%) As of 04/4/2025 12:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock MAB1 vs. OSB, PAG, LINV, AJB, MRC, LRE, BHMG, RAT, BOCH, and FEVShould you be buying Mortgage Advice Bureau stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mortgage Advice Bureau include OSB Group (OSB), Paragon Banking Group (PAG), LendInvest (LINV), AJ Bell (AJB), The Mercantile Investment Trust (MRC), Lancashire (LRE), BH Macro GBP (BHMG), Rathbones Group (RAT), Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public (BOCH), and Fidelity European Trust (FEV). These companies are all part of the "financial services" sector. Mortgage Advice Bureau vs. OSB Group Paragon Banking Group LendInvest AJ Bell The Mercantile Investment Trust Lancashire BH Macro GBP Rathbones Group Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public Fidelity European Trust OSB Group (LON:OSB) and Mortgage Advice Bureau (LON:MAB1) 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 profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, community ranking and risk. Do analysts prefer OSB or MAB1? OSB Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 590, indicating a potential upside of 48.91%. Mortgage Advice Bureau has a consensus target price of GBX 1,150, indicating a potential upside of 60.17%. Given Mortgage Advice Bureau's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Mortgage Advice Bureau is more favorable than OSB Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score OSB Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Mortgage Advice Bureau 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer OSB or MAB1? OSB Group received 245 more outperform votes than Mortgage Advice Bureau when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 76.78% of users gave Mortgage Advice Bureau an outperform vote while only 75.38% of users gave OSB Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformOSB GroupOutperform Votes49375.38% Underperform Votes16124.62% Mortgage Advice BureauOutperform Votes24876.78% Underperform Votes7523.22% Does the media refer more to OSB or MAB1? In the previous week, OSB Group had 2 more articles in the media than Mortgage Advice Bureau. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for OSB Group and 0 mentions for Mortgage Advice Bureau. OSB Group's average media sentiment score of 0.14 beat Mortgage Advice Bureau's score of 0.00 indicating that OSB Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment OSB Group Neutral Mortgage Advice Bureau Neutral Is OSB or MAB1 a better dividend stock? OSB Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 33 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. Mortgage Advice Bureau pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. OSB Group pays out 32.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. OSB Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in OSB or MAB1? 67.9% of OSB Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.9% of Mortgage Advice Bureau shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of OSB Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.0% of Mortgage Advice Bureau shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, OSB or MAB1? OSB Group has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mortgage Advice Bureau has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is OSB or MAB1 more profitable? OSB Group has a net margin of 27.26% compared to Mortgage Advice Bureau's net margin of 4.41%. OSB Group's return on equity of 18.78% beat Mortgage Advice Bureau's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets OSB Group27.26% 18.78% 1.35% Mortgage Advice Bureau 4.41%15.33%5.93% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, OSB or MAB1? OSB Group has higher revenue and earnings than Mortgage Advice Bureau. OSB 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioOSB Group£1.36B1.08£370.52M£100.333.95Mortgage Advice Bureau£246.27M1.69£10.87M£18.7538.28 SummaryOSB Group beats Mortgage Advice Bureau on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Mortgage Advice Bureau News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MAB1 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 MAB1 vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMortgage Advice BureauMortgage Finance IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£416.13M£634.81M£3.89B£2.40BDividend Yield3.13%7.03%4.20%4.95%P/E Ratio38.288.2015.45127.77Price / Sales1.6949.151,584.49257,919.94Price / Cash4.1226.1949.0527.87Price / Book5.761.653.264.33Net Income£10.87M£78.23M£1.28B£5.76B7 Day Performance-6.75%-1.94%3.12%1.95%1 Month Performance-4.01%-3.21%1.16%0.03%1 Year Performance-22.13%8.32%5.83%94.57% Mortgage Advice Bureau Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MAB1Mortgage Advice BureauN/AGBX 718-0.8%GBX 1,150+60.2%-19.3%£416.13M£246.27M38.281,001OSBOSB Group3.5421 of 5 starsGBX 458.40+2.7%GBX 590+28.7%+8.4%£1.69B£1.36B4.572,459High Trading VolumePAGParagon Banking Group4.197 of 5 starsGBX 772+1.1%GBX 875+13.3%+0.2%£1.54B£738.64M8.3326,500Dividend IncreaseInsider TradeGap DownHigh Trading VolumeLINVLendInvestN/AGBX 27.40-1.1%N/A+13.8%£38.45M£43.43M-1.89229AJBAJ Bell1.8979 of 5 starsGBX 421.50+0.8%GBX 455+7.9%+27.7%£1.74B£244.77M21.561,373Dividend IncreaseGap DownHigh Trading VolumeMRCThe Mercantile Investment TrustN/AGBX 232.75+0.3%N/A-4.2%£1.73B£415.73M4.382,800News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeLRELancashire3.3444 of 5 starsGBX 572+0.9%GBX 788.75+37.9%-10.5%£1.72B£536.12M10.90393High Trading VolumeBHMGBH Macro GBPN/AGBX 373-0.8%N/A+15.1%£1.72B£35.67M40.28N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeRATRathbones GroupN/AGBX 1,634+2.5%N/A-6.9%£1.70B£874.75M26.593,500High Trading VolumeBOCHBank of Cyprus Holdings PublicN/AN/AGBX 595+∞N/A£1.66B£1.07B2,678.572,847High Trading VolumeFEVFidelity European TrustN/AGBX 401.25+0.1%N/A-8.8%£1.65B£221.98M7.95N/APositive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies OSB Group Competitors Paragon Banking Group Competitors LendInvest Competitors AJ Bell Competitors The Mercantile Investment Trust Competitors Lancashire Competitors BH Macro GBP Competitors Rathbones Group Competitors Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public Competitors Fidelity European Trust 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:MAB1) was last updated on 4/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersFeds Just Admitted It—They Can Take Your CashThe Government Just Said Your Money Isn't Yours That's right—According to the DOJ, YOUR hard-earned money i...Priority Gold | Sponsored“Fed Proof” Your Bank Account with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredAmerica’s Retirement Accounts Are at Risk—Here’s WhyWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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