OSB Group (OSB) Competitors GBX 392 -27.40 (-6.53%) (As of 12:27 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider Trades OSB vs. PAG, MAB1, LINV, ICP, FCIT, BEZ, HL, PHNX, SDR, and STJShould you be buying OSB Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of OSB Group include Paragon Banking Group (PAG), Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB1), LendInvest (LINV), Intermediate Capital Group (ICP), F&C Investment Trust (FCIT), Beazley (BEZ), Hargreaves Lansdown (HL), Phoenix Group (PHNX), Schroders (SDR), and St. James's Place (STJ). These companies are all part of the "financial services" sector. OSB Group vs. Paragon Banking Group Mortgage Advice Bureau LendInvest Intermediate Capital Group F&C Investment Trust Beazley Hargreaves Lansdown Phoenix Group Schroders St. James's Place Paragon Banking Group (LON:PAG) and OSB Group (LON:OSB) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PAG or OSB? 80.6% of Paragon Banking Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.9% of OSB Group shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of Paragon Banking Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of OSB Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PAG or OSB? Paragon Banking Group received 249 more outperform votes than OSB Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.84% of users gave Paragon Banking Group an outperform vote while only 75.34% of users gave OSB Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformParagon Banking GroupOutperform Votes74177.84% Underperform Votes21122.16% OSB GroupOutperform Votes49275.34% Underperform Votes16124.66% Do analysts recommend PAG or OSB? Paragon Banking Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 875, suggesting a potential upside of 18.40%. OSB Group has a consensus price target of GBX 590, suggesting a potential upside of 49.82%. Given OSB Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe OSB Group is more favorable than Paragon Banking Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Paragon Banking Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00OSB Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more risk and volatility, PAG or OSB? Paragon Banking Group has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OSB Group has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings and valuation, PAG or OSB? OSB Group has higher revenue and earnings than Paragon Banking Group. OSB Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Paragon Banking Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioParagon Banking Group£464.60M3.23£197.90M£0.661,119.70OSB Group£789.80M1.89£392.60M£0.96410.21 Is PAG or OSB more profitable? OSB Group has a net margin of 50.85% compared to Paragon Banking Group's net margin of 42.60%. OSB Group's return on equity of 18.89% beat Paragon Banking Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Paragon Banking Group42.60% 14.43% 1.09% OSB Group 50.85%18.89%1.35% Is PAG or OSB a better dividend stock? Paragon Banking Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 40 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. OSB Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 33 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. Paragon Banking Group pays out 6,060.6% 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 pays out 3,437.5% 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. Does the media refer more to PAG or OSB? In the previous week, Paragon Banking Group had 5 more articles in the media than OSB Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Paragon Banking Group and 0 mentions for OSB Group. Paragon Banking Group's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat OSB Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Paragon Banking Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Paragon Banking Group Positive OSB Group Neutral SummaryOSB Group beats Paragon Banking Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Brownstone ResearchMedia Humiliated: Demo of Elon’s Tech Proves They’re WrongElon Musk believes his new AI product will be worth an incredible $9 trillion. But the mainstream media is not buying it.Click here to watch this demo and decide for yourself. Get OSB Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for OSB 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 OSB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricOSB GroupMortgage Finance IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£1.49B£696.61M£3.32B£1.40BDividend Yield8.43%6.93%4.55%11.74%P/E Ratio410.21214.83449.801,558.04Price / Sales1.8974.933,111.81311,012.94Price / Cash0.7026.1948.1732.94Price / Book0.762.371.492.85Net Income£392.60M£80.87M£396.05M£152.80M7 Day Performance-6.37%-0.09%6.10%18.96%1 Month Performance3.63%2.62%8.92%18.69%1 Year Performance-11.19%13.02%11.42%23.73% OSB Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)OSBOSB Group2.7514 of 5 starsGBX 392-6.5%GBX 590+50.5%-1.2%£1.48B£789.80M407.922,459PAGParagon Banking Group3.0165 of 5 starsGBX 773-0.6%GBX 875+13.2%+18.7%£1.57B£464.60M1,166.6726,500MAB1Mortgage Advice BureauN/AGBX 622-2.8%N/A-15.3%£360.51M£243.31M3,368.421,001News CoverageLINVLendInvestN/AGBX 25.96+2.8%N/A-13.8%£36.42M£18.60M-178.57229Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeICPIntermediate Capital Group0.3952 of 5 starsGBX 2,146.57+1.6%N/A+29.4%£6.24B£831.60M2,787.76579FCITF&C Investment TrustN/AGBX 1,132-0.8%N/A+17.5%£5.55B£1.02B593.75N/APositive NewsBEZBeazley1.4442 of 5 starsGBX 840+0.1%GBX 943+12.3%+56.3%£5.27B£5.60B567.232,324HLHargreaves Lansdown0.6446 of 5 starsGBX 1,094-0.2%GBX 1,048.20-4.2%+52.2%£5.19B£764.90M1,764.521,850News CoverageHigh Trading VolumePHNXPhoenix Group1.0709 of 5 starsGBX 515.10-1.0%GBX 580+12.6%-2.9%£5.15B£25.21B-977.367,757SDRSchroders1.386 of 5 starsGBX 316.98-0.3%GBX 368.50+16.3%-28.7%£5.10B£2.93B1,325.006,438STJSt. James's Place0.9986 of 5 starsGBX 905-1.0%GBX 784.25-13.3%N/A£4.89B£26.80B-91,400.002,298 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Paragon Banking Group Competitors Mortgage Advice Bureau Competitors LendInvest Competitors Intermediate Capital Group Competitors F&C Investment Trust Competitors Beazley Competitors Hargreaves Lansdown Competitors Phoenix Group Competitors Schroders Competitors St. James's Place 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:OSB) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis drone stock is setting up to transform medical supply deliveryDrone stocks are on a tear, with certain symbols seeing gains as high as 300% over just a matter of weeks.The Tomorrow Investor | SponsoredHealthcare Takes A Big Step Forward With The Help of A.I.To date, we've seen baseline AI models lay the groundwork. 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