Victorian Plumbing Group (VIC) Competitors GBX 68.60 -1.80 (-2.56%) As of 08/5/2025 11:50 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock VIC vs. WIX, TPT, CMO, KGF, DWL, DOM, CVSG, JDW, WOSG, and NFCShould you be buying Victorian Plumbing Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Victorian Plumbing Group include Wickes Group (WIX), Topps Tiles (TPT), CMO Group (CMO), Kingfisher (KGF), Dowlais Group (DWL), Domino's Pizza Group (DOM), CVS Group (CVSG), J D Wetherspoon (JDW), Watches of Switzerland Group (WOSG), and Next Fifteen Communications Group (NFC). These companies are all part of the "consumer cyclical" sector. Victorian Plumbing Group vs. Its Competitors Wickes Group Topps Tiles CMO Group Kingfisher Dowlais Group Domino's Pizza Group CVS Group J D Wetherspoon Watches of Switzerland Group Next Fifteen Communications Group Wickes Group (LON:WIX) and Victorian Plumbing Group (LON:VIC) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and analyst recommendations. Which has higher valuation and earnings, WIX or VIC? Wickes Group has higher revenue and earnings than Victorian Plumbing Group. Wickes Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Victorian Plumbing Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWickes Group£1.45B0.36£29.25M£12.3717.71Victorian Plumbing Group£304.50M0.76£5.66M£1.6342.03 Which has more risk & volatility, WIX or VIC? Wickes Group has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Victorian Plumbing Group has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer WIX or VIC? Wickes Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 215, suggesting a potential downside of 1.83%. Victorian Plumbing Group has a consensus price target of GBX 129.67, suggesting a potential upside of 89.02%. Given Victorian Plumbing Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Victorian Plumbing Group is more favorable than Wickes Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Wickes Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Victorian Plumbing Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is WIX or VIC more profitable? Wickes Group has a net margin of 2.01% compared to Victorian Plumbing Group's net margin of 1.86%. Wickes Group's return on equity of 19.39% beat Victorian Plumbing Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Wickes Group2.01% 19.39% 3.77% Victorian Plumbing Group 1.86%10.60%9.24% Do insiders and institutionals believe in WIX or VIC? 68.5% of Wickes Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.2% of Victorian Plumbing Group shares are held by institutional investors. 7.2% of Wickes Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 62.4% of Victorian Plumbing 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. Does the media refer more to WIX or VIC? In the previous week, Wickes Group had 1 more articles in the media than Victorian Plumbing Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Wickes Group and 0 mentions for Victorian Plumbing Group. Wickes Group's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Victorian Plumbing Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Wickes Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Wickes Group Very Positive Victorian Plumbing Group Neutral Is WIX or VIC a better dividend stock? Wickes Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Victorian Plumbing Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Wickes Group pays out 88.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Victorian Plumbing Group pays out 61.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SummaryWickes Group beats Victorian Plumbing Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Victorian Plumbing Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VIC 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 VIC 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 VIC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVictorian Plumbing GroupHome Improvement Retail IndustryCyclical SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£231.08M£1.44B£3.45B£3.06BDividend Yield1.59%3.74%3.55%5.02%P/E Ratio42.0327.3069.03169.43Price / Sales0.7635.9470.46327,336.00Price / Cash5.145.1131.1627.97Price / Book4.294.563.704.54Net Income£5.66M£105.72M£264.31M£5.90B7 Day Performance-7.30%-4.78%-1.26%0.91%1 Month Performance-11.83%-4.95%-0.32%11.86%1 Year Performance-22.22%1.71%36.84%71.66% Victorian Plumbing Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VICVictorian Plumbing Group3.474 of 5 starsGBX 68.60-2.6%GBX 129.67+89.0%-24.1%£231.08M£304.50M42.03636WIXWickes Group2.3656 of 5 starsGBX 220.50-1.1%GBX 215-2.5%+45.8%£522.08M£1.45B17.835,930TPTTopps Tiles1.0647 of 5 starsGBX 38.08+0.2%GBX 42+10.3%-8.5%£74.89M£255.32M141.491,744News CoverageGap UpCMOCMO GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.56M£61.18M-1.45212KGFKingfisher2.6443 of 5 starsGBX 267.20-2.6%GBX 312+16.8%-0.1%£4.72B£12.28B14.2474,525DWLDowlais Group0.4028 of 5 starsGBX 70.30-2.4%GBX 60-14.7%+9.8%£950.67M£4.59B-1.8524,257Gap DownDOMDomino's Pizza Group3.8428 of 5 starsGBX 240.80-1.5%GBX 390+62.0%-34.4%£939.71M£664.24M12.351,630Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeGap DownCVSGCVS Group3.0253 of 5 starsGBX 1,224-1.6%GBX 2,000+63.4%+15.5%£877.28M£646.77M42.389,100JDWJ D Wetherspoon1.4311 of 5 starsGBX 743.50+0.5%GBX 490-34.1%+2.5%£872.20M£1.93B18.9241,754WOSGWatches of Switzerland Group2.056 of 5 starsGBX 357.74+0.9%GBX 502.50+40.5%-6.0%£864.21M£1.56B14.522,553NFCNext Fifteen Communications GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£787.02M£602.53M-974.3912,800Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Wickes Group Competitors Topps Tiles Competitors CMO Group Competitors Kingfisher Competitors Dowlais Group Competitors Domino's Pizza Group Competitors CVS Group Competitors J D Wetherspoon Competitors Watches of Switzerland Group Competitors Next Fifteen Communications Group 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:VIC) was last updated on 8/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | Sponsored[Shocking New Report] U.S. Dollar To Crash?The "Death Spiral" Threatening Your Savings But this time, it's not just Dalio ringing the alarm bells…Goldco Precious Metals | SponsoredThe Robotics Revolution has arrived … and one $7 stock could take off as a result.Something big is brewing in Washington. 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