VP (VP) Competitors

VP (LON:VP) and Zigup (LON:ZIG) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings, community ranking and media sentiment.

Do analysts rate VP or ZIG?

VP currently has a consensus price target of GBX 950, indicating a potential upside of 72.73%. Zigup has a consensus price target of GBX 390, indicating a potential upside of 21.88%. Given VP's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe VP is more favorable than Zigup.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VP	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Zigup	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is VP or ZIG more profitable?

Zigup has a net margin of 6.82% compared to VP's net margin of -1.43%. Zigup's return on equity of 12.27% beat VP's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VP	-1.43%	-3.23%	9.45%
Zigup	6.82%	12.27%	5.59%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VP or ZIG?

VP received 129 more outperform votes than Zigup when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.17% of users gave VP an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Zigup an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
VP	Outperform Votes 129 59.17%	Underperform Votes 89 40.83%
Zigup	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 1 100.00%

Which has better earnings and valuation, VP or ZIG?

Zigup has higher revenue and earnings than VP. VP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zigup, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
VP	£368.69M	0.59	-£5.29M	-£0.13	-4,230.77
Zigup	£1.83B	0.39	£125.02M	£0.54	592.59

Is VP or ZIG a better dividend stock?

VP pays an annual dividend of GBX 39 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Zigup pays an annual dividend of GBX 26 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%. VP pays out -30,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Zigup pays out 4,814.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more volatility and risk, VP or ZIG?

VP has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zigup has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer VP or ZIG?

In the previous week, VP had 17 more articles in the media than Zigup. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for VP and 2 mentions for Zigup. Zigup's average media sentiment score of -0.15 beat VP's score of -0.23 indicating that Zigup is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
VP	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	5 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Zigup	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders believe in VP or ZIG?

31.5% of VP shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.4% of Zigup shares are held by institutional investors. 57.5% of VP shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.9% of Zigup shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

VP and Zigup tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.