Vertu Motors (VTU) Competitors

Vertu Motors (LON:VTU) and Pendragon (LON:PDG) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, community ranking, earnings, profitability and media sentiment.

Which has more volatility & risk, VTU or PDG?

Vertu Motors has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pendragon has a beta of 0.35, suggesting that its share price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to VTU or PDG?

In the previous week, Pendragon had 1 more articles in the media than Vertu Motors. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Pendragon and 0 mentions for Vertu Motors. Vertu Motors' average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Pendragon's score of 0.67 indicating that Vertu Motors is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Vertu Motors	Positive
Pendragon	Positive

Which has higher valuation & earnings, VTU or PDG?

Pendragon has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Vertu Motors. Vertu Motors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pendragon, 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
Vertu Motors	£4.72B	0.04	£25.71M	£0.07	868.81
Pendragon	£3.86B	0.16	£46M	£0.03	1,185.00

Is VTU or PDG more profitable?

Pendragon has a net margin of 1.19% compared to Vertu Motors' net margin of 0.55%. Pendragon's return on equity of 15.86% beat Vertu Motors' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vertu Motors	0.55%	7.40%	5.13%
Pendragon	1.19%	15.86%	4.17%

Is VTU or PDG a better dividend stock?

Vertu Motors pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Pendragon pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Vertu Motors pays out 2,857.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Pendragon pays out 3,333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Vertu Motors is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VTU or PDG?

Vertu Motors received 69 more outperform votes than Pendragon when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 85.30% of users gave Vertu Motors an outperform vote while only 72.67% of users gave Pendragon an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vertu Motors	Outperform Votes 412 85.30%	Underperform Votes 71 14.70%
Pendragon	Outperform Votes 343 72.67%	Underperform Votes 129 27.33%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in VTU or PDG?

55.4% of Vertu Motors shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.1% of Pendragon shares are held by institutional investors. 29.4% of Vertu Motors shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 25.1% of Pendragon shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Vertu Motors beats Pendragon on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.