XPS vs. CVSG, MER, DTY, AA, PVG, XAF, INCH, BRBY, TUI, and WMH
Should you be buying XPS Pensions Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of XPS Pensions Group include CVS Group (CVSG), Mears Group (MER), Dignity (DTY), AA (AA), Premier Veterinary Group plc (PVG.L) (PVG), Xafinity (XAF), Inchcape (INCH), Burberry Group (BRBY), TUI (TUI), and William Hill (WMH). These companies are all part of the "consumer cyclical" sector.
XPS Pensions Group vs.
XPS Pensions Group (LON:XPS) and CVS Group (LON:CVSG) 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 risk, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and profitability.
In the previous week, XPS Pensions Group and XPS Pensions Group both had 1 articles in the media. XPS Pensions Group's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat CVS Group's score of -1.10 indicating that XPS Pensions Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
87.3% of XPS Pensions Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.2% of CVS Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.1% of XPS Pensions Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.8% of CVS Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
XPS Pensions Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than CVS Group. XPS Pensions Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CVS Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
XPS Pensions Group has a net margin of 27.16% compared to CVS Group's net margin of 0.96%. XPS Pensions Group's return on equity of 32.32% beat CVS Group's return on equity.
XPS Pensions Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. CVS Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. XPS Pensions Group pays out 4,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CVS Group pays out 2,222.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
XPS Pensions Group has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CVS Group has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.
XPS Pensions Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 307.33, suggesting a potential downside of 14.15%. CVS Group has a consensus price target of GBX 2,135, suggesting a potential upside of 122.63%. Given CVS Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe CVS Group is more favorable than XPS Pensions Group.
CVS Group received 216 more outperform votes than XPS Pensions Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 76.77% of users gave XPS Pensions Group an outperform vote while only 70.68% of users gave CVS Group an outperform vote.
Summary
XPS Pensions Group beats CVS Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:XPS) was last updated on 11/2/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
