XPS vs. CVSG, MER, DTY, AA, PVG, XAF, BWY, TUI, WMH, and GRG
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), Bellway (BWY), TUI (TUI), William Hill (WMH), and Greggs (GRG). These companies are all part of the "consumer cyclical" sector.
XPS Pensions Group vs.
CVS Group (LON:CVSG) and XPS Pensions Group (LON:XPS) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.
In the previous week, XPS Pensions Group had 4 more articles in the media than CVS Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for XPS Pensions Group and 2 mentions for CVS Group. XPS Pensions Group's average media sentiment score of -0.11 beat CVS Group's score of -1.04 indicating that XPS Pensions Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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.
CVS Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,135, indicating a potential upside of 156.92%. XPS Pensions Group has a consensus target price of GBX 330.33, indicating a potential downside of 7.47%. Given CVS Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe CVS Group is more favorable than XPS Pensions Group.
70.2% of CVS Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.3% of XPS Pensions Group shares are held by institutional investors. 5.8% of CVS Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of XPS Pensions Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
CVS Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. XPS Pensions Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. 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 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.
XPS Pensions Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.
CVS Group has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XPS Pensions Group has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.
CVS Group received 215 more outperform votes than XPS Pensions Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.95% 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 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:XPS) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
