AIB Group (AIBG) Competitors

Virgin Money UK (LON:VMUK) and AIB Group (LON:AIBG) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, VMUK or AIBG?

AIB Group has higher revenue and earnings than Virgin Money UK. AIB Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Virgin Money UK, 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
Virgin Money UK	£1.52B	1.84	£192M	£0.18	1,194.44
AIB Group	£4.52B	2.52	£2B	£0.65	667.69

Is VMUK or AIBG more profitable?

AIB Group has a net margin of 45.56% compared to AIB Group's net margin of 12.65%. Virgin Money UK's return on equity of 15.06% beat AIB Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Virgin Money UK	12.65%	4.12%	0.27%
AIB Group	45.56%	15.06%	1.55%

Is VMUK or AIBG a better dividend stock?

Virgin Money UK pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. AIB Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Virgin Money UK pays out 2,777.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. AIB Group pays out 3,538.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media refer more to VMUK or AIBG?

In the previous week, AIB Group had 3 more articles in the media than Virgin Money UK. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for AIB Group and 0 mentions for Virgin Money UK. Virgin Money UK's average media sentiment score of 0.03 beat AIB Group's score of 0.00 indicating that AIB Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Virgin Money UK	Neutral
AIB Group	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VMUK or AIBG?

Virgin Money UK received 48 more outperform votes than AIB Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.73% of users gave AIB Group an outperform vote while only 61.54% of users gave Virgin Money UK an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Virgin Money UK	Outperform Votes 80 61.54%	Underperform Votes 50 38.46%
AIB Group	Outperform Votes 32 72.73%	Underperform Votes 12 27.27%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in VMUK or AIBG?

50.7% of Virgin Money UK shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.7% of AIB Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.7% of Virgin Money UK shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 39.0% of AIB Group shares are owned 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, VMUK or AIBG?

Virgin Money UK has a beta of 1.87, indicating that its stock price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AIB Group has a beta of 1.7, indicating that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate VMUK or AIBG?

Virgin Money UK presently has a consensus target price of GBX 198.75, indicating a potential downside of 7.56%. Given AIB Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Virgin Money UK is more favorable than AIB Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Virgin Money UK	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
AIB Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Summary

AIB Group beats Virgin Money UK on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.