Lion Finance Group (BGEO) Competitors

Lion Finance Group (LON:BGEO) and Lloyds Banking Group (LON:LLOY) are both large-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and media sentiment.

Does the media favor BGEO or LLOY?

In the previous week, Lloyds Banking Group had 21 more articles in the media than Lion Finance Group. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Lloyds Banking Group and 2 mentions for Lion Finance Group. Lloyds Banking Group's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Lion Finance Group's score of 0.26 indicating that Lloyds Banking Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lion Finance Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Lloyds Banking Group	10 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals believe in BGEO or LLOY?

52.4% of Lion Finance Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.2% of Lloyds Banking Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.9% of Lion Finance Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Lloyds Banking Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is BGEO or LLOY more profitable?

Lion Finance Group has a net margin of 73.73% compared to Lloyds Banking Group's net margin of 16.66%. Lion Finance Group's return on equity of 38.89% beat Lloyds Banking Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lion Finance Group	73.73%	38.89%	5.73%
Lloyds Banking Group	16.66%	11.22%	0.57%

Which has more risk and volatility, BGEO or LLOY?

Lion Finance Group has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lloyds Banking Group has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BGEO or LLOY a better dividend stock?

Lion Finance Group pays an annual dividend of 232.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Lloyds Banking Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Lion Finance Group pays out 4.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lloyds Banking Group pays out 37.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BGEO or LLOY?

Lloyds Banking Group has higher revenue and earnings than Lion Finance Group. Lion Finance Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lloyds Banking Group, 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
Lion Finance Group	GEL3.09B	104.47	GEL2.28B	GEL5.17 thousand	1.41
Lloyds Banking Group	£28.75B	1.65	£4.79B	£7.91	9.91

Do analysts prefer BGEO or LLOY?

Lloyds Banking Group has a consensus price target of GBX 64.25, indicating a potential downside of 18.01%. Given Lloyds Banking Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Lloyds Banking Group is more favorable than Lion Finance Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lion Finance Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Lloyds Banking Group	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Lloyds Banking Group beats Lion Finance Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.