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Should you buy Lion Finance Group stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Lion Finance Group with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Lion Finance Group include Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), NatWest Group (NWG), AIB Group (AIBG), Virgin Money UK (VMUK), and TBC Bank Group (TBCG). These companies are all part of the "banks - regional" industry.

How does Lion Finance Group compare to Lloyds Banking Group?

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

In the previous week, Lloyds Banking Group had 25 more articles in the media than Lion Finance Group. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Lloyds Banking Group and 2 mentions for Lion Finance Group. Lion Finance Group's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Lloyds Banking Group's score of 0.42 indicating that Lion Finance Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Lloyds Banking Group
2 Very Positive mention(s)
11 Positive mention(s)
13 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Lion Finance Group
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Lloyds Banking Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 113.44, indicating a potential upside of 7.94%. Given Lloyds Banking Group's higher possible upside, equities research 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
Lloyds Banking Group
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.56
Lion Finance Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Lloyds Banking Group£20.52B2.98£4.79B£7.6013.83
Lion Finance GroupGEL4.49B109.97GEL2.28BGEL5.14 thousand2.23

Lloyds Banking Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 3.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Lion Finance Group pays an annual dividend of GEL 1,622.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.2%. Lloyds Banking Group pays out 43.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lion Finance Group pays out 31.6% 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. Lion Finance Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

58.1% of Lloyds Banking Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.9% of Lion Finance Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Lloyds Banking Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.8% of Lion Finance Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Lion Finance Group has a net margin of 32.18% compared to Lloyds Banking Group's net margin of 25.91%. Lion Finance Group's return on equity of 27.26% beat Lloyds Banking Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Lloyds Banking Group25.91% 10.75% 0.57%
Lion Finance Group 32.18%27.26%5.73%

Lloyds Banking Group has a beta of 0.921, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lion Finance Group has a beta of 0.764, meaning that its share price is 24% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

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

How does Lion Finance Group compare to NatWest Group?

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

35.9% of Lion Finance Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.5% of NatWest Group shares are held by institutional investors. 8.8% of Lion Finance Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of NatWest Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Lion Finance Group has a beta of 0.764, suggesting that its share price is 24% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, NatWest Group has a beta of 0.823, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the broader market.

NatWest Group has higher revenue and earnings than Lion Finance Group. Lion Finance Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NatWest Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Lion Finance GroupGEL4.49B109.97GEL2.28BGEL5.14 thousand2.23
NatWest Group£16.99B2.99£4.43B£69.809.14

Lion Finance Group pays an annual dividend of GEL 1,622.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.2%. NatWest Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 32.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Lion Finance Group pays out 31.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NatWest Group pays out 46.6% 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. Lion Finance Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

NatWest Group has a consensus price target of GBX 727.14, suggesting a potential upside of 14.01%. Given NatWest Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe NatWest 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)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
NatWest Group
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.57

Lion Finance Group has a net margin of 32.18% compared to NatWest Group's net margin of 20.12%. Lion Finance Group's return on equity of 27.26% beat NatWest Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Lion Finance Group32.18% 27.26% 5.73%
NatWest Group 20.12%14.55%0.64%

In the previous week, Lion Finance Group had 1 more articles in the media than NatWest Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Lion Finance Group and 1 mentions for NatWest Group. Lion Finance Group's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat NatWest Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Lion Finance Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Lion Finance Group
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
NatWest Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

Lion Finance Group beats NatWest Group on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Lion Finance Group compare to AIB Group?

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

In the previous week, Lion Finance Group had 1 more articles in the media than AIB Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Lion Finance Group and 1 mentions for AIB Group. Lion Finance Group's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat AIB Group's score of 0.29 indicating that Lion Finance Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Lion Finance Group
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
AIB Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

AIB Group has higher revenue and earnings than Lion Finance Group. Lion Finance Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AIB Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Lion Finance GroupGEL4.49B109.97GEL2.28BGEL5.14 thousand2.23
AIB Group£4.51B4.35£2.45B£93.309.90

Lion Finance Group has a beta of 0.764, suggesting that its share price is 24% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, AIB Group has a beta of 0.542, suggesting that its share price is 46% less volatile than the broader market.

Lion Finance Group pays an annual dividend of GEL 1,622.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.2%. AIB Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 49.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Lion Finance Group pays out 31.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AIB Group pays out 52.9% 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. Lion Finance Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

35.9% of Lion Finance Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.9% of AIB Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.8% of Lion Finance Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of AIB 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.

AIB Group has a net margin of 42.24% compared to Lion Finance Group's net margin of 32.18%. Lion Finance Group's return on equity of 27.26% beat AIB Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Lion Finance Group32.18% 27.26% 5.73%
AIB Group 42.24%15.44%1.72%

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Lion Finance Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
AIB Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Summary

Lion Finance Group beats AIB Group on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Lion Finance Group compare to Virgin Money UK?

Virgin Money UK (LON:VMUK) and Lion Finance Group (LON:BGEO) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

56.5% of Virgin Money UK shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.9% of Lion Finance Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.2% of Virgin Money UK shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.8% of Lion Finance Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Lion Finance Group had 2 more articles in the media than Virgin Money UK. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Lion Finance Group and 0 mentions for Virgin Money UK. Lion Finance Group's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Virgin Money UK's score of 0.00 indicating that Lion Finance Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Virgin Money UK Neutral
Lion Finance Group Positive

Virgin Money UK has a beta of 1.89, indicating that its share price is 89% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lion Finance Group has a beta of 0.764, indicating that its share price is 24% less volatile than the broader market.

Virgin Money UK pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share. Lion Finance Group pays an annual dividend of GEL 1,622.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.2%. Virgin Money UK pays out 1,739.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Lion Finance Group pays out 31.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lion Finance Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Given Virgin Money UK's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Virgin Money UK is more favorable than Lion Finance Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Virgin Money UK
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Lion Finance Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Lion Finance Group has higher revenue and earnings than Virgin Money UK. Virgin Money UK is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lion Finance Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Virgin Money UK£1.58B0.00£250M£0.23N/A
Lion Finance GroupGEL4.49B109.97GEL2.28BGEL5.14 thousand2.23

Lion Finance Group has a net margin of 32.18% compared to Virgin Money UK's net margin of 15.84%. Lion Finance Group's return on equity of 27.26% beat Virgin Money UK's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Virgin Money UK15.84% 5.35% 0.33%
Lion Finance Group 32.18%27.26%5.73%

Summary

Lion Finance Group beats Virgin Money UK on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Lion Finance Group compare to TBC Bank Group?

Lion Finance Group (LON:BGEO) and TBC Bank Group (LON:TBCG) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

Lion Finance Group has a beta of 0.764, suggesting that its share price is 24% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, TBC Bank Group has a beta of 0.656, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the broader market.

Lion Finance Group has higher revenue and earnings than TBC Bank Group. TBC Bank Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lion Finance Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Lion Finance GroupGEL4.49B109.97GEL2.28BGEL5.14 thousand2.23
TBC Bank Group£3.58B0.70£1.26B£2.58 thousand1.76

Lion Finance Group has a net margin of 32.18% compared to TBC Bank Group's net margin of 24.21%. Lion Finance Group's return on equity of 27.26% beat TBC Bank Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Lion Finance Group32.18% 27.26% 5.73%
TBC Bank Group 24.21%23.51%3.77%

Lion Finance Group pays an annual dividend of GEL 1,622.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.2%. TBC Bank Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1,067.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 23.5%. Lion Finance Group pays out 31.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TBC Bank Group pays out 41.4% 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.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Lion Finance Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
TBC Bank Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

In the previous week, Lion Finance Group had 2 more articles in the media than TBC Bank Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Lion Finance Group and 0 mentions for TBC Bank Group. Lion Finance Group's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat TBC Bank Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Lion Finance Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Lion Finance Group Positive
TBC Bank Group Neutral

35.9% of Lion Finance Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.7% of TBC Bank Group shares are held by institutional investors. 8.8% of Lion Finance Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.0% of TBC Bank Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Lion Finance Group beats TBC Bank Group on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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BGEO vs. The Competition

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MetricLion Finance GroupBanks IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market CapGEL493.90BGEL24.63BGEL6.01BGEL2.87B
Dividend Yield4.55%4.22%5.27%6.15%
P/E Ratio2.2315.7616.39366.87
Price / Sales109.9772.631,098.6586,443.27
Price / CashN/A15.0686.6727.85
Price / Book0.780.806.638.01
Net IncomeGEL2.28BGEL16.02BGEL1.13BGEL5.89B
7 Day Performance3.06%0.92%0.34%0.08%
1 Month Performance5.44%1.70%2.11%1.66%
1 Year Performance74.39%32.61%20.91%72.37%

Lion Finance Group Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BGEO
Lion Finance Group
2.5245 of 5 stars		GEL 11,440.00
-1.0%		N/A+73.9%GEL493.90BGEL4.49B2.2312,078
LLOY
Lloyds Banking Group
2.7664 of 5 stars		GBX 97.22
-1.0%		GBX 113.44
+16.7%		+38.4%£56.65B£20.52B12.7959,400
NWG
NatWest Group
4.1173 of 5 stars		GBX 586.20
-1.1%		GBX 727.14
+24.0%		+22.1%£46.68B£16.99B8.4061,000
AIBG
AIB Group
N/AGBX 850
-1.2%		N/A+53.6%£18.04B£4.51B9.1110,551
VMUK
Virgin Money UK
N/AN/AN/AN/A£2.83B£1.58B946.098,110

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