Conduit (CRE) Competitors GBX 376.50 +0.50 (+0.13%) As of 07/4/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock CRE vs. PLUS, PHLL, VMUK, JGGI, RCP, TBCG, BPT, EMG, MNKS, and HICLShould you be buying Conduit stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Conduit include Plus500 (PLUS), Petershill Partners (PHLL), Virgin Money UK (VMUK), JPMorgan Global Growth & Income (JGGI), RIT Capital Partners (RCP), TBC Bank Group (TBCG), Bridgepoint Group (BPT), Man Group (EMG), Monks (MNKS), and HICL Infrastructure (HICL). These companies are all part of the "financial services" sector. Conduit vs. Its Competitors Plus500 Petershill Partners Virgin Money UK JPMorgan Global Growth & Income RIT Capital Partners TBC Bank Group Bridgepoint Group Man Group Monks HICL Infrastructure Plus500 (LON:PLUS) and Conduit (LON:CRE) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability, media sentiment and valuation. Which has more volatility and risk, PLUS or CRE? Plus500 has a beta of 0.2, meaning that its stock price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Conduit has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PLUS or CRE? 51.2% of Plus500 shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.4% of Conduit shares are held by institutional investors. 5.3% of Plus500 shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of Conduit shares are held 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. Is PLUS or CRE a better dividend stock? Plus500 pays an annual dividend of GBX 66 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Conduit pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Plus500 pays out 24.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Conduit pays out 26.4% 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. Is PLUS or CRE more profitable? Plus500 has a net margin of 36.45% compared to Conduit's net margin of 30.25%. Plus500's return on equity of 39.06% beat Conduit's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Plus50036.45% 39.06% 26.75% Conduit 30.25%20.65%8.83% Does the media prefer PLUS or CRE? In the previous week, Conduit had 1 more articles in the media than Plus500. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Conduit and 1 mentions for Plus500. Plus500's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Conduit's score of 0.55 indicating that Plus500 is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Plus500 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Conduit 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate PLUS or CRE? Plus500 currently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,782, indicating a potential downside of 15.03%. Conduit has a consensus target price of GBX 698.33, indicating a potential upside of 85.48%. Given Conduit's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Conduit is more favorable than Plus500.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Plus500 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Conduit 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has higher earnings and valuation, PLUS or CRE? Plus500 has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Conduit. Conduit is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Plus500, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPlus500£856.04M3.53£312.07M£270.2412.12Conduit£883.47M0.86£267.22M£106.033.55 SummaryPlus500 and Conduit tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Conduit News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CRE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CRE and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CRE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricConduitInsurance IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£756.95M£37.58B£6.15B£2.96BDividend Yield7.20%4.59%4.17%5.02%P/E Ratio3.5511.7213.23147.88Price / Sales0.8643.411,781.00258,917.23Price / Cash6.595.9449.7227.97Price / Book0.571.461.914.61Net Income£267.22M£3.01B£1.23B£5.90B7 Day Performance-2.46%1.32%0.56%1.04%1 Month Performance-3.37%-3.73%2.99%4.36%1 Year Performance-23.71%34.99%15.69%82.36% Conduit Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CREConduit4.1178 of 5 starsGBX 376.50+0.1%GBX 698.33+85.5%-23.7%£756.95M£883.47M3.5559PLUSPlus5001.4308 of 5 starsGBX 3,372-0.7%GBX 2,782-17.5%+41.5%£3.11B£856.04M12.481,580News CoveragePHLLPetershill Partners1.8388 of 5 starsGBX 217.50+0.9%GBX 240+10.3%+10.4%£2.95B£706.00M8.82N/ANews CoverageGap UpVMUKVirgin Money UKN/AN/AN/AN/A£2.83B£1.58B946.098,110JGGIJPMorgan Global Growth & IncomeN/AGBX 535+1.3%N/A-5.5%£2.76B£660.56M4.41N/ANews CoverageRCPRIT Capital PartnersN/AGBX 1,886+0.1%N/A+3.2%£2.72B£103.46M16.3062News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeTBCGTBC Bank GroupN/AGBX 4,440+2.3%N/A+73.9%£2.52B£2.74B2.0210,267News CoverageBPTBridgepoint Group1.8548 of 5 starsGBX 301.80+7.4%GBX 359.33+19.1%+35.3%£2.49B£272.35M54.83391News CoverageAnalyst ForecastGap DownEMGMan Group2.2969 of 5 starsGBX 172.52+2.0%GBX 278+61.1%-30.4%£2.49B£1.69B8.141,790News CoverageMNKSMonksN/AGBX 1,272+2.4%N/A+10.3%£2.45B£610.03M4.13N/ATrending NewsEarnings ReportHICLHICL InfrastructureN/AGBX 121+1.3%N/A-6.8%£2.41B£105.30M23.74N/ANews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Plus500 Competitors Petershill Partners Competitors Virgin Money UK Competitors JPMorgan Global Growth & Income Competitors RIT Capital Partners Competitors TBC Bank Group Competitors Bridgepoint Group Competitors Man Group Competitors Monks Competitors HICL Infrastructure Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:CRE) was last updated on 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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