Do analysts recommend OMU or CRE?

Conduit has a consensus target price of GBX 560.75, indicating a potential upside of 17.56%. Given Conduit's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Conduit is more favorable than Old Mutual. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Old Mutual 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Conduit 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, OMU or CRE?

Old Mutual has higher revenue and earnings than Conduit. Old Mutual is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Conduit, 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 Old Mutual £235.89B 0.01 £60.20B £189.80 0.34 Conduit £797.80M 0.84 £267.22M £135.00 3.53

Is OMU or CRE more profitable?

Conduit has a net margin of 20.91% compared to Old Mutual's net margin of 2.90%. Conduit's return on equity of 18.89% beat Old Mutual's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Old Mutual 2.90% 13.86% 0.84% Conduit 20.91% 18.89% 8.83%

Do analysts prefer CRE or HSTG?

Conduit presently has a consensus price target of GBX 560.75, indicating a potential upside of 17.56%. Given Conduit's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Conduit is more favorable than Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L). Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Conduit 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L) 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has better earnings and valuation, LRE or CRE?

Conduit has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lancashire. Conduit is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lancashire, 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 Lancashire £1.80B 0.86 £199.02M £129.00 4.97 Conduit £797.80M 0.84 £267.22M £135.00 3.53

Is LRE or CRE more profitable?

Lancashire has a net margin of 21.44% compared to Conduit's net margin of 20.91%. Lancashire's return on equity of 21.73% beat Conduit's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lancashire 21.44% 21.73% 6.75% Conduit 20.91% 18.89% 8.83%

Do analysts rate CRE or EIG?

Conduit currently has a consensus target price of GBX 560.75, indicating a potential upside of 17.56%. Given Conduit's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Conduit is more favorable than Ei Group plc (EIG.L). Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Conduit 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Ei Group plc (EIG.L) 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Do analysts recommend JUST or CRE?

Conduit has a consensus price target of GBX 560.75, suggesting a potential upside of 17.56%. Given Conduit's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Conduit is more favorable than Just Group. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Just Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Conduit 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75

Which has better earnings & valuation, JUST or CRE?

Conduit has higher revenue and earnings than Just Group. Conduit is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Just 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 Just Group £216M 4.51 £90.37M £6.20 15.14 Conduit £797.80M 0.84 £267.22M £135.00 3.53

Is JUST or CRE more profitable?

Conduit has a net margin of 20.91% compared to Just Group's net margin of -3.78%. Conduit's return on equity of 18.89% beat Just Group's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Just Group -3.78% -8.84% 3.30% Conduit 20.91% 18.89% 8.83%

Conduit (CRE) Competitors

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CRE vs. OMU, HSTG, LRE, EIG, and JUST

Should you buy Conduit stock or one of its competitors? Conduit's main competitors and comparable companies include Old Mutual (OMU), Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L) (HSTG), Lancashire (LRE), Ei Group plc (EIG.L) (EIG), and Just Group (JUST). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry.

How does Conduit compare to Old Mutual?

Old Mutual (LON:OMU) and Conduit (LON:CRE) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Conduit has a consensus target price of GBX 560.75, indicating a potential upside of 17.56%. Given Conduit's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Conduit is more favorable than Old Mutual.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Old Mutual	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Conduit	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Old Mutual has a beta of 0.587, indicating that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Conduit has a beta of 0.584, indicating that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the broader market.

Old Mutual has higher revenue and earnings than Conduit. Old Mutual is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Conduit, 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
Old Mutual	£235.89B	0.01	£60.20B	£189.80	0.34
Conduit	£797.80M	0.84	£267.22M	£135.00	3.53

Conduit has a net margin of 20.91% compared to Old Mutual's net margin of 2.90%. Conduit's return on equity of 18.89% beat Old Mutual's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Old Mutual	2.90%	13.86%	0.84%
Conduit	20.91%	18.89%	8.83%

Old Mutual pays an annual dividend of GBX 90.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 142.9%. Conduit pays an annual dividend of GBX 34.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Old Mutual pays out 47.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Conduit pays out 25.7% 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.

31.4% of Old Mutual shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.7% of Conduit shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Old Mutual shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Conduit shares are held by company 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.

In the previous week, Old Mutual's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Conduit'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Old Mutual	Neutral
Conduit	Neutral

Summary

Conduit beats Old Mutual on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Conduit compare to Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L)?

Conduit (LON:CRE) and Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L) (LON:HSTG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.

Conduit has a net margin of 20.91% compared to Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L)'s net margin of 0.00%. Conduit's return on equity of 18.89% beat Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L)'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Conduit	20.91%	18.89%	8.83%
Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L)	N/A	N/A	N/A

46.7% of Conduit shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Conduit shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Conduit has higher revenue and earnings than Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L). Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Conduit, 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
Conduit	£797.80M	0.84	£267.22M	£135.00	3.53
Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L)	£763.70M	0.00	N/A	£13.10	N/A

In the previous week, Conduit's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L)'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Conduit	Neutral
Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L)	Neutral

Conduit presently has a consensus price target of GBX 560.75, indicating a potential upside of 17.56%. Given Conduit's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Conduit is more favorable than Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L).

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Conduit	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Conduit pays an annual dividend of GBX 34.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L) pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share. Conduit pays out 25.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L) pays out 76.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Conduit is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Conduit beats Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L) on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Conduit compare to Lancashire?

Lancashire (LON:LRE) and Conduit (LON:CRE) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk, profitability and dividends.

Lancashire has a beta of 0.462, suggesting that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Conduit has a beta of 0.584, suggesting that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the broader market.

Lancashire pays an annual dividend of GBX 23.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Conduit pays an annual dividend of GBX 34.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Lancashire pays out 18.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Conduit pays out 25.7% 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.

Conduit has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lancashire. Conduit is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lancashire, 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
Lancashire	£1.80B	0.86	£199.02M	£129.00	4.97
Conduit	£797.80M	0.84	£267.22M	£135.00	3.53

In the previous week, Lancashire had 1 more articles in the media than Conduit. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Lancashire and 0 mentions for Conduit. Lancashire's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Conduit's score of 0.00 indicating that Lancashire is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Lancashire	Positive
Conduit	Neutral

59.2% of Lancashire shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.7% of Conduit shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of Lancashire shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Conduit shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Lancashire has a net margin of 21.44% compared to Conduit's net margin of 20.91%. Lancashire's return on equity of 21.73% beat Conduit's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lancashire	21.44%	21.73%	6.75%
Conduit	20.91%	18.89%	8.83%

Lancashire currently has a consensus price target of GBX 664.33, suggesting a potential upside of 3.72%. Conduit has a consensus price target of GBX 560.75, suggesting a potential upside of 17.56%. Given Conduit's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Conduit is more favorable than Lancashire.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lancashire	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Conduit	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Summary

Lancashire beats Conduit on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Conduit compare to Ei Group plc (EIG.L)?

Conduit (LON:CRE) and Ei Group plc (EIG.L) (LON:EIG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

Conduit has a net margin of 20.91% compared to Ei Group plc (EIG.L)'s net margin of 0.00%. Conduit's return on equity of 18.89% beat Ei Group plc (EIG.L)'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Conduit	20.91%	18.89%	8.83%
Ei Group plc (EIG.L)	N/A	N/A	N/A

Conduit has higher revenue and earnings than Ei Group plc (EIG.L). Ei Group plc (EIG.L) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Conduit, 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
Conduit	£797.80M	0.84	£267.22M	£135.00	3.53
Ei Group plc (EIG.L)	£724M	0.00	N/A	-£46.20	N/A

Conduit currently has a consensus target price of GBX 560.75, indicating a potential upside of 17.56%. Given Conduit's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Conduit is more favorable than Ei Group plc (EIG.L).

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Conduit	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Ei Group plc (EIG.L)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

In the previous week, Conduit's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Ei Group plc (EIG.L)'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Conduit	Neutral
Ei Group plc (EIG.L)	Neutral

46.7% of Conduit shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Conduit shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Conduit beats Ei Group plc (EIG.L) on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Conduit compare to Just Group?

Just Group (LON:JUST) and Conduit (LON:CRE) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Just Group has a beta of 0.909, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Conduit has a beta of 0.584, suggesting that its share price is 42% less volatile than the broader market.

Conduit has higher revenue and earnings than Just Group. Conduit is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Just 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
Just Group	£216M	4.51	£90.37M	£6.20	15.14
Conduit	£797.80M	0.84	£267.22M	£135.00	3.53

Conduit has a net margin of 20.91% compared to Just Group's net margin of -3.78%. Conduit's return on equity of 18.89% beat Just Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Just Group	-3.78%	-8.84%	3.30%
Conduit	20.91%	18.89%	8.83%

Just Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Conduit pays an annual dividend of GBX 34.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Just Group pays out 40.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Conduit pays out 25.7% 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. Conduit is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Just Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Conduit'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Just Group	Neutral
Conduit	Neutral

32.7% of Just Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.7% of Conduit shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Just Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Conduit shares are held by 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.

Conduit has a consensus price target of GBX 560.75, suggesting a potential upside of 17.56%. Given Conduit's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Conduit is more favorable than Just Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Just Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Conduit	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Summary

Conduit beats Just Group on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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CRE vs. The Competition

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Metric	Conduit	Insurance Industry	Finance Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£668M	£19.08B	£13.77B	£2.87B
Dividend Yield	5.88%	3.19%	5.94%	6.26%
P/E Ratio	3.53	16.40	25.29	366.69
Price / Sales	0.84	22.96	507.73	89,823.47
Price / Cash	6.59	12.25	39.40	27.89
Price / Book	0.72	2.05	2.73	6.34
Net Income	£267.22M	£1.80B	£1.31B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	6.35%	-0.53%	-0.61%	0.11%
1 Month Performance	4.87%	-0.54%	-0.01%	0.09%
1 Year Performance	59.00%	8.83%	7.81%	19.43%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
CRE Conduit	2.8071 of 5 stars	GBX 477 -0.7%	GBX 560.75 +17.6%	+62.3%	£668M	£797.80M	3.53	59
OMU Old Mutual	N/A	GBX 58.80 -1.7%	N/A	+10.6%	£2.35B	£235.89B	0.31	29,861
HSTG Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£1.65B	£763.70M	19.05	3,372	High Trading Volume
LRE Lancashire	3.2607 of 5 stars	GBX 620.50 -0.3%	GBX 664.33 +7.1%	+1.7%	£1.51B	£1.80B	4.81	393	News Coverage
EIG Ei Group plc (EIG.L)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£1.26B	£724M	N/A	680

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