CVS Group (CVSG) Competitors GBX 1,272.36 +48.36 (+3.95%) As of 12:20 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock CVSG vs. XPS, MER, DTY, AA, PVG, XAF, TUI, WMH, JET, and FRASShould you be buying CVS Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CVS Group include XPS Pensions Group (XPS), Mears Group (MER), Dignity (DTY), AA (AA), Premier Veterinary Group plc (PVG.L) (PVG), Xafinity (XAF), TUI (TUI), William Hill (WMH), Just Eat Takeaway.com (JET), and Frasers Group (FRAS). These companies are all part of the "consumer cyclical" sector. CVS Group vs. XPS Pensions Group Mears Group Dignity AA Premier Veterinary Group plc (PVG.L) Xafinity TUI William Hill Just Eat Takeaway.com Frasers Group CVS Group (LON:CVSG) and XPS Pensions Group (LON:XPS) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends. Do analysts rate CVSG or XPS? CVS Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,370, indicating a potential upside of 86.27%. XPS Pensions Group has a consensus target price of GBX 396.50, indicating a potential downside of 1.25%. Given CVS Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CVS Group is more favorable than XPS Pensions Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score CVS Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00XPS Pensions Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CVSG or XPS? CVS Group received 213 more outperform votes than XPS Pensions Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.31% of users gave XPS Pensions Group an outperform vote while only 70.68% of users gave CVS Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCVS GroupOutperform Votes33570.68% Underperform Votes13929.32% XPS Pensions GroupOutperform Votes12275.31% Underperform Votes4024.69% Is CVSG or XPS a better dividend stock? CVS Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. XPS Pensions Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. CVS Group pays out 27.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. XPS Pensions Group pays out 8.0% 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. XPS Pensions Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has more volatility and risk, CVSG or XPS? CVS Group has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XPS Pensions Group has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is CVSG or XPS more profitable? XPS Pensions Group has a net margin of 128.13% compared to CVS Group's net margin of 3.20%. XPS Pensions Group's return on equity of 156.24% beat CVS Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CVS Group3.20% 7.86% 5.03% XPS Pensions Group 128.13%156.24%7.60% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CVSG or XPS? 70.2% of CVS Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.3% of XPS Pensions Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.8% of CVS Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of XPS Pensions Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor CVSG or XPS? In the previous week, XPS Pensions Group's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat CVS Group's score of 0.00 indicating that XPS Pensions Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment CVS Group Neutral XPS Pensions Group Positive Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CVSG or XPS? XPS Pensions Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CVS Group. XPS Pensions Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CVS Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCVS Group£646.77M1.41£20.68M£28.8844.05XPS Pensions Group£199.97M4.15£256.22M£124.543.22 SummaryXPS Pensions Group beats CVS Group on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get CVS Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CVSG 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 CVSG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCVS GroupPersonal Services IndustryCyclical SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£911.94M£1.25B£3.24B£2.59BDividend Yield0.75%1.84%3.49%4.97%P/E Ratio44.0511.4720.64133.69Price / Sales1.4126.9764.85239,757.82Price / Cash30.3330.5130.9428.12Price / Book3.502.653.444.55Net Income£20.68M£76.26M£262.00M£5.84B7 Day Performance25.48%4.32%1.47%3.43%1 Month Performance25.23%5.89%1.50%10.59%1 Year Performance33.23%-0.58%1,681.42%117.06% CVS Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CVSGCVS GroupN/AGBX 1,272.36+4.0%GBX 2,370+86.3%+28.6%£911.94M£646.77M44.059,100XPSXPS Pensions Group1.1582 of 5 starsGBX 380-0.5%GBX 396.50+4.3%+49.0%£784.69M£199.97M3.051,712Dividend CutMERMears GroupN/AGBX 388+0.1%N/A+8.5%£339.93M£1.08B8.645,000News CoveragePositive NewsDTYDignityN/AN/AN/AN/A£275.43M£323.10M-97.343,323AAAAN/AN/AN/AN/A£218.24M£982M2.9913,100PVGPremier Veterinary Group plc (PVG.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£5.30M£3.96M-2.09112Gap DownXAFXafinityN/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.00147,000TUITUIN/AN/AN/AN/A£2.86B£21.71B318.3652,661News CoverageWMHWilliam HillN/AN/AN/AN/A£2.86B£1.32B44.5612,000JETJust Eat Takeaway.com1.1548 of 5 starsN/AGBX 1,558+∞N/A£2.80B£5.15B-1.4720,000Gap DownFRASFrasers Group2.3716 of 5 starsGBX 669+1.7%GBX 1,200+79.4%-17.1%£2.79B£5.26B7.6332,000News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies XPS Pensions Group Alternatives Mears Group Alternatives Dignity Alternatives AA Alternatives Premier Veterinary Group plc (PVG.L) Alternatives Xafinity Alternatives TUI Alternatives William Hill Alternatives Just Eat Takeaway.com Alternatives Frasers Group Alternatives 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:CVSG) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThink NVDA’s run was epic? 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