CVS Group (CVSG) Competitors

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 compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CVS Group	£646.77M	1.35	£20.68M	£28.88	42.03
XPS Pensions Group	£199.97M	3.95	£256.22M	£124.54	3.08

Do analysts rate CVSG or XPS?

CVS Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,000, suggesting a potential upside of 64.74%. XPS Pensions Group has a consensus target price of GBX 434, suggesting a potential upside of 13.32%. Given CVS Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly 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)	3.00
XPS Pensions Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

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 Group	3.20%	7.86%	5.03%
XPS Pensions Group	128.13%	156.24%	7.60%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CVSG or XPS?

70.2% of CVS Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.3% of XPS Pensions Group shares are held by institutional investors. 5.8% of CVS Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of XPS Pensions Group 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.

Does the media refer more to CVSG or XPS?

In the previous week, CVS Group and CVS Group both had 1 articles in the media. CVS Group's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat XPS Pensions Group's score of 0.67 indicating that CVS Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CVS Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
XPS Pensions Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, CVSG or XPS?

CVS Group has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XPS Pensions Group has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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 0.7%. XPS Pensions Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. 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.

Summary

XPS Pensions Group beats CVS Group on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.