Which has better earnings and valuation, CVSG or IGG?

IG Group has higher revenue and earnings than CVS Group. IG 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 £712.80M 1.31 £20.68M £24.30 57.74 IG Group £949.10M 3.36 £533.35M £105.10 9.21

Is CVSG or IGG more profitable?

IG Group has a net margin of 52.85% compared to CVS Group's net margin of 2.43%. IG Group's return on equity of 19.10% beat CVS Group's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CVS Group 2.43% 5.91% 5.03% IG Group 52.85% 19.10% 10.37%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, GNS or CVSG?

CVS Group has higher revenue and earnings than Genus. Genus 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 Genus £658.10M 2.34 £7.87M £425.10 5.62 CVS Group £712.80M 1.31 £20.68M £24.30 57.74

Is GNS or CVSG more profitable?

Genus has a net margin of 43.35% compared to CVS Group's net margin of 2.43%. Genus' return on equity of 44.90% beat CVS Group's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Genus 43.35% 44.90% 3.31% CVS Group 2.43% 5.91% 5.03%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CVSG or SMWH?

WH Smith has higher revenue and earnings than CVS Group. WH Smith 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 £712.80M 1.31 £20.68M £24.30 57.74 WH Smith £1.59B 0.41 £63.01M -£96.70 N/A

Is CVSG or SMWH more profitable?

CVS Group has a net margin of 2.43% compared to WH Smith's net margin of -9.48%. CVS Group's return on equity of 5.91% beat WH Smith's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CVS Group 2.43% 5.91% 5.03% WH Smith -9.48% -90.46% 6.62%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CPG or CVSG?

Compass Group has higher revenue and earnings than CVS Group. Compass 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 Compass Group £48.49B 0.01 £1.35B £118.70 0.28 CVS Group £712.80M 1.31 £20.68M £24.30 57.74

CVS Group (CVSG) Competitors

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CVSG vs. IGG, GNS, XPS, SMWH, and CPG

Should you buy CVS Group stock or one of its competitors? CVS Group's main competitors and comparable companies include IG Group (IGG), Genus (GNS), XPS Pensions Group (XPS), WH Smith (SMWH), and Compass Group (CPG). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "diversified consumer services" industry.

How does CVS Group compare to IG Group?

CVS Group (LON:CVSG) and IG Group (LON:IGG) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

IG Group has higher revenue and earnings than CVS Group. IG 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	£712.80M	1.31	£20.68M	£24.30	57.74
IG Group	£949.10M	3.36	£533.35M	£105.10	9.21

CVS Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,666.67, suggesting a potential upside of 18.79%. IG Group has a consensus price target of GBX 1,537.50, suggesting a potential upside of 58.91%. Given IG Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe IG Group is more favorable than CVS Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CVS Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
IG Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

CVS Group has a beta of 1.071, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, IG Group has a beta of 0.495, meaning that its share price is 51% less volatile than the broader market.

CVS Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. IG Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 46.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. CVS Group pays out 35.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. IG Group pays out 44.2% 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.

In the previous week, IG Group had 1 more articles in the media than CVS Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for IG Group and 0 mentions for CVS Group. IG Group's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat CVS Group's score of 0.00 indicating that IG Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
CVS Group	Neutral
IG Group	Positive

IG Group has a net margin of 52.85% compared to CVS Group's net margin of 2.43%. IG Group's return on equity of 19.10% beat CVS Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CVS Group	2.43%	5.91%	5.03%
IG Group	52.85%	19.10%	10.37%

48.5% of CVS Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.0% of IG Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of CVS Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of IG Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

IG Group beats CVS Group on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does CVS Group compare to Genus?

Genus (LON:GNS) and CVS Group (LON:CVSG) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Genus pays an annual dividend of GBX 32.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. CVS Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Genus pays out 7.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CVS Group pays out 35.0% 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. Genus is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Genus has a beta of 0.905, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, CVS Group has a beta of 1.071, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the broader market.

CVS Group has higher revenue and earnings than Genus. Genus 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
Genus	£658.10M	2.34	£7.87M	£425.10	5.62
CVS Group	£712.80M	1.31	£20.68M	£24.30	57.74

In the previous week, Genus' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled CVS Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Genus	Neutral
CVS Group	Neutral

Genus has a net margin of 43.35% compared to CVS Group's net margin of 2.43%. Genus' return on equity of 44.90% beat CVS Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Genus	43.35%	44.90%	3.31%
CVS Group	2.43%	5.91%	5.03%

55.3% of Genus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.5% of CVS Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Genus shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of CVS Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Genus currently has a consensus price target of GBX 3,216.67, indicating a potential upside of 34.59%. CVS Group has a consensus price target of GBX 1,666.67, indicating a potential upside of 18.79%. Given Genus' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Genus is more favorable than CVS Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Genus	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
CVS Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

Genus beats CVS Group on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does CVS Group compare to XPS Pensions Group?

XPS Pensions Group (LON:XPS) and CVS Group (LON:CVSG) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings and media sentiment.

XPS Pensions Group has a net margin of 10.11% compared to CVS Group's net margin of 2.43%. XPS Pensions Group's return on equity of 15.48% beat CVS Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
XPS Pensions Group	10.11%	15.48%	7.60%
CVS Group	2.43%	5.91%	5.03%

XPS Pensions Group has a beta of 0.354, suggesting that its share price is 65% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, CVS Group has a beta of 1.071, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the broader market.

61.3% of XPS Pensions Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.5% of CVS Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of XPS Pensions Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of CVS Group 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.

XPS Pensions Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 451.50, indicating a potential upside of 27.90%. CVS Group has a consensus target price of GBX 1,666.67, indicating a potential upside of 18.79%. Given XPS Pensions Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe XPS Pensions Group is more favorable than CVS Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
XPS Pensions Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
CVS Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

XPS Pensions Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
XPS Pensions Group	£262.66M	2.73	£256.22M	£12.40	28.47
CVS Group	£712.80M	1.31	£20.68M	£24.30	57.74

XPS Pensions Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 12.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. CVS Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. XPS Pensions Group pays out 99.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CVS Group pays out 35.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

In the previous week, XPS Pensions Group had 1 more articles in the media than CVS Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for XPS Pensions Group and 0 mentions for CVS Group. XPS Pensions Group's average media sentiment score of 0.14 beat CVS Group's score of 0.00 indicating that XPS Pensions Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
XPS Pensions Group	Neutral
CVS Group	Neutral

Summary

XPS Pensions Group beats CVS Group on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does CVS Group compare to WH Smith?

CVS Group (LON:CVSG) and WH Smith (LON:SMWH) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, CVS Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled WH Smith'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
CVS Group	Neutral
WH Smith	Neutral

CVS Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. WH Smith pays an annual dividend of GBX 17.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. CVS Group pays out 35.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. WH Smith pays out -17.9% 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. WH Smith is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

CVS Group has a net margin of 2.43% compared to WH Smith's net margin of -9.48%. CVS Group's return on equity of 5.91% beat WH Smith's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CVS Group	2.43%	5.91%	5.03%
WH Smith	-9.48%	-90.46%	6.62%

CVS Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,666.67, indicating a potential upside of 18.79%. WH Smith has a consensus price target of GBX 566.43, indicating a potential upside of 32.59%. Given WH Smith's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe WH Smith is more favorable than CVS Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CVS Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
WH Smith	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

CVS Group has a beta of 1.071, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, WH Smith has a beta of 0.929, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the broader market.

48.5% of CVS Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.9% of WH Smith shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of CVS Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of WH Smith shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

WH Smith has higher revenue and earnings than CVS Group. WH Smith 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	£712.80M	1.31	£20.68M	£24.30	57.74
WH Smith	£1.59B	0.41	£63.01M	-£96.70	N/A

Summary

CVS Group beats WH Smith on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does CVS Group compare to Compass Group?

Compass Group (LON:CPG) and CVS Group (LON:CVSG) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Compass Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,937.14, suggesting a potential upside of 8,649.31%. CVS Group has a consensus target price of GBX 1,666.67, suggesting a potential upside of 18.79%. Given Compass Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Compass Group is more favorable than CVS Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Compass Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
CVS Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Compass Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 66.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 197.7%. CVS Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Compass Group pays out 55.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CVS Group pays out 35.0% 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.

68.2% of Compass Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.5% of CVS Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Compass Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of CVS Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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

Company	Overall Sentiment
Compass Group	Neutral
CVS Group	Neutral

Compass Group has a net margin of 4.20% compared to CVS Group's net margin of 2.43%. Compass Group's return on equity of 26.12% beat CVS Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Compass Group	4.20%	26.12%	7.52%
CVS Group	2.43%	5.91%	5.03%

Compass Group has a beta of 0.659, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, CVS Group has a beta of 1.071, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the broader market.

Compass Group has higher revenue and earnings than CVS Group. Compass 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
Compass Group	£48.49B	0.01	£1.35B	£118.70	0.28
CVS Group	£712.80M	1.31	£20.68M	£24.30	57.74

Summary

Compass Group beats CVS Group on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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CVSG vs. The Competition

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Metric	CVS Group	Diversified Consumer Services Industry	Consumer Discretionary Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£935.73M	£4.27B	£13.07B	£2.84B
Dividend Yield	0.66%	2.90%	3.10%	5.12%
P/E Ratio	57.74	21.04	24.95	23.41
Price / Sales	1.31	1.24	1.73	4.99
Price / Cash	30.33	13.49	15.57	20.23
Price / Book	3.86	2.36	3.49	2.47
Net Income	£20.68M	£238.05M	£444.25M	£5.88B
7 Day Performance	1.81%	-2.62%	-1.43%	-0.08%
1 Month Performance	19.61%	-6.83%	0.45%	-1.12%
1 Year Performance	16.53%	-9.66%	-1.96%	7.08%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
CVSG CVS Group	N/A	GBX 1,403 +1.7%	GBX 1,666.67 +18.8%	+14.4%	£935.73M	£712.80M	57.74	9,100	Gap Down
IGG IG Group	4.7188 of 5 stars	GBX 974.50 +2.3%	GBX 1,537.50 +57.8%	-15.6%	£3.21B	£949.10M	9.27	2,754	Upcoming Earnings Gap Up High Trading Volume
GNS Genus	2.7285 of 5 stars	GBX 2,416 +1.3%	GBX 3,216.67 +33.1%	-0.7%	£1.60B	£658.10M	5.68	480
XPS XPS Pensions Group	2.5111 of 5 stars	GBX 355.50 +2.0%	GBX 451.50 +27.0%	+2.2%	£721.77M	£262.66M	28.67	1,712	Gap Down
SMWH WH Smith	1.6756 of 5 stars	GBX 447 +4.2%	GBX 566.43 +26.7%	-35.0%	£672.74M	£1.59B	N/A	14,935	High Trading Volume

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