DFCH vs. VANQ, HAT, EQLS, SUS, FFX, ASAI, TRU, PARK, APP, and UEX
Should you be buying Distribution Finance Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Distribution Finance Capital include Vanquis Banking Group (VANQ), H&T Group (HAT), Equals Group (EQLS), S&U (SUS), Fairfx Group (FFX), ASA International Group (ASAI), TruFin (TRU), Park Group (PARK), Appreciate Group (APP), and Urban Exposure (UEX). These companies are all part of the "credit services" industry.
Distribution Finance Capital vs. Its Competitors
Vanquis Banking Group (LON:VANQ) and Distribution Finance Capital (LON:DFCH) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, Vanquis Banking Group had 4 more articles in the media than Distribution Finance Capital. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Vanquis Banking Group and 0 mentions for Distribution Finance Capital. Vanquis Banking Group's average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat Distribution Finance Capital's score of 0.00 indicating that Vanquis Banking Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
54.0% of Vanquis Banking Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.7% of Distribution Finance Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Vanquis Banking Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of Distribution Finance Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Distribution Finance Capital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Vanquis Banking Group. Vanquis Banking Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Distribution Finance Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Vanquis Banking Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 111.50, indicating a potential downside of 4.78%. Given Vanquis Banking Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Vanquis Banking Group is more favorable than Distribution Finance Capital.
Distribution Finance Capital has a net margin of 14.99% compared to Vanquis Banking Group's net margin of -6.88%. Distribution Finance Capital's return on equity of 7.33% beat Vanquis Banking Group's return on equity.
Vanquis Banking Group has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Distribution Finance Capital has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Vanquis Banking Group and Distribution Finance Capital tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
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This page (LON:DFCH) was last updated on 10/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
