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Distribution Finance Capital (DFCH) Competitors

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GBX 63.50 -0.50 (-0.78%)
As of 07/3/2026 12:29 PM Eastern
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DFCH vs. FCH, VANQ, HAT, EQLS, and SUS

Should you buy Distribution Finance Capital stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Distribution Finance Capital with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Distribution Finance Capital include Funding Circle (FCH), Vanquis Banking Group (VANQ), H&T Group (HAT), Equals Group (EQLS), and S&U (SUS). These companies are all part of the "credit services" industry.

How does Distribution Finance Capital compare to Funding Circle?

Distribution Finance Capital (LON:DFCH) and Funding Circle (LON:FCH) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Distribution Finance Capital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Funding Circle. Distribution Finance Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Funding Circle, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Distribution Finance Capital£55.70M1.87£7.40M£8.407.56
Funding Circle£222.50M2.16-£5.47M£14.0012.09

Distribution Finance Capital has a beta of 0.883, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Funding Circle has a beta of 0.723, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the broader market.

Distribution Finance Capital currently has a consensus target price of GBX 90, indicating a potential upside of 41.73%. Given Distribution Finance Capital's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Distribution Finance Capital is more favorable than Funding Circle.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Distribution Finance Capital
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Funding Circle
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Distribution Finance Capital has a net margin of 20.97% compared to Funding Circle's net margin of 20.67%. Funding Circle's return on equity of 21.54% beat Distribution Finance Capital's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Distribution Finance Capital20.97% 12.38% 1.16%
Funding Circle 20.67%21.54%-3.89%

In the previous week, Funding Circle had 2 more articles in the media than Distribution Finance Capital. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Funding Circle and 0 mentions for Distribution Finance Capital. Distribution Finance Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Funding Circle's score of 0.30 indicating that Distribution Finance Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Distribution Finance Capital Positive
Funding Circle Neutral

27.7% of Distribution Finance Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.5% of Funding Circle shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.6% of Distribution Finance Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Funding Circle shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Distribution Finance Capital beats Funding Circle on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Distribution Finance Capital compare to Vanquis Banking Group?

Vanquis Banking Group (LON:VANQ) and Distribution Finance Capital (LON:DFCH) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.

54.0% of Vanquis Banking Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.7% of Distribution Finance Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of Vanquis Banking Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of Distribution Finance Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Distribution Finance Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Vanquis Banking Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Distribution Finance Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Vanquis Banking Group Neutral
Distribution Finance Capital Positive

Vanquis Banking Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 140, suggesting a potential upside of 19.45%. Distribution Finance Capital has a consensus price target of GBX 90, suggesting a potential upside of 41.73%. Given Distribution Finance Capital's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Distribution Finance Capital is more favorable than Vanquis Banking Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Vanquis Banking Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Distribution Finance Capital
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Distribution Finance Capital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Vanquis Banking Group. Distribution Finance Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vanquis Banking Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Vanquis Banking Group£454.90M0.64-£31.26M£3.1037.81
Distribution Finance Capital£55.70M1.87£7.40M£8.407.56

Vanquis Banking Group has a beta of 1.227, suggesting that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Distribution Finance Capital has a beta of 0.883, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the broader market.

Distribution Finance Capital has a net margin of 20.97% compared to Vanquis Banking Group's net margin of 1.87%. Distribution Finance Capital's return on equity of 12.38% beat Vanquis Banking Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Vanquis Banking Group1.87% 1.89% -0.87%
Distribution Finance Capital 20.97%12.38%1.16%

Summary

Distribution Finance Capital beats Vanquis Banking Group on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Distribution Finance Capital compare to H&T Group?

H&T Group (LON:HAT) and Distribution Finance Capital (LON:DFCH) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation.

In the previous week, Distribution Finance Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat H&T Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Distribution Finance Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
H&T Group Neutral
Distribution Finance Capital Positive

H&T Group has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Distribution Finance Capital has a beta of 0.883, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the broader market.

H&T Group has higher revenue and earnings than Distribution Finance Capital. Distribution Finance Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than H&T Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
H&T Group£240.86M1.18£21.82M£50.5412.86
Distribution Finance Capital£55.70M1.87£7.40M£8.407.56

46.6% of H&T Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.7% of Distribution Finance Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.3% of H&T Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of Distribution Finance Capital shares are owned 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.

Distribution Finance Capital has a net margin of 20.97% compared to H&T Group's net margin of 8.38%. Distribution Finance Capital's return on equity of 12.38% beat H&T Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
H&T Group8.38% 12.03% 9.07%
Distribution Finance Capital 20.97%12.38%1.16%

Distribution Finance Capital has a consensus target price of GBX 90, suggesting a potential upside of 41.73%. Given Distribution Finance Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Distribution Finance Capital is more favorable than H&T Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
H&T Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Distribution Finance Capital
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

Distribution Finance Capital beats H&T Group on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Distribution Finance Capital compare to Equals Group?

Distribution Finance Capital (LON:DFCH) and Equals Group (LON:EQLS) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Distribution Finance Capital has a beta of 0.883, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Equals Group has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the broader market.

Distribution Finance Capital presently has a consensus price target of GBX 90, suggesting a potential upside of 41.73%. Given Distribution Finance Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Distribution Finance Capital is more favorable than Equals Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Distribution Finance Capital
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Equals Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Equals Group has higher revenue and earnings than Distribution Finance Capital. Equals 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Distribution Finance Capital£55.70M1.87£7.40M£8.407.56
Equals Group£112.32M0.00£8.27M£4.34N/A

Distribution Finance Capital has a net margin of 20.97% compared to Equals Group's net margin of 5.62%. Distribution Finance Capital's return on equity of 12.38% beat Equals Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Distribution Finance Capital20.97% 12.38% 1.16%
Equals Group 5.62%12.17%8.11%

27.7% of Distribution Finance Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.3% of Equals Group shares are held by institutional investors. 5.6% of Distribution Finance Capital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 29.9% of Equals Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Distribution Finance Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Equals Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Distribution Finance Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Distribution Finance Capital Positive
Equals Group Neutral

Summary

Distribution Finance Capital and Equals Group tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Distribution Finance Capital compare to S&U?

Distribution Finance Capital (LON:DFCH) and S&U (LON:SUS) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

S&U has a net margin of 22.07% compared to Distribution Finance Capital's net margin of 20.97%. Distribution Finance Capital's return on equity of 12.38% beat S&U's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Distribution Finance Capital20.97% 12.38% 1.16%
S&U 22.07%9.68%4.18%

27.7% of Distribution Finance Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.4% of S&U shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.6% of Distribution Finance Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 61.5% of S&U 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.

Distribution Finance Capital has a beta of 0.883, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, S&U has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its share price is 44% less volatile than the broader market.

S&U has higher revenue and earnings than Distribution Finance Capital. Distribution Finance Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than S&U, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Distribution Finance Capital£55.70M1.87£7.40M£8.407.56
S&U£93.22M2.57£18.35M£195.2010.09

In the previous week, S&U had 4 more articles in the media than Distribution Finance Capital. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for S&U and 0 mentions for Distribution Finance Capital. Distribution Finance Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat S&U's score of 0.19 indicating that Distribution Finance Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Distribution Finance Capital Positive
S&U Neutral

Distribution Finance Capital presently has a consensus target price of GBX 90, indicating a potential upside of 41.73%. S&U has a consensus target price of GBX 2,110, indicating a potential upside of 7.11%. Given Distribution Finance Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Distribution Finance Capital is more favorable than S&U.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Distribution Finance Capital
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
S&U
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Summary

S&U beats Distribution Finance Capital on 9 of the 15 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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DFCH vs. The Competition

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MetricDistribution Finance CapitalCredit Services IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£104.20M£292.21M£5.53B£2.74B
Dividend YieldN/A16.69%5.23%6.14%
P/E Ratio7.567.4330.02367.75
Price / Sales1.8785.291,118.4385,849.29
Price / Cash0.8914.6589.0327.87
Price / Book1.063.286.687.75
Net Income£7.40M£59.40M£1.13B£5.89B
7 Day Performance-4.37%1.45%0.67%0.61%
1 Month Performance15.45%7.45%1.10%-0.73%
1 Year Performance60.76%22.72%17.39%64.00%

Distribution Finance Capital Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
DFCH
Distribution Finance Capital
2.606 of 5 stars		GBX 63.50
-0.8%		GBX 90
+41.7%		+60.8%£104.20M£55.70M7.56133
FCH
Funding Circle
1.384 of 5 stars		GBX 149
+2.8%		N/A+34.9%£423.33M£222.50M10.641,101
VANQ
Vanquis Banking Group
N/AGBX 117.48
-0.3%		GBX 140
+19.2%		+16.5%£294.09M£454.90M37.901,478
HAT
H&T Group
N/AGBX 650
flat		N/A+1.6%£283.24M£240.86M12.861,625
EQLS
Equals Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£265.55M£112.32M32.12397

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