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Distribution Finance Capital (DFCH) Competitors

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DFCH vs. HAT, VANQ, EQLS, SUS, and FFX

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 H&T Group (HAT), Vanquis Banking Group (VANQ), Equals Group (EQLS), S&U (SUS), and Fairfx Group (FFX). These companies are all part of the "credit services" industry.

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

Distribution Finance Capital (LON:DFCH) and H&T Group (LON:HAT) 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 institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, risk, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

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
Distribution Finance Capital£55.70M1.62£7.40M£8.406.55
H&T Group£240.86M1.18£21.82M£50.5412.86

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
Distribution Finance Capital20.97% 12.38% 1.16%
H&T Group 8.38%12.03%9.07%

In the previous week, Distribution Finance Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled H&T Group'saverage media sentiment score.

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

27.7% of Distribution Finance Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.6% of H&T Group shares are held by institutional investors. 5.6% of Distribution Finance Capital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.3% of H&T Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Distribution Finance Capital has a beta of 0.892, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, H&T Group has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

H&T Group beats Distribution Finance Capital on 7 of the 11 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 stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.

Vanquis Banking Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 140, indicating a potential upside of 26.80%. 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.

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)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

54.0% of Vanquis Banking Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.7% of Distribution Finance Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of Vanquis Banking 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Vanquis Banking Group has a beta of 1.231, meaning that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Distribution Finance Capital has a beta of 0.892, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Vanquis Banking Group had 1 more articles in the media than Distribution Finance Capital. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Vanquis Banking Group and 0 mentions for Distribution Finance Capital. Vanquis Banking Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Distribution Finance Capital'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Vanquis Banking Group Neutral
Distribution Finance Capital Neutral

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%

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£454.90M0.61-£31.26M£3.1035.62
Distribution Finance Capital£55.70M1.62£7.40M£8.406.55

Summary

Vanquis Banking Group beats Distribution Finance Capital 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 better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

In the previous week, Distribution Finance Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Equals Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Distribution Finance Capital Neutral
Equals Group Neutral

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£55.70M1.62£7.40M£8.406.55
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%

Distribution Finance Capital has a beta of 0.892, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Equals Group has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its share price is 36% more volatile than the broader market.

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 29.9% of Equals Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Equals Group beats Distribution Finance Capital on 7 of the 10 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 investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

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£55.70M1.62£7.40M£8.406.55
S&U£93.22M2.57£18.35M£195.2010.09

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%

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

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Distribution Finance Capital
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
S&U
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

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 insiders. Comparatively, 61.5% of S&U shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Distribution Finance Capital has a beta of 0.892, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, S&U has a beta of 0.561, suggesting that its share price is 44% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, S&U had 2 more articles in the media than Distribution Finance Capital. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for S&U and 0 mentions for Distribution Finance Capital. S&U's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Distribution Finance Capital's score of 0.00 indicating that S&U is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Distribution Finance Capital Neutral
S&U Positive

Summary

S&U beats Distribution Finance Capital on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Distribution Finance Capital compare to Fairfx Group?

Fairfx Group (LON:FFX) and Distribution Finance Capital (LON:DFCH) are both small-cap credit services industry companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, earnings and risk.

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

Distribution Finance Capital has a net margin of 20.97% compared to Fairfx Group's net margin of 0.00%. Distribution Finance Capital's return on equity of 12.38% beat Fairfx Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Fairfx GroupN/A N/A N/A
Distribution Finance Capital 20.97%12.38%1.16%

Distribution Finance Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Fairfx Group. Fairfx 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
Fairfx Group£26.09M0.00N/A£1.60N/A
Distribution Finance Capital£55.70M1.62£7.40M£8.406.55

In the previous week, Fairfx Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Distribution Finance Capital'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Fairfx Group Neutral
Distribution Finance Capital Neutral

Summary

Distribution Finance Capital beats Fairfx Group on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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DFCH vs. The Competition

MetricDistribution Finance CapitalCredit Services IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£90.25M£271.99M£5.89B£2.79B
Dividend YieldN/A16.80%5.28%6.13%
P/E Ratio6.557.0815.67366.76
Price / Sales1.6290.901,103.1586,680.88
Price / Cash0.8914.6288.9827.87
Price / Book0.923.146.577.84
Net Income£7.40M£59.40M£1.13B£5.89B
7 Day Performance1.85%0.09%1.10%-0.05%
1 Month Performance-8.33%-3.05%1.61%2.05%
1 Year Performance31.58%27.42%19.49%75.16%

Distribution Finance Capital Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
DFCH
Distribution Finance Capital
N/AGBX 55
+3.8%
N/A+37.9%£90.25M£55.70M6.55133
HAT
H&T Group
N/AGBX 650
flat
N/A+2.5%£283.24M£240.86M12.861,625
VANQ
Vanquis Banking Group
2.8144 of 5 stars
GBX 107.55
-1.3%
GBX 140
+30.2%
+12.1%£269.23M£454.90M34.691,478
EQLS
Equals Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£265.55M£112.32M32.12397
SUS
S&U
2.214 of 5 stars
GBX 1,955
-3.7%
GBX 2,110
+7.9%
+26.1%£237.55M£93.22M10.02224

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This page (LON:DFCH) was last updated on 6/12/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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