ESNT vs. PFG, GOCO, THG, MCG, FFX, PGR, AXS, ACIC, CNC, and ALL
Should you be buying Essentra stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Essentra include Vanquis Banking Group (PFG), GoCo Group plc (GOCO.L) (GOCO), THG (THG), Mobico Group (MCG), Fairfx Group (FFX), Phoenix Global Resources (PGR), Accsys Technologies (AXS), abrdn China Investment (ACIC), Concurrent Technologies (CNC), and Atlantic Lithium (ALL). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry.
Essentra vs. Its Competitors
Vanquis Banking Group (LON:PFG) and Essentra (LON:ESNT) are both small-cap insurance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.
Vanquis Banking Group has higher revenue and earnings than Essentra. Vanquis Banking Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Essentra, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Essentra had 3 more articles in the media than Vanquis Banking Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Essentra and 1 mentions for Vanquis Banking Group. Essentra's average media sentiment score of 0.35 beat Vanquis Banking Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Essentra is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
84.0% of Vanquis Banking Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 121.7% of Essentra shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Vanquis Banking Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Essentra shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Vanquis Banking Group has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Essentra has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Vanquis Banking Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share. Essentra pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Vanquis Banking Group pays out 4,146.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Essentra pays out 329.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Essentra is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Vanquis Banking Group has a net margin of 8.73% compared to Essentra's net margin of 1.13%. Vanquis Banking Group's return on equity of 17.19% beat Essentra's return on equity.
Essentra has a consensus target price of GBX 191.67, indicating a potential upside of 87.54%. Given Essentra's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Essentra is more favorable than Vanquis Banking Group.
Summary
Essentra beats Vanquis Banking Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:ESNT) was last updated on 8/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
