Essentra (ESNT) Competitors GBX 108.60 -1.40 (-1.27%) As of 10/17/2025 11:54 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock ESNT vs. EIG, PFG, GOCO, THG, FFX, CNC, PGR, ACIC, MCG, and AXSShould you be buying Essentra stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Essentra include Ei Group plc (EIG.L) (EIG), Vanquis Banking Group (PFG), GoCo Group plc (GOCO.L) (GOCO), THG (THG), Fairfx Group (FFX), Concurrent Technologies (CNC), Phoenix Global Resources (PGR), abrdn China Investment (ACIC), Mobico Group (MCG), and Accsys Technologies (AXS). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Essentra vs. Its Competitors Ei Group plc (EIG.L) Vanquis Banking Group GoCo Group plc (GOCO.L) THG Fairfx Group Concurrent Technologies Phoenix Global Resources abrdn China Investment Mobico Group Accsys Technologies Ei Group plc (EIG.L) (LON:EIG) and Essentra (LON:ESNT) are both small-cap insurance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Does the media favor EIG or ESNT? In the previous week, Essentra had 1 more articles in the media than Ei Group plc (EIG.L). MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Essentra and 0 mentions for Ei Group plc (EIG.L). Essentra's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Ei Group plc (EIG.L)'s score of 0.00 indicating that Essentra is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Ei Group plc (EIG.L) Neutral Essentra Positive Do analysts recommend EIG or ESNT? Essentra has a consensus price target of GBX 191.67, indicating a potential upside of 76.49%. Given Essentra's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Essentra is more favorable than Ei Group plc (EIG.L).Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ei Group plc (EIG.L) 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Essentra 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do insiders & institutionals believe in EIG or ESNT? 69.5% of Essentra shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Essentra shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is EIG or ESNT more profitable? Essentra has a net margin of 1.13% compared to Ei Group plc (EIG.L)'s net margin of 0.00%. Essentra's return on equity of 1.28% beat Ei Group plc (EIG.L)'s return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ei Group plc (EIG.L)N/A N/A N/A Essentra 1.13%1.28%1.74% Which has better earnings & valuation, EIG or ESNT? Essentra has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ei Group plc (EIG.L). Ei Group plc (EIG.L) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Essentra, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEi Group plc (EIG.L)£724M0.00N/A-£46.20N/AEssentra£295.10M1.05£3.50M£0.033,290.91 SummaryEssentra beats Ei Group plc (EIG.L) on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Essentra News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ESNT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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.Skip Chart ESNT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEssentraSpecialty Chemicals IndustryMaterials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£310.03M£7.27B£3.83B£2.55BDividend Yield2.16%3.49%5.05%5.32%P/E Ratio3,290.91620.39156.514,366.81Price / Sales1.0598.9123,917.3199,410.30Price / Cash4.9419.2526.6427.90Price / Book1.132.887.188.11Net Income£3.50M£220.83M£148.99M£5.89B7 Day Performance-1.36%-0.27%45.54%-0.66%1 Month Performance10.48%2.46%53.89%0.83%1 Year Performance-28.65%-2.91%75.53%126.00% Essentra Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ESNTEssentra3.0276 of 5 starsGBX 108.60-1.3%GBX 191.67+76.5%-28.1%£310.03M£295.10M3,290.91350News CoverageEIGEi Group plc (EIG.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.26B£724M-6.16680PFGVanquis Banking GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£571.19M£446.50M548.7819,300GOCOGoCo Group plc (GOCO.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£555.09M£159.20M48.745,450THGTHG0.6761 of 5 starsGBX 37.31-1.8%GBX 39.50+5.9%-11.1%£488.06M£1.69B-373.137,291Positive NewsGap DownFFXFairfx GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£204.20M£26.09M77.8139,000CNCConcurrent TechnologiesN/AGBX 230.06-0.8%N/A+77.7%£198.94M£44.57M4,365.4674,300PGRPhoenix Global ResourcesN/AN/AN/AN/A£181.13M£78.37M-8.1355,100Gap DownACICabrdn China InvestmentN/AN/AN/AN/A£175.29M-£22.82M-761.11470MCGMobico Group1.9102 of 5 starsGBX 26.66+0.5%GBX 32.50+21.9%-63.2%£162.72M£3.49B-15.654,300AXSAccsys TechnologiesN/AGBX 64.62+0.2%N/A+21.5%£156.54M£136.63M-646.162,080 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ei Group plc (EIG.L) Competitors Vanquis Banking Group Competitors GoCo Group plc (GOCO.L) Competitors THG Competitors Fairfx Group Competitors Concurrent Technologies Competitors Phoenix Global Resources Competitors abrdn China Investment Competitors Mobico Group Competitors Accsys Technologies Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:ESNT) was last updated on 10/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuy alert: Move $1,000 before Tesla’s Optimus launchElon's $1,000,000,000,000 payday Elon Musk just made his biggest insider purchase of Tesla stock ever. 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