Essentra (ESNT) Competitors GBX 105.40 -7.20 (-6.39%) As of 11:08 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock ESNT vs. EIG, PFG, GOCO, THG, FFX, MCG, PGR, AXS, ACIC, and CNCShould 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), Mobico Group (MCG), Phoenix Global Resources (PGR), Accsys Technologies (AXS), abrdn China Investment (ACIC), and Concurrent Technologies (CNC). 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 Mobico Group Phoenix Global Resources Accsys Technologies abrdn China Investment Concurrent Technologies Essentra (LON:ESNT) and Ei Group plc (EIG.L) (LON:EIG) are both small-cap insurance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and risk. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ESNT or EIG? 121.7% of Essentra shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Essentra shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to ESNT or EIG? In the previous week, Essentra's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Ei Group plc (EIG.L)'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Essentra Neutral Ei Group plc (EIG.L) Neutral Is ESNT or EIG 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 Essentra1.13% 1.28% 1.74% Ei Group plc (EIG.L) N/A N/A N/A Which has better valuation and earnings, ESNT or EIG? Essentra has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioEssentra£309.74M0.98£3.50M£1.2186.83Ei Group plc (EIG.L)£724M0.00N/A-£46.20N/A Do analysts recommend ESNT or EIG? Essentra currently has a consensus price target of GBX 185, suggesting a potential upside of 75.52%. Given Essentra's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Essentra is more favorable than Ei Group plc (EIG.L).Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Essentra 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Ei Group plc (EIG.L) 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 SummaryEssentra beats Ei Group plc (EIG.L) on 10 of the 11 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ESNT and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart ESNT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEssentraSpecialty Chemicals IndustryMaterials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£302.96M£7.94B£3.23B£3.01BDividend Yield0.03%3.52%5.17%5.02%P/E Ratio86.8312.30106.55165.11Price / Sales0.9860.8228,712,403,950,790,000.00295,837.05Price / Cash4.9419.2523.8727.97Price / Book1.104.416.014.52Net Income£3.50M£220.83M£147.94M£5.90B7 Day Performance-5.22%-0.43%0.54%6.43%1 Month Performance7.88%2.93%4.30%13.19%1 Year Performance-35.26%-8.86%24.10%68.35% Essentra Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ESNTEssentraN/AGBX 105.40-6.4%GBX 185+75.5%-31.7%£302.96M£309.74M86.83350EIGEi 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£159.20M48.745,450THGTHG1.4353 of 5 starsGBX 31.18-1.1%GBX 49+57.1%-52.9%£412.68M£2.00B-1.767,291FFXFairfx GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£204.20M£26.09M77.8139,000MCGMobico Group2.9781 of 5 starsGBX 30.43+0.1%GBX 68+123.4%-39.2%£186.40M£3.24B-1.324,300News CoveragePGRPhoenix Global ResourcesN/AN/AN/AN/A£181.13M£78.37M-8.1355,100Gap DownAXSAccsys TechnologiesN/AGBX 61.50-3.9%N/A+14.5%£177.30M£165.34M-9.812,080News CoverageInsider TradeHigh Trading VolumeACICabrdn China InvestmentN/AN/AN/AN/A£175.29M-£22.82M-761.11470CNCConcurrent TechnologiesN/AGBX 197.50-1.3%N/A+64.3%£170.63M£36.64M33.7774,300Positive News 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 Mobico Group Competitors Phoenix Global Resources Competitors Accsys Technologies Competitors abrdn China Investment Competitors Concurrent 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 7/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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