Essentra (ESNT) Competitors

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ESNT vs. PFG, GOCO, THG, CNC, and FFX

Should you buy Essentra stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Essentra 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 Essentra include Vanquis Banking Group (PFG), GoCo Group plc (GOCO.L) (GOCO), THG (THG), Concurrent Technologies (CNC), and Fairfx Group (FFX). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry.

How does Essentra compare to Vanquis Banking Group?

Vanquis Banking Group (LON:PFG) and Essentra (LON:ESNT) are both small-cap insurance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Vanquis Banking Group has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its share price is 50% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Essentra has a beta of 0.895, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the broader market.

Vanquis Banking Group has a net margin of 8.73% compared to Essentra's net margin of 0.70%. Vanquis Banking Group's return on equity of 17.19% beat Essentra's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vanquis Banking Group	8.73%	17.19%	4.14%
Essentra	0.70%	0.79%	1.74%

In the previous week, Essentra had 2 more articles in the media than Vanquis Banking Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Essentra and 0 mentions for Vanquis Banking Group. Vanquis Banking Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Essentra'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Vanquis Banking Group	Neutral
Essentra	Neutral

84.0% of Vanquis Banking Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.5% of Essentra shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Vanquis Banking Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Essentra shares are owned 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.

Vanquis Banking Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share. Essentra pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. 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 335.7% 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.

Essentra has a consensus price target of GBX 150, suggesting a potential upside of 81.60%. Given Essentra's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Essentra 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)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Essentra	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vanquis Banking Group	£446.50M	0.00	£103.50M	£0.41	N/A
Essentra	£302M	0.78	£3.50M	£0.70	118.00

Summary

Vanquis Banking Group beats Essentra on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Essentra compare to GoCo Group plc (GOCO.L)?

Essentra (LON:ESNT) and GoCo Group plc (GOCO.L) (LON:GOCO) are both small-cap insurance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

Essentra has higher revenue and earnings than GoCo Group plc (GOCO.L). GoCo Group plc (GOCO.L) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Essentra, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Essentra	£302M	0.78	£3.50M	£0.70	118.00
GoCo Group plc (GOCO.L)	£159.20M	0.00	N/A	£2.70	N/A

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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Essentra presently has a consensus target price of GBX 150, suggesting a potential upside of 81.60%. Given Essentra's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Essentra is more favorable than GoCo Group plc (GOCO.L).

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Essentra	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
GoCo Group plc (GOCO.L)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Essentra has a net margin of 0.70% compared to GoCo Group plc (GOCO.L)'s net margin of 0.00%. Essentra's return on equity of 0.79% beat GoCo Group plc (GOCO.L)'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Essentra	0.70%	0.79%	1.74%
GoCo Group plc (GOCO.L)	N/A	N/A	N/A

Essentra pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. GoCo Group plc (GOCO.L) pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.01 per share. Essentra pays out 335.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. GoCo Group plc (GOCO.L) pays out 0.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

In the previous week, Essentra had 2 more articles in the media than GoCo Group plc (GOCO.L). MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Essentra and 0 mentions for GoCo Group plc (GOCO.L). Essentra's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled GoCo Group plc (GOCO.L)'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Essentra	Neutral
GoCo Group plc (GOCO.L)	Neutral

Summary

Essentra beats GoCo Group plc (GOCO.L) on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Essentra compare to THG?

Essentra (LON:ESNT) and THG (LON:THG) are both small-cap insurance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

Essentra has higher earnings, but lower revenue than THG. THG is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Essentra, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Essentra	£302M	0.78	£3.50M	£0.70	118.00
THG	£1.72B	0.29	-£235.23M	£4.00	7.80

69.5% of Essentra shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.2% of THG shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Essentra shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.9% of THG shares are held 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.

Essentra presently has a consensus target price of GBX 150, suggesting a potential upside of 81.60%. THG has a consensus target price of GBX 57.50, suggesting a potential upside of 84.41%. Given THG's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe THG is more favorable than Essentra.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Essentra	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
THG	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

THG has a net margin of 3.15% compared to Essentra's net margin of 0.70%. THG's return on equity of 12.75% beat Essentra's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Essentra	0.70%	0.79%	1.74%
THG	3.15%	12.75%	-2.68%

In the previous week, Essentra had 2 more articles in the media than THG. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Essentra and 0 mentions for THG. THG's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Essentra's score of 0.00 indicating that THG is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Essentra	Neutral
THG	Positive

Essentra has a beta of 0.895, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, THG has a beta of 2.428, indicating that its share price is 143% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Essentra and THG tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Essentra compare to Concurrent Technologies?

Essentra (LON:ESNT) and Concurrent Technologies (LON:CNC) are both small-cap insurance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

Concurrent Technologies has a net margin of 11.03% compared to Essentra's net margin of 0.70%. Concurrent Technologies' return on equity of 11.85% beat Essentra's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Essentra	0.70%	0.79%	1.74%
Concurrent Technologies	11.03%	11.85%	8.31%

Essentra presently has a consensus target price of GBX 150, suggesting a potential upside of 81.60%. Concurrent Technologies has a consensus target price of GBX 262.50, suggesting a potential upside of 6.06%. Given Essentra's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Essentra is more favorable than Concurrent Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Essentra	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Concurrent Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Essentra has a beta of 0.895, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Concurrent Technologies has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its share price is 26% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Essentra had 1 more articles in the media than Concurrent Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Essentra and 1 mentions for Concurrent Technologies. Concurrent Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Essentra's score of 0.00 indicating that Concurrent Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Essentra	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Concurrent Technologies	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

69.5% of Essentra shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.3% of Concurrent Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Essentra shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.4% of Concurrent Technologies shares are owned by company 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.

Concurrent Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Essentra. Concurrent Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Essentra, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Essentra	£302M	0.78	£3.50M	£0.70	118.00
Concurrent Technologies	£45.87M	4.90	£5.09M	£5.58	44.35

Essentra pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Concurrent Technologies pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Essentra pays out 335.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Concurrent Technologies pays out 19.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Concurrent Technologies beats Essentra on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Essentra compare to Fairfx Group?

Fairfx Group (LON:FFX) and Essentra (LON:ESNT) are both small-cap insurance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and risk.

Essentra has a consensus target price of GBX 150, indicating a potential upside of 81.60%. Given Essentra's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Essentra is more favorable than Fairfx Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fairfx Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Essentra	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

69.5% of Essentra shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Essentra shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Essentra has higher revenue and earnings than Fairfx Group. Fairfx Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Essentra, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fairfx Group	£26.09M	0.00	N/A	£1.60	N/A
Essentra	£302M	0.78	£3.50M	£0.70	118.00

Essentra has a net margin of 0.70% compared to Fairfx Group's net margin of 0.00%. Essentra's return on equity of 0.79% beat Fairfx Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fairfx Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Essentra	0.70%	0.79%	1.74%

In the previous week, Essentra had 2 more articles in the media than Fairfx Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Essentra and 0 mentions for Fairfx Group. Fairfx Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Essentra'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Fairfx Group	Neutral
Essentra	Neutral

Summary

Essentra beats Fairfx Group on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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ESNT vs. The Competition

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Metric	Essentra	Specialty Chemicals Industry	Materials Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£234.52M	£8.18B	£5.01B	£2.79B
Dividend Yield	2.42%	3.47%	4.97%	6.09%
P/E Ratio	118.00	17.26	23.65	365.64
Price / Sales	0.78	109.93	7,369.33	88,387.79
Price / Cash	4.94	19.25	27.65	27.89
Price / Book	0.86	3.22	7.08	7.58
Net Income	£3.50M	£213.62M	£159.16M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-1.78%	0.65%	2.63%	0.32%
1 Month Performance	-2.78%	8.51%	3.23%	2.32%
1 Year Performance	-15.89%	30.94%	87.60%	86.76%

Essentra Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count
ESNT Essentra	3.6509 of 5 stars	GBX 82.60 flat	GBX 150 +81.6%	-16.6%	£234.52M	£302M	118.00	350
PFG Vanquis Banking Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£571.19M	£446.50M	548.78	19,300
GOCO GoCo Group plc (GOCO.L)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£555.09M	£159.20M	48.74	5,450
THG THG	3.9832 of 5 stars	GBX 30.58 -1.0%	GBX 57.50 +88.0%	+14.1%	£476.35M	£1.72B	7.65	7,291
CNC Concurrent Technologies	2.0955 of 5 stars	GBX 258.40 +5.0%	GBX 262.50 +1.6%	+33.8%	£224.78M	£45.87M	46.31	74,300

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Essentra (ESNT) Competitors

ESNT vs. PFG, GOCO, THG, CNC, and FFX

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Essentra (ESNT) Competitors

ESNT vs. PFG, GOCO, THG, CNC, and FFX

How does Essentra compare to Vanquis Banking Group?

Which has more risk and volatility, PFG or ESNT?

Is PFG or ESNT more profitable?

Does the media favor PFG or ESNT?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PFG or ESNT?

Is PFG or ESNT a better dividend stock?

Do analysts rate PFG or ESNT?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, PFG or ESNT?

Summary

How does Essentra compare to GoCo Group plc (GOCO.L)?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ESNT or GOCO?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ESNT or GOCO?

Do analysts recommend ESNT or GOCO?

Is ESNT or GOCO more profitable?

Is ESNT or GOCO a better dividend stock?

Does the media prefer ESNT or GOCO?

Summary

How does Essentra compare to THG?

Which has better valuation and earnings, ESNT or THG?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ESNT or THG?

Do analysts recommend ESNT or THG?

Is ESNT or THG more profitable?

Does the media favor ESNT or THG?

Which has more volatility & risk, ESNT or THG?

Summary

How does Essentra compare to Concurrent Technologies?

Is ESNT or CNC more profitable?

Do analysts recommend ESNT or CNC?

Which has more volatility and risk, ESNT or CNC?

Does the media refer more to ESNT or CNC?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ESNT or CNC?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ESNT or CNC?

Is ESNT or CNC a better dividend stock?

Summary

How does Essentra compare to Fairfx Group?

Do analysts prefer FFX or ESNT?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in FFX or ESNT?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, FFX or ESNT?

Is FFX or ESNT more profitable?

Does the media refer more to FFX or ESNT?

Summary

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