Empiric Student Property (ESP) Competitors GBX 98.70 +0.10 (+0.10%) As of 03:38 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock ESP vs. SPI, RTN, IPF, APH, SGM, MSI, MCP, BERI, AMAT, and STMShould you be buying Empiric Student Property stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Empiric Student Property include Spire Healthcare Group (SPI), The Restaurant Group (RTN), International Personal Finance (IPF), Alliance Pharma (APH), Sigma Capital Group (SGM), MS INTERNATIONAL (MSI), Martin Currie Asia Unconstrand Trust (MCP), BlackRock Energy and Resources (BERI), Amati AIM VCT (AMAT), and STM Group (STM). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry. Empiric Student Property vs. Its Competitors Spire Healthcare Group The Restaurant Group International Personal Finance Alliance Pharma Sigma Capital Group MS INTERNATIONAL Martin Currie Asia Unconstrand Trust BlackRock Energy and Resources Amati AIM VCT STM Group Spire Healthcare Group (LON:SPI) and Empiric Student Property (LON:ESP) are both small-cap electronic equipment companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and media sentiment. Is SPI or ESP a better dividend stock? Spire Healthcare Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Empiric Student Property pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Spire Healthcare Group pays out 42.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Empiric Student Property pays out 44.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Which has more risk and volatility, SPI or ESP? Spire Healthcare Group has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Empiric Student Property has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor SPI or ESP? In the previous week, Spire Healthcare Group's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Empiric Student Property's score of 0.00 indicating that Spire Healthcare Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Spire Healthcare Group Positive Empiric Student Property Neutral Do analysts prefer SPI or ESP? Spire Healthcare Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 300, suggesting a potential upside of 32.45%. Given Spire Healthcare Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Spire Healthcare Group is more favorable than Empiric Student Property.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Spire Healthcare Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Empiric Student Property 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has better earnings and valuation, SPI or ESP? Empiric Student Property has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Spire Healthcare Group. Empiric Student Property is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Spire Healthcare Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSpire Healthcare Group£1.44B0.63£28.15M£7.0332.24Empiric Student Property£89.58M7.30£58.84M£8.9011.08 Is SPI or ESP more profitable? Empiric Student Property has a net margin of 65.69% compared to Spire Healthcare Group's net margin of 1.96%. Empiric Student Property's return on equity of 7.23% beat Spire Healthcare Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Spire Healthcare Group1.96% 3.82% 3.73% Empiric Student Property 65.69%7.23%2.26% Do institutionals & insiders believe in SPI or ESP? 50.4% of Spire Healthcare Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.4% of Empiric Student Property shares are owned by institutional investors. 34.7% of Spire Healthcare Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Empiric Student Property 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. SummarySpire Healthcare Group beats Empiric Student Property on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Empiric Student Property News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ESP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Media 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 ESP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEmpiric Student PropertyREIT IndustryReal Estate SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£653.80M£1.46B£1.61B£3.06BDividend Yield4.27%3.83%6.26%5.02%P/E Ratio11.084.3010.43163.07Price / Sales7.30242.231,072.59299,001.16Price / Cash9.72107.6866.7927.97Price / Book0.800.711.334.70Net Income£58.84M£64.85M-£120.13M£5.90B7 Day Performance-0.30%0.27%0.45%0.29%1 Month Performance-2.66%1.54%1.18%7.72%1 Year Performance4.56%11.89%11.41%71.60% Empiric Student Property Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ESPEmpiric Student PropertyN/AGBX 98.70+0.1%N/A+4.8%£653.80M£89.58M11.08150SPISpire Healthcare GroupN/AGBX 220.50-0.7%GBX 300+36.1%-6.4%£885.46M£1.44B31.38420News CoverageRTNThe Restaurant GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£499.23M£927M-1,080.0064,000IPFInternational Personal FinanceN/AGBX 177.40+0.7%N/A+35.6%£385.53M£695.42M8.596,230APHAlliance Pharma2.1405 of 5 starsGBX 64.70flatGBX 6,250+9,560.0%N/A£350.32M£183.50M-10.4391,000SGMSigma Capital GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£181.35M£10.60M54.5948,300MSIMS INTERNATIONALN/AGBX 1,120+1.8%N/A+3.4%£177.76M£107.14M15.61455MCPMartin Currie Asia Unconstrand TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£145.58M£6.14M43.1321,000BERIBlackRock Energy and ResourcesN/AGBX 118.50-0.4%N/A+5.2%£140.55M£25.44M6.23N/ANews CoverageGap DownAMATAmati AIM VCTN/AGBX 62flatN/A-25.4%£91.02M-£5.65M-8.5233,000STMSTM GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£35.53M£30.06M3,075.0048,300 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Spire Healthcare Group Competitors The Restaurant Group Competitors International Personal Finance Competitors Alliance Pharma Competitors Sigma Capital Group Competitors MS INTERNATIONAL Competitors Martin Currie Asia Unconstrand Trust Competitors BlackRock Energy and Resources Competitors Amati AIM VCT Competitors STM Group 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:ESP) was last updated on 7/25/2025 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 | SponsoredGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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