HAT vs. PFG, FCH, IPF, EQLS, VANQ, SUS, FFX, ASAI, PARK, and TRU
Should you be buying H&T Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of H&T Group include Vanquis Banking Group (PFG), Funding Circle (FCH), International Personal Finance (IPF), Equals Group (EQLS), Vanquis Banking Group (VANQ), S&U (SUS), Fairfx Group (FFX), ASA International Group (ASAI), Park Group (PARK), and TruFin (TRU). These companies are all part of the "credit services" industry.
H&T Group vs. Its Competitors
H&T Group (LON:HAT) and Vanquis Banking Group (LON:PFG) are both small-cap credit services industry companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings.
H&T Group has a net margin of 9.06% compared to Vanquis Banking Group's net margin of 8.73%. Vanquis Banking Group's return on equity of 17.19% beat H&T Group's return on equity.
46.6% of H&T Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.0% of Vanquis Banking Group shares are held by institutional investors. 10.3% of H&T Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Vanquis Banking Group shares are held 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 higher revenue and earnings than H&T Group. Vanquis Banking Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than H&T Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, H&T Group's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Vanquis Banking Group's score of 0.00 indicating that H&T Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
H&T Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 545, indicating a potential downside of 14.84%. Given Vanquis Banking Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Vanquis Banking Group is more favorable than H&T Group.
H&T Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 18 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Vanquis Banking Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share. H&T Group pays out 35.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. H&T Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
H&T Group has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vanquis Banking Group has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
H&T Group beats Vanquis Banking Group on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
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This page (LON:HAT) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
