Just Group (JUST) Competitors

Just Group (LON:JUST) and Lancashire (LON:LRE) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Does the media prefer JUST or LRE?

In the previous week, Just Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Lancashire'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Just Group	Neutral
Lancashire	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of JUST or LRE?

75.5% of Just Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.5% of Lancashire shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Just Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Lancashire shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is JUST or LRE a better dividend stock?

Just Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Lancashire pays an annual dividend of GBX 18 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Just Group pays out 23.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lancashire pays out 34.3% 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.

Is JUST or LRE more profitable?

Lancashire has a net margin of 37.12% compared to Just Group's net margin of 3.40%. Lancashire's return on equity of 10.76% beat Just Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Just Group	3.40%	8.47%	3.30%
Lancashire	37.12%	10.76%	6.75%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, JUST or LRE?

Lancashire has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Just Group. Lancashire is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Just Group, 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
Just Group	£2.66B	0.54	£90.37M	£8.59	16.06
Lancashire	£536.12M	3.19	£199.02M	£52.49	10.80

Do analysts prefer JUST or LRE?

Just Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 170, indicating a potential upside of 23.19%. Lancashire has a consensus price target of GBX 670, indicating a potential upside of 18.17%. Given Just Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Just Group is more favorable than Lancashire.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Just Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Lancashire	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more risk & volatility, JUST or LRE?

Just Group has a beta of 1.51, meaning that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lancashire has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in JUST or LRE?

Lancashire received 10 more outperform votes than Just Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.05% of users gave Just Group an outperform vote while only 44.47% of users gave Lancashire an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Just Group	Outperform Votes 324 71.05%	Underperform Votes 132 28.95%
Lancashire	Outperform Votes 334 44.47%	Underperform Votes 417 55.53%

Summary

Just Group beats Lancashire on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.