Just Group (JUST) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer 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 44.53% 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 44.53%	Underperform Votes 416 55.47%

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 stronger valuation & earnings, 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	3.23	£199.02M	£52.49	10.95

Do institutionals & insiders 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Lancashire shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer JUST or LRE?

Just Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 170, indicating a potential upside of 23.19%. Lancashire has a consensus price target of GBX 770, indicating a potential upside of 33.91%. Given Lancashire's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lancashire is more favorable than Just Group.

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)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor JUST or LRE?

In the previous week, Lancashire had 1 more articles in the media than Just Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Lancashire and 1 mentions for Just Group. Just Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Lancashire'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Just Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Lancashire	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, JUST or LRE?

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

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 3.1%. 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.

Summary

Lancashire beats Just Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.