JUST vs. LRE, RQIH, BEZ, HL, INVP, PCT, DLG, IGG, ATST, and ABDN
Should you be buying Just Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Just Group include Lancashire (LRE), R&Q Insurance (RQIH), Beazley (BEZ), Hargreaves Lansdown (HL), Investec Group (INVP), Polar Capital Technology Trust (PCT), Direct Line Insurance Group (DLG), IG Group (IGG), Alliance Trust (ATST), and abrdn (ABDN). These companies are all part of the "financial services" sector.
Just Group vs. Its Competitors
Lancashire (LON:LRE) and Just Group (LON:JUST) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.
Lancashire has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.
60.5% of Lancashire shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.5% of Just Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Lancashire shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Just Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Lancashire currently has a consensus target price of GBX 663, suggesting a potential upside of 6.25%. Just Group has a consensus target price of GBX 179.75, suggesting a potential upside of 37.00%. Given Just Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Just Group is more favorable than Lancashire.
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.
Lancashire pays an annual dividend of GBX 18 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Just Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Lancashire pays out 34.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Just Group pays out 23.3% 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.
In the previous week, Lancashire had 2 more articles in the media than Just Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Lancashire and 1 mentions for Just Group. Lancashire's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Just Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Lancashire is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Lancashire has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Just Group has a beta of 1.51, suggesting that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Lancashire and Just Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:JUST) was last updated on 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
