Sancus Lending Group (LEND) Competitors

Sancus Lending Group (LON:LEND) and Orchard Funding Group (LON:ORCH) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking and earnings.

Does the media prefer LEND or ORCH?

In the previous week, Sancus Lending Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Orchard Funding Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Sancus Lending Group	Neutral
Orchard Funding Group	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in LEND or ORCH?

17.1% of Sancus Lending Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.0% of Orchard Funding Group shares are held by institutional investors. 52.6% of Sancus Lending Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 60.2% of Orchard Funding Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LEND or ORCH?

Orchard Funding Group received 130 more outperform votes than Sancus Lending Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.01% of users gave Orchard Funding Group an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Sancus Lending Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sancus Lending Group	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 1 100.00%
Orchard Funding Group	Outperform Votes 130 67.01%	Underperform Votes 64 32.99%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, LEND or ORCH?

Orchard Funding Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Sancus Lending Group. Sancus Lending Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Orchard Funding 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
Sancus Lending Group	£11.33M	0.18	-£6.47M	-£0.01	-34.90
Orchard Funding Group	£6.56M	0.75	£1.51M	£0.07	328.57

Which has more volatility & risk, LEND or ORCH?

Sancus Lending Group has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Orchard Funding Group has a beta of -0.13, suggesting that its share price is 113% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is LEND or ORCH more profitable?

Orchard Funding Group has a net margin of 23.07% compared to Sancus Lending Group's net margin of -57.08%. Orchard Funding Group's return on equity of 8.55% beat Sancus Lending Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sancus Lending Group	-57.08%	-1,088.89%	-5.62%
Orchard Funding Group	23.07%	8.55%	2.57%

Is LEND or ORCH a better dividend stock?

Sancus Lending Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 859.6%. Orchard Funding Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.0%. Sancus Lending Group pays out -30,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Orchard Funding Group pays out 4,285.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Sancus Lending Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Orchard Funding Group beats Sancus Lending Group on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.