LINV vs. OSB, PAG, MAB1, SCF, JMI, FJV, PEMB, IAT, HEIT, and TORO
Should you be buying LendInvest stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of LendInvest include OSB Group (OSB), Paragon Banking Group (PAG), Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB1), Schroder Income Growth (SCF), JPMorgan UK Smaller Companies Investment Trust (JMI), Fidelity Japan Trust (FJV), Pembroke VCT B (PEMB), Invesco Asia Trust (IAT), Harmony Energy Income Trust (HEIT), and Chenavari Toro Income Fund (TORO). These companies are all part of the "financial services" sector.
LendInvest vs. Its Competitors
LendInvest (LON:LINV) and OSB Group (LON:OSB) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.
OSB Group has higher revenue and earnings than LendInvest. LendInvest is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than OSB Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
LendInvest has a beta of 0.2, indicating that its stock price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OSB Group has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.
LendInvest pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.8%. OSB Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 33 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. LendInvest pays out -34.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. OSB Group pays out 32.9% 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. LendInvest is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
13.5% of LendInvest shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.9% of OSB Group shares are held by institutional investors. 75.1% of LendInvest shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of OSB Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, LendInvest and LendInvest both had 2 articles in the media. OSB Group's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat LendInvest's score of -0.91 indicating that OSB Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
OSB Group has a consensus target price of GBX 580, indicating a potential upside of 3.57%. Given OSB Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe OSB Group is more favorable than LendInvest.
OSB Group has a net margin of 27.26% compared to LendInvest's net margin of -46.74%. OSB Group's return on equity of 18.78% beat LendInvest's return on equity.
Summary
OSB Group beats LendInvest on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:LINV) was last updated on 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff