LendInvest (LINV) Competitors GBX 30.27 -0.73 (-2.35%) As of 05/23/2025 05:26 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendInsider TradesBuy This Stock LINV vs. PAG, OSB, MAB1, AEI, LTI, AUGM, TV1, OIG, TIGT, and PVNShould you be buying LendInvest stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of LendInvest include Paragon Banking Group (PAG), OSB Group (OSB), Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB1), abrdn Equity Income Trust (AEI), Lindsell Train Investment Trust (LTI), Augmentum Fintech (AUGM), Thames Ventures VCT 1 (TV1), Oryx International Growth Fund (OIG), Troy Income & Growth (TIGT), and ProVen VCT (PVN). These companies are all part of the "financial services" sector. LendInvest vs. Paragon Banking Group OSB Group Mortgage Advice Bureau abrdn Equity Income Trust Lindsell Train Investment Trust Augmentum Fintech Thames Ventures VCT 1 Oryx International Growth Fund Troy Income & Growth ProVen VCT LendInvest (LON:LINV) and Paragon Banking Group (LON:PAG) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk and community ranking. Do analysts prefer LINV or PAG? Paragon Banking Group has a consensus price target of GBX 916.50, suggesting a potential upside of 1.95%. Given Paragon Banking Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Paragon Banking Group is more favorable than LendInvest.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score LendInvest 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Paragon Banking Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more volatility and risk, LINV or PAG? LendInvest has a beta of 0.2, indicating that its stock price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paragon Banking Group has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LINV or PAG? 13.5% of LendInvest shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.6% of Paragon Banking Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 75.1% of LendInvest shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Paragon Banking Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to LINV or PAG? In the previous week, Paragon Banking Group had 2 more articles in the media than LendInvest. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Paragon Banking Group and 0 mentions for LendInvest. Paragon Banking Group's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat LendInvest's score of 0.00 indicating that Paragon Banking Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment LendInvest Neutral Paragon Banking Group Positive Which has preferable valuation and earnings, LINV or PAG? Paragon Banking Group has higher revenue and earnings than LendInvest. LendInvest is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Paragon Banking Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLendInvest£43.43M0.98-£20.30M-£14.47-2.09Paragon Banking Group£738.64M2.43£185.69M£92.659.70 Is LINV or PAG more profitable? Paragon Banking Group has a net margin of 25.14% compared to LendInvest's net margin of -46.74%. Paragon Banking Group's return on equity of 14.13% beat LendInvest's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets LendInvest-46.74% -31.70% -2.16% Paragon Banking Group 25.14%14.13%1.09% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LINV or PAG? Paragon Banking Group received 737 more outperform votes than LendInvest when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave LendInvest an outperform vote while only 77.88% of users gave Paragon Banking Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLendInvestOutperform Votes6100.00% Underperform VotesNo VotesParagon Banking GroupOutperform Votes74377.88% Underperform Votes21122.12% Is LINV or PAG a better dividend stock? LendInvest pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.5%. Paragon Banking Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. LendInvest pays out -34.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Paragon Banking Group pays out 43.2% 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. SummaryParagon Banking Group beats LendInvest on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get LendInvest News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LINV and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart LINV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLendInvestMortgage Finance IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£42.47M£716.54M£5.29B£2.66BDividend Yield15.52%7.03%4.13%4.79%P/E Ratio-2.098.7712.82135.59Price / Sales0.9858.891,679.50224,602.93Price / Cash0.6226.1949.8328.30Price / Book0.711.811.353.89Net Income-£20.30M£78.23M£1.16B£5.94B7 Day Performance-4.36%-0.53%-0.04%3.64%1 Month Performance11.37%2.46%10.21%24.61%1 Year Performance4.38%14.55%12.22%29.34% LendInvest Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LINVLendInvestN/AGBX 30.27-2.4%N/A+4.4%£42.47M£43.43M-2.09229Gap DownPAGParagon Banking Group2.5674 of 5 starsGBX 889+0.4%GBX 916.50+3.1%+17.0%£1.78B£738.64M9.6026,500Dividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastGap DownOSBOSB Group2.9533 of 5 starsGBX 480.80+0.4%GBX 590+22.7%+1.7%£1.78B£1.36B4.792,459MAB1Mortgage Advice Bureau3.5452 of 5 starsGBX 820-0.5%GBX 1,150+40.2%-4.8%£475.25M£246.27M43.721,001News CoverageAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeAEIabrdn Equity Income TrustN/AGBX 348+0.3%N/A+11.7%£166.02M£3.37M-750.7630LTILindsell Train Investment TrustN/AGBX 826+0.9%N/A+1.9%£165.38M£936.35M21.44N/AAUGMAugmentum FintechN/AGBX 97.80-0.2%N/A-6.9%£164.82M£18.62M0.93N/ATV1Thames Ventures VCT 1N/AGBX 94.50flatN/AN/A£163.22M£-3,640,000.00-2,362.50N/AOIGOryx International Growth FundN/AGBX 1,120+1.1%N/A-25.7%£163.13M£30.97M6.31N/ATIGTTroy Income & GrowthN/AN/AN/AN/A£162.08M£-7,860,000.00-2,320.00N/AGap DownPVNProVen VCTN/AGBX 59.50flatN/AN/A£161.87M£14.11M17.11N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Paragon Banking Group Competitors OSB Group Competitors Mortgage Advice Bureau Competitors abrdn Equity Income Trust Competitors Lindsell Train Investment Trust Competitors Augmentum Fintech Competitors Thames Ventures VCT 1 Competitors Oryx International Growth Fund Competitors Troy Income & Growth Competitors ProVen VCT Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:LINV) was last updated on 5/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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