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LendInvest (LINV) Competitors

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LINV vs. OSB, PAG, MAB1, NVT, and CHI

Should you buy LendInvest stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares LendInvest with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with LendInvest include OSB Group (OSB), Paragon Banking Group (PAG), Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB1), Northern Venture Trust (NVT), and CT UK High Income Trust (CHI). These companies are all part of the "financial services" sector.

How does LendInvest compare to OSB Group?

OSB Group (LON:OSB) and LendInvest (LON:LINV) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

65.8% of OSB Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.0% of LendInvest shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of OSB Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 56.8% of LendInvest shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, OSB Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled LendInvest'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
OSB Group Neutral
LendInvest Neutral

OSB Group has higher revenue and earnings than LendInvest. OSB Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LendInvest, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
OSB Group£668M2.81£370.52M£73.607.48
LendInvest£96.10M0.37-£20.30M£0.7035.71

OSB Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 667.80, indicating a potential upside of 21.31%. LendInvest has a consensus price target of GBX 80, indicating a potential upside of 220.00%. Given LendInvest's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe LendInvest is more favorable than OSB Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
OSB Group
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60
LendInvest
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

OSB Group has a net margin of 22.29% compared to LendInvest's net margin of 1.08%. OSB Group's return on equity of 13.26% beat LendInvest's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
OSB Group22.29% 13.26% 1.35%
LendInvest 1.08%0.73%-2.16%

OSB Group has a beta of 1.055, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, LendInvest has a beta of 0.341, indicating that its share price is 66% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

OSB Group beats LendInvest on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does LendInvest compare to Paragon Banking Group?

LendInvest (LON:LINV) and Paragon Banking Group (LON:PAG) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

LendInvest has a beta of 0.341, indicating that its share price is 66% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Paragon Banking Group has a beta of 1.192, indicating that its share price is 19% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Paragon Banking Group had 3 more articles in the media than LendInvest. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Paragon Banking Group and 0 mentions for LendInvest. Paragon Banking Group's average media sentiment score of 1.27 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

12.0% of LendInvest shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.7% of Paragon Banking Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 56.8% of LendInvest shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Paragon Banking Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

LendInvest presently has a consensus price target of GBX 80, suggesting a potential upside of 220.00%. Paragon Banking Group has a consensus price target of GBX 1,040.17, suggesting a potential upside of 30.67%. Given LendInvest's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe LendInvest is more favorable than Paragon Banking Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
LendInvest
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Paragon Banking Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Paragon Banking Group has higher revenue and earnings than LendInvest. Paragon Banking Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LendInvest, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
LendInvest£96.10M0.37-£20.30M£0.7035.71
Paragon Banking Group£525.20M2.80£185.69M£90.008.84

Paragon Banking Group has a net margin of 14.98% compared to LendInvest's net margin of 1.08%. Paragon Banking Group's return on equity of 11.98% beat LendInvest's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
LendInvest1.08% 0.73% -2.16%
Paragon Banking Group 14.98%11.98%1.09%

Summary

Paragon Banking Group beats LendInvest on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does LendInvest compare to Mortgage Advice Bureau?

LendInvest (LON:LINV) and Mortgage Advice Bureau (LON:MAB1) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, dividends and institutional ownership.

12.0% of LendInvest shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.4% of Mortgage Advice Bureau shares are held by institutional investors. 56.8% of LendInvest shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 24.5% of Mortgage Advice Bureau shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Mortgage Advice Bureau has a net margin of 4.75% compared to LendInvest's net margin of 1.08%. Mortgage Advice Bureau's return on equity of 20.53% beat LendInvest's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
LendInvest1.08% 0.73% -2.16%
Mortgage Advice Bureau 4.75%20.53%5.93%

LendInvest currently has a consensus target price of GBX 80, indicating a potential upside of 220.00%. Mortgage Advice Bureau has a consensus target price of GBX 1,150, indicating a potential upside of 116.17%. Given LendInvest's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe LendInvest is more favorable than Mortgage Advice Bureau.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
LendInvest
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Mortgage Advice Bureau
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

In the previous week, LendInvest's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Mortgage Advice Bureau'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
LendInvest Neutral
Mortgage Advice Bureau Neutral

LendInvest has a beta of 0.341, suggesting that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Mortgage Advice Bureau has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the broader market.

Mortgage Advice Bureau has higher revenue and earnings than LendInvest. Mortgage Advice Bureau is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LendInvest, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
LendInvest£96.10M0.37-£20.30M£0.7035.71
Mortgage Advice Bureau£318.77M0.96£10.87M£25.8020.62

Summary

Mortgage Advice Bureau beats LendInvest on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does LendInvest compare to Northern Venture Trust?

LendInvest (LON:LINV) and Northern Venture Trust (LON:NVT) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.

Northern Venture Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than LendInvest. Northern Venture Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LendInvest, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
LendInvest£96.10M0.37-£20.30M£0.7035.71
Northern Venture Trust-£824K-174.71£3.16M-£0.60N/A

LendInvest has a beta of 0.341, meaning that its share price is 66% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Northern Venture Trust has a beta of 0.19, meaning that its share price is 81% less volatile than the broader market.

12.0% of LendInvest shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Northern Venture Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 56.8% of LendInvest shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Northern Venture Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

LendInvest has a net margin of 1.08% compared to Northern Venture Trust's net margin of -86.36%. LendInvest's return on equity of 0.73% beat Northern Venture Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
LendInvest1.08% 0.73% -2.16%
Northern Venture Trust -86.36%-1.03%0.57%

LendInvest presently has a consensus price target of GBX 80, suggesting a potential upside of 220.00%. Given LendInvest's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe LendInvest is more favorable than Northern Venture Trust.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
LendInvest
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Northern Venture Trust
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

In the previous week, LendInvest's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Northern Venture Trust'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
LendInvest Neutral
Northern Venture Trust Neutral

Summary

LendInvest beats Northern Venture Trust on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does LendInvest compare to CT UK High Income Trust?

CT UK High Income Trust (LON:CHI) and LendInvest (LON:LINV) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.

LendInvest has a consensus target price of GBX 80, suggesting a potential upside of 220.00%. Given LendInvest's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe LendInvest is more favorable than CT UK High Income Trust.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
CT UK High Income Trust
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
LendInvest
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

In the previous week, CT UK High Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled LendInvest'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
CT UK High Income Trust Neutral
LendInvest Neutral

CT UK High Income Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than LendInvest. CT UK High Income Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LendInvest, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
CT UK High Income Trust£21.36M6.55£11.22M£7.5015.33
LendInvest£96.10M0.37-£20.30M£0.7035.71

CT UK High Income Trust has a net margin of 120.92% compared to LendInvest's net margin of 1.08%. CT UK High Income Trust's return on equity of 15.96% beat LendInvest's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
CT UK High Income Trust120.92% 15.96% 6.32%
LendInvest 1.08%0.73%-2.16%

3.2% of CT UK High Income Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.0% of LendInvest shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of CT UK High Income Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 56.8% of LendInvest shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

CT UK High Income Trust has a beta of 0.7626302, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, LendInvest has a beta of 0.341, meaning that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

CT UK High Income Trust and LendInvest tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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LINV vs. The Competition

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MetricLendInvestMortgage Finance IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£34.70M£777.39M£6.22B£3.02B
Dividend Yield15.52%6.76%5.24%6.17%
P/E Ratio35.7112.2629.82368.17
Price / Sales0.3757.761,425.5584,564.79
Price / Cash0.6226.1988.6427.87
Price / Book0.591.716.597.68
Net Income-£20.30M£78.23M£1.13B£5.89B
7 Day Performance3.09%-2.07%-0.07%-0.68%
1 Month Performance2.54%0.49%0.56%-1.01%
1 Year Performance-34.55%-2.50%15.67%61.81%

LendInvest Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LINV
LendInvest
N/AGBX 25
+2.0%		GBX 80
+220.0%		-34.6%£34.70M£96.10M35.71229
OSB
OSB Group
2.9749 of 5 stars		GBX 523
+0.8%		GBX 667.80
+27.7%		-1.5%£1.80B£668M7.112,459
PAG
Paragon Banking Group
4.8096 of 5 stars		GBX 772.39
+0.6%		GBX 1,040.17
+34.7%		-15.8%£1.43B£525.20M8.5826,500
MAB1
Mortgage Advice Bureau
N/AGBX 515.88
+0.2%		GBX 1,150
+122.9%		-34.0%£296.85M£318.77M20.001,001
NVT
Northern Venture Trust
N/AGBX 53
-3.6%		N/AN/A£138.72M£8.65M13.9510,400

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