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Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB1) Competitors

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MAB1 vs. LINV, OSB, PAG, BUR, and NUM

Should you buy Mortgage Advice Bureau stock or one of its competitors? Mortgage Advice Bureau's main competitors and comparable companies include LendInvest (LINV), OSB Group (OSB), Paragon Banking Group (PAG), Burford Capital (BUR), and Numis (NUM). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry.

How does Mortgage Advice Bureau compare to LendInvest?

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

LendInvest has a beta of 0.358, suggesting that its share price is 64% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Mortgage Advice Bureau has a beta of 1.031, suggesting that its share price is 3% more volatile than the broader market.

Mortgage Advice Bureau has a net margin of 3.59% compared to LendInvest's net margin of 3.18%. Mortgage Advice Bureau's return on equity of 16.94% beat LendInvest's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
LendInvest3.18% 3.17% -2.16%
Mortgage Advice Bureau 3.59%16.94%5.93%

12.0% of LendInvest shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.0% of Mortgage Advice Bureau shares are held by institutional investors. 56.9% 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Mortgage Advice Bureau had 2 more articles in the media than LendInvest. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Mortgage Advice Bureau and 0 mentions for LendInvest. Mortgage Advice Bureau's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat LendInvest's score of 0.00 indicating that Mortgage Advice Bureau is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
LendInvest Neutral
Mortgage Advice Bureau Neutral

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£103.60M0.39-£20.30M£1.6017.81
Mortgage Advice Bureau£318.77M0.60£10.87M£25.8012.89

LendInvest currently has a consensus price target of GBX 80, indicating a potential upside of 180.81%. Mortgage Advice Bureau has a consensus price target of GBX 975, indicating a potential upside of 193.23%. Given Mortgage Advice Bureau's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Mortgage Advice Bureau 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)
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

Summary

Mortgage Advice Bureau beats LendInvest on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Mortgage Advice Bureau compare to OSB Group?

Mortgage Advice Bureau (LON:MAB1) and OSB Group (LON:OSB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, valuation and profitability.

Mortgage Advice Bureau has a beta of 1.031, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, OSB Group has a beta of 1.048, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the broader market.

Mortgage Advice Bureau currently has a consensus target price of GBX 975, suggesting a potential upside of 193.23%. OSB Group has a consensus target price of GBX 665.80, suggesting a potential upside of 34.83%. Given Mortgage Advice Bureau's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Mortgage Advice Bureau is more favorable than OSB Group.

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

Mortgage Advice Bureau pays an annual dividend of GBX 22 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. OSB Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 35.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Mortgage Advice Bureau pays out 85.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. OSB Group pays out 47.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. OSB Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

48.0% of Mortgage Advice Bureau shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.8% of OSB Group shares are held by institutional investors. 24.5% of Mortgage Advice Bureau shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of OSB Group shares are held 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.

In the previous week, OSB Group had 4 more articles in the media than Mortgage Advice Bureau. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for OSB Group and 2 mentions for Mortgage Advice Bureau. OSB Group's average media sentiment score of 0.35 beat Mortgage Advice Bureau's score of 0.29 indicating that OSB Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Mortgage Advice Bureau
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
OSB Group
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Mortgage Advice Bureau£318.77M0.60£10.87M£25.8012.89
OSB Group£682.50M2.44£370.52M£74.606.62

OSB Group has a net margin of 15.38% compared to Mortgage Advice Bureau's net margin of 3.59%. Mortgage Advice Bureau's return on equity of 16.94% beat OSB Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Mortgage Advice Bureau3.59% 16.94% 5.93%
OSB Group 15.38%13.06%1.35%

Summary

OSB Group beats Mortgage Advice Bureau on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Mortgage Advice Bureau compare to Paragon Banking Group?

Paragon Banking Group (LON:PAG) and Mortgage Advice Bureau (LON:MAB1) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings and media sentiment.

Paragon Banking Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 43.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Mortgage Advice Bureau pays an annual dividend of GBX 22 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. Paragon Banking Group pays out 48.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mortgage Advice Bureau pays out 85.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Paragon Banking Group£525.20M2.44£185.69M£90.007.93
Mortgage Advice Bureau£318.77M0.60£10.87M£25.8012.89

In the previous week, Mortgage Advice Bureau had 2 more articles in the media than Paragon Banking Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Mortgage Advice Bureau and 0 mentions for Paragon Banking Group. Mortgage Advice Bureau's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Paragon Banking Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Mortgage Advice Bureau is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Paragon Banking Group Neutral
Mortgage Advice Bureau Neutral

Paragon Banking Group has a net margin of 14.98% compared to Mortgage Advice Bureau's net margin of 3.59%. Mortgage Advice Bureau's return on equity of 16.94% beat Paragon Banking Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Paragon Banking Group14.98% 11.98% 1.09%
Mortgage Advice Bureau 3.59%16.94%5.93%

Paragon Banking Group has a beta of 1.191, indicating that its share price is 19% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Mortgage Advice Bureau has a beta of 1.031, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the broader market.

Paragon Banking Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,062, suggesting a potential upside of 48.74%. Mortgage Advice Bureau has a consensus price target of GBX 975, suggesting a potential upside of 193.23%. Given Mortgage Advice Bureau's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Mortgage Advice Bureau is more favorable than Paragon Banking Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Paragon Banking Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
5 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

65.7% of Paragon Banking Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.0% of Mortgage Advice Bureau shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Paragon Banking Group 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.

Summary

Paragon Banking Group beats Mortgage Advice Bureau on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Mortgage Advice Bureau compare to Burford Capital?

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

Mortgage Advice Bureau has a beta of 1.031, suggesting that its share price is 3% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Burford Capital has a beta of 1.056, suggesting that its share price is 6% more volatile than the broader market.

Mortgage Advice Bureau currently has a consensus price target of GBX 975, suggesting a potential upside of 193.23%. Burford Capital has a consensus price target of GBX 450, suggesting a potential upside of 54.81%. Given Mortgage Advice Bureau's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Mortgage Advice Bureau is more favorable than Burford Capital.

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

Mortgage Advice Bureau has a net margin of 3.59% compared to Burford Capital's net margin of -10.49%. Mortgage Advice Bureau's return on equity of 16.94% beat Burford Capital's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Mortgage Advice Bureau3.59% 16.94% 5.93%
Burford Capital -10.49%-1.09%10.28%

Mortgage Advice Bureau pays an annual dividend of GBX 22 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. Burford Capital pays an annual dividend of GBX 12.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Mortgage Advice Bureau pays out 85.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Burford Capital pays out -1.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Mortgage Advice Bureau£318.77M0.60£10.87M£25.8012.89
Burford Capital-£1.63B-0.39£193.30M-£769.00N/A

48.0% of Mortgage Advice Bureau shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.2% of Burford Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 24.5% of Mortgage Advice Bureau shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of Burford Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Burford Capital had 5 more articles in the media than Mortgage Advice Bureau. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Burford Capital and 2 mentions for Mortgage Advice Bureau. Mortgage Advice Bureau's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Burford Capital's score of -0.23 indicating that Mortgage Advice Bureau is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Mortgage Advice Bureau
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Burford Capital
0 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

Mortgage Advice Bureau beats Burford Capital on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Mortgage Advice Bureau compare to Numis?

Mortgage Advice Bureau (LON:MAB1) and Numis (LON:NUM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Mortgage Advice Bureau has a net margin of 3.59% compared to Numis' net margin of 1.40%. Mortgage Advice Bureau's return on equity of 16.94% beat Numis' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Mortgage Advice Bureau3.59% 16.94% 5.93%
Numis 1.40%0.98%0.32%

Mortgage Advice Bureau pays an annual dividend of GBX 22 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. Numis pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share. Mortgage Advice Bureau pays out 85.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Numis pays out 55,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Mortgage Advice Bureau is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Mortgage Advice Bureau had 2 more articles in the media than Numis. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Mortgage Advice Bureau and 0 mentions for Numis. Mortgage Advice Bureau's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Numis' score of 0.00 indicating that Mortgage Advice Bureau is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Mortgage Advice Bureau Neutral
Numis Neutral

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Mortgage Advice Bureau£318.77M0.60£10.87M£25.8012.89
Numis£130.31M0.00£1.82M£0.02N/A

Mortgage Advice Bureau has a beta of 1.031, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Numis has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the broader market.

48.0% of Mortgage Advice Bureau shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.5% of Numis shares are held by institutional investors. 24.5% of Mortgage Advice Bureau shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 44.8% of Numis shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Mortgage Advice Bureau presently has a consensus price target of GBX 975, indicating a potential upside of 193.23%. Given Mortgage Advice Bureau's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Mortgage Advice Bureau is more favorable than Numis.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Mortgage Advice Bureau
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Numis
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Summary

Mortgage Advice Bureau beats Numis on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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MAB1 vs. The Competition

MetricMortgage Advice BureauFinancial Services IndustryFinance SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£191.57M£26.65B£13.38B£2.80B
Dividend Yield6.40%6.92%6.03%6.18%
P/E Ratio12.8919.3124.65366.12
Price / Sales0.60333.07508.2389,425.17
Price / Cash4.12277.5147.4527.89
Price / Book2.673.152.696.83
Net Income£10.87M£1.11B£1.32B£5.89B
7 Day Performance-3.62%-2.18%-1.22%-0.70%
1 Month Performance-31.86%0.13%0.81%16.91%
1 Year Performance-53.17%-3.66%7.84%16.43%

Mortgage Advice Bureau Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MAB1
Mortgage Advice Bureau
4.6805 of 5 stars
GBX 332.50
-0.6%
GBX 975
+193.2%
-53.9%£191.57M£318.77M12.891,001
LINV
LendInvest
N/AGBX 28.50
flat
GBX 80
+180.7%
-23.8%£40.56M£103.60M17.81229
OSB
OSB Group
4.6026 of 5 stars
GBX 504
+0.5%
GBX 665.80
+32.1%
-12.2%£1.70B£682.50M6.762,431
PAG
Paragon Banking Group
4.1432 of 5 stars
GBX 745
+0.3%
GBX 1,062
+42.6%
-15.7%£1.34B£525.20M8.2826,500
BUR
Burford Capital
2.1445 of 5 stars
GBX 276.20
+1.2%
GBX 450
+62.9%
-67.2%£606.49M-£1.63BN/A140

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This page (LON:MAB1) was last updated on 10/2/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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