MCG vs. PFG, GOCO, THG, ESNT, FFX, AXS, PGR, ACIC, CNC, and ALL
Should you be buying Mobico Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mobico Group include Vanquis Banking Group (PFG), GoCo Group plc (GOCO.L) (GOCO), THG (THG), Essentra (ESNT), Fairfx Group (FFX), Accsys Technologies (AXS), Phoenix Global Resources (PGR), abrdn China Investment (ACIC), Concurrent Technologies (CNC), and Atlantic Lithium (ALL). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry.
Mobico Group vs. Its Competitors
Vanquis Banking Group (LON:PFG) and Mobico Group (LON:MCG) are both small-cap insurance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, Mobico Group had 5 more articles in the media than Vanquis Banking Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Mobico Group and 1 mentions for Vanquis Banking Group. Vanquis Banking Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Mobico Group's score of -0.16 indicating that Vanquis Banking Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Vanquis Banking Group has a net margin of 8.73% compared to Mobico Group's net margin of -4.36%. Vanquis Banking Group's return on equity of 17.19% beat Mobico Group's return on equity.
Vanquis Banking Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Mobico Group. Mobico Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vanquis Banking Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Vanquis Banking Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share. Mobico Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.3%. Vanquis Banking Group pays out 4,146.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Mobico Group pays out -13.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mobico Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
84.0% of Vanquis Banking Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.5% of Mobico Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Vanquis Banking Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.1% of Mobico Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Mobico Group has a consensus price target of GBX 52.50, indicating a potential upside of 81.03%. Given Mobico Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Mobico Group is more favorable than Vanquis Banking Group.
Vanquis Banking Group has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mobico Group has a beta of 1.6, suggesting that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Vanquis Banking Group and Mobico Group tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:MCG) was last updated on 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
