MCG vs. PFG, GOCO, THG, ESNT, FFX, PGR, AXS, 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), Phoenix Global Resources (PGR), Accsys Technologies (AXS), 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
Mobico Group (LON:MCG) and Vanquis Banking Group (LON:PFG) are both small-cap insurance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, profitability and media sentiment.
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.
Mobico Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.8%. Vanquis Banking Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share. Mobico Group pays out -13.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
In the previous week, Mobico Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Vanquis Banking Group'saverage media sentiment score.
Mobico Group has a beta of 1.6, indicating that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vanquis Banking Group has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Vanquis Banking Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.
51.5% of Mobico Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.0% of Vanquis Banking Group shares are held by institutional investors. 26.1% of Mobico Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Vanquis Banking Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Mobico Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 35, indicating a potential upside of 3.04%. Given Mobico Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Mobico Group is more favorable than Vanquis Banking Group.
Summary
Mobico Group and Vanquis Banking Group tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:MCG) was last updated on 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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