Orchard Funding Group (ORCH) Competitors

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ORCH vs. UEX, TIME, FFI, TSL, and AMGO

Should you buy Orchard Funding Group stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Orchard Funding Group 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 Orchard Funding Group include Urban Exposure (UEX), Time Finance (TIME), FFI (FFI), ThinkSmart (TSL), and Amigo (AMGO). These companies are all part of the "credit services" industry.

How does Orchard Funding Group compare to Urban Exposure?

Urban Exposure (LON:UEX) and Orchard Funding Group (LON:ORCH) are both small-cap credit services industry companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and valuation.

Urban Exposure is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Orchard Funding Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Urban Exposure£3.69M0.00N/A-£14.90N/A
Orchard Funding Group£10.50M1.24N/A£14.374.23

Urban Exposure pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.02 per share. Orchard Funding Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Urban Exposure pays out -0.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Orchard Funding Group pays out 7.0% 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.

In the previous week, Orchard Funding Group had 2 more articles in the media than Urban Exposure. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Orchard Funding Group and 0 mentions for Urban Exposure. Orchard Funding Group's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Urban Exposure's score of 0.00 indicating that Orchard Funding Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Urban Exposure Neutral
Orchard Funding Group Positive

Orchard Funding Group has a net margin of 29.21% compared to Urban Exposure's net margin of 0.00%. Orchard Funding Group's return on equity of 14.61% beat Urban Exposure's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Urban ExposureN/A N/A N/A
Orchard Funding Group 29.21%14.61%2.57%

1.6% of Orchard Funding Group shares are held by institutional investors. 57.2% of Orchard Funding Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Orchard Funding Group beats Urban Exposure on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Orchard Funding Group compare to Time Finance?

Time Finance (LON:TIME) and Orchard Funding Group (LON:ORCH) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings.

0.2% of Time Finance shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.6% of Orchard Funding Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.7% of Time Finance shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 57.2% of Orchard Funding Group shares are owned by company 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, Time Finance and Time Finance both had 2 articles in the media. Orchard Funding Group's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Time Finance's score of 0.00 indicating that Orchard Funding Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Time Finance
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Orchard Funding Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Orchard Funding Group has a net margin of 29.21% compared to Time Finance's net margin of 16.11%. Orchard Funding Group's return on equity of 14.61% beat Time Finance's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Time Finance16.11% 8.28% 2.26%
Orchard Funding Group 29.21%14.61%2.57%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Time Finance£37.83M1.20£4.38M£6.577.53
Orchard Funding Group£10.50M1.24N/A£14.374.23

Time Finance has a beta of 0.892, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Orchard Funding Group has a beta of -0.13, suggesting that its share price is 113% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Orchard Funding Group beats Time Finance on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Orchard Funding Group compare to FFI?

FFI (LON:FFI) and Orchard Funding Group (LON:ORCH) are both small-cap credit services industry companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

FFI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Orchard Funding Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
FFI£80.57M0.00N/A£5.40N/A
Orchard Funding Group£10.50M1.24N/A£14.374.23

In the previous week, Orchard Funding Group had 2 more articles in the media than FFI. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Orchard Funding Group and 0 mentions for FFI. Orchard Funding Group's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat FFI's score of 0.00 indicating that Orchard Funding Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
FFI Neutral
Orchard Funding Group Positive

Orchard Funding Group has a net margin of 29.21% compared to FFI's net margin of 0.00%. Orchard Funding Group's return on equity of 14.61% beat FFI's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
FFIN/A N/A N/A
Orchard Funding Group 29.21%14.61%2.57%

1.6% of Orchard Funding Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 57.2% of Orchard Funding Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Orchard Funding Group beats FFI on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Orchard Funding Group compare to ThinkSmart?

ThinkSmart (LON:TSL) and Orchard Funding Group (LON:ORCH) are both small-cap credit services industry companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

In the previous week, Orchard Funding Group had 2 more articles in the media than ThinkSmart. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Orchard Funding Group and 0 mentions for ThinkSmart. Orchard Funding Group's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat ThinkSmart's score of 0.00 indicating that Orchard Funding Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
ThinkSmart Neutral
Orchard Funding Group Positive

ThinkSmart pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.05 per share. Orchard Funding Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. ThinkSmart pays out -0.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Orchard Funding Group pays out 7.0% 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.

Orchard Funding Group has a net margin of 29.21% compared to ThinkSmart's net margin of 0.00%. Orchard Funding Group's return on equity of 14.61% beat ThinkSmart's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ThinkSmartN/A N/A N/A
Orchard Funding Group 29.21%14.61%2.57%

ThinkSmart is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Orchard Funding Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
ThinkSmart£3.48M0.00N/A-£31.50N/A
Orchard Funding Group£10.50M1.24N/A£14.374.23

1.6% of Orchard Funding Group shares are held by institutional investors. 57.2% of Orchard Funding Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Orchard Funding Group beats ThinkSmart on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Orchard Funding Group compare to Amigo?

Amigo (LON:AMGO) and Orchard Funding Group (LON:ORCH) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.

Amigo has a beta of 2.056, suggesting that its share price is 106% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Orchard Funding Group has a beta of -0.13, suggesting that its share price is 113% less volatile than the broader market.

0.0% of Amigo shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.6% of Orchard Funding Group shares are held by institutional investors. 33.3% of Amigo shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 57.2% of Orchard Funding Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Orchard Funding Group has higher revenue and earnings than Amigo.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Amigo£3.36M7.93-£11.76MN/AN/A
Orchard Funding Group£10.50M1.24N/A£14.374.23

In the previous week, Amigo had 1 more articles in the media than Orchard Funding Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Amigo and 2 mentions for Orchard Funding Group. Amigo's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Orchard Funding Group's score of 0.67 indicating that Amigo is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Amigo
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Orchard Funding Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Orchard Funding Group has a net margin of 29.21% compared to Amigo's net margin of 5.56%. Orchard Funding Group's return on equity of 14.61% beat Amigo's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Amigo5.56% N/A -6.04%
Orchard Funding Group 29.21%14.61%2.57%

Summary

Orchard Funding Group beats Amigo on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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ORCH vs. The Competition

MetricOrchard Funding GroupCredit Services IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£12.28M£326.31M£6.02B£2.84B
Dividend Yield3.48%16.73%5.27%6.16%
P/E Ratio4.237.1429.22366.68
Price / Sales1.2483.281,090.4286,035.77
Price / Cash2.1114.6485.1527.87
Price / BookN/A3.166.667.68
Net IncomeN/A£59.40M£1.14B£5.89B
7 Day Performance6.63%1.09%-0.55%-1.03%
1 Month Performance12.64%1.51%0.74%-0.75%
1 Year Performance-11.20%25.93%18.93%70.01%

Orchard Funding Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ORCH
Orchard Funding Group
N/AGBX 60.78
+6.3%
N/A-15.7%£12.28M£10.50M4.2322
UEX
Urban Exposure
N/AN/AN/AN/A£49.43M£3.69MN/A30
TIME
Time Finance
N/AGBX 48
flat
N/A-16.8%£44.01M£37.83M7.31150
FFI
FFI
N/AN/AN/AN/A£40.24M£80.57M4.72127
TSL
ThinkSmart
N/AN/AN/AN/A£30.69M£3.48MN/AN/A

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This page (LON:ORCH) was last updated on 6/25/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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