OSB vs. PAG, MAB1, LINV, BEZ, PHNX, STJ, ICP, SDR, MNG, and HSX
Should you be buying OSB Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of OSB Group include Paragon Banking Group (PAG), Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB1), LendInvest (LINV), Beazley (BEZ), Phoenix Group (PHNX), St. James's Place (STJ), Intermediate Capital Group (ICP), Schroders (SDR), M&G (MNG), and Hiscox (HSX). These companies are all part of the "financial services" sector.
OSB Group vs. Its Competitors
Paragon Banking Group (LON:PAG) and OSB Group (LON:OSB) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.
Paragon Banking Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 938, suggesting a potential downside of 2.29%. OSB Group has a consensus target price of GBX 580, suggesting a potential upside of 3.66%. Given OSB Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe OSB Group is more favorable than Paragon Banking Group.
In the previous week, Paragon Banking Group had 4 more articles in the media than OSB Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Paragon Banking Group and 2 mentions for OSB Group. OSB Group's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Paragon Banking Group's score of 0.28 indicating that OSB Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
80.6% of Paragon Banking Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.9% of OSB Group shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of Paragon Banking Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of OSB Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
OSB Group has higher revenue and earnings than Paragon Banking Group. OSB Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Paragon Banking Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Paragon Banking Group has a beta of 1.52, suggesting that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OSB Group has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Paragon Banking Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. OSB Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 33 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Paragon Banking Group pays out 43.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. OSB Group pays out 32.9% 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. OSB Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
OSB Group has a net margin of 27.26% compared to Paragon Banking Group's net margin of 25.14%. OSB Group's return on equity of 18.78% beat Paragon Banking Group's return on equity.
Summary
OSB Group beats Paragon Banking Group on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:OSB) was last updated on 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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