OSB vs. PAG, MAB1, LINV, STJ, PHNX, ICP, SDR, MNG, FCIT, and BEZ
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), St. James's Place (STJ), Phoenix Group (PHNX), Intermediate Capital Group (ICP), Schroders (SDR), M&G (MNG), F&C Investment Trust (FCIT), and Beazley (BEZ). These companies are all part of the "financial services" sector.
OSB Group vs. Its Competitors
OSB Group (LON:OSB) and Paragon Banking Group (LON:PAG) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, OSB Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Paragon Banking Group'saverage media sentiment score.
65.8% of OSB Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.7% of Paragon Banking Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of OSB Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Paragon Banking Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
OSB Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 645, indicating a potential upside of 14.67%. Paragon Banking Group has a consensus target price of GBX 991.50, indicating a potential upside of 15.68%. Given Paragon Banking Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Paragon Banking Group is more favorable than OSB Group.
OSB Group has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paragon Banking Group has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
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.
OSB Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Paragon Banking Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. OSB Group pays out 48.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Paragon Banking Group pays out 41.9% 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.
Summary
OSB Group beats Paragon Banking Group on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (LON:OSB) was last updated on 10/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
