OSB Group (OSB) Competitors GBX 478.80 -5.40 (-1.12%) As of 12:03 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock OSB vs. PAG, MAB1, LINV, BEZ, ICP, PHNX, STJ, SDR, FCIT, and HLShould 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), Intermediate Capital Group (ICP), Phoenix Group (PHNX), St. James's Place (STJ), Schroders (SDR), F&C Investment Trust (FCIT), and Hargreaves Lansdown (HL). These companies are all part of the "financial services" sector. OSB Group vs. Paragon Banking Group Mortgage Advice Bureau LendInvest Beazley Intermediate Capital Group Phoenix Group St. James's Place Schroders F&C Investment Trust Hargreaves Lansdown OSB Group (LON:OSB) and Paragon Banking Group (LON:PAG) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends. Is OSB or PAG more profitable? 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.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets OSB Group27.26% 18.78% 1.35% Paragon Banking Group 25.14%14.13%1.09% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in OSB or PAG? Paragon Banking Group received 249 more outperform votes than OSB Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.88% of users gave Paragon Banking Group an outperform vote while only 75.42% of users gave OSB Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformOSB GroupOutperform Votes49475.42% Underperform Votes16124.58% Paragon Banking GroupOutperform Votes74377.88% Underperform Votes21122.12% Do analysts prefer OSB or PAG? OSB Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 590, indicating a potential upside of 23.22%. Paragon Banking Group has a consensus price target of GBX 916.50, indicating a potential upside of 3.50%. Given OSB Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe OSB Group is more favorable than Paragon Banking Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score OSB Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Paragon Banking Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has preferable valuation and earnings, OSB or PAG? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioOSB Group£1.36B1.30£370.52M£100.334.77Paragon Banking Group£738.64M2.40£185.69M£92.659.56 Which has more risk & volatility, OSB or PAG? OSB Group has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paragon Banking Group has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor OSB or PAG? In the previous week, Paragon Banking Group had 1 more articles in the media than OSB Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Paragon Banking Group and 1 mentions for OSB Group. OSB Group's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Paragon Banking Group's score of 0.70 indicating that OSB Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment OSB Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Paragon Banking Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is OSB or PAG a better dividend stock? OSB Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 33 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Paragon Banking Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. OSB Group pays out 32.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Paragon Banking Group pays out 43.2% 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. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in OSB or PAG? 67.9% of OSB Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.6% of Paragon Banking Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of OSB Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Paragon Banking Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryOSB Group beats Paragon Banking Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get OSB Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for OSB and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart OSB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricOSB GroupMortgage Finance IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£1.77B£712.53M£5.34B£2.68BDividend Yield7.84%7.03%4.18%5.05%P/E Ratio4.778.3512.76134.32Price / Sales1.3058.191,770.92203,702.45Price / Cash0.7026.1949.7128.02Price / Book0.861.801.343.79Net Income£370.52M£78.23M£1.22B£5.89B7 Day Performance1.31%-1.01%7.12%7.78%1 Month Performance9.66%4.01%18.67%29.45%1 Year Performance1.40%13.51%13.09%119.74% OSB Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)OSBOSB Group2.9014 of 5 starsGBX 478.80-1.1%GBX 590+23.2%+2.4%£1.77B£1.36B4.772,459PAGParagon Banking Group2.6272 of 5 starsGBX 887-0.2%GBX 875-1.4%+21.1%£1.77B£738.64M9.5726,500Dividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastMAB1Mortgage Advice Bureau3.8191 of 5 starsGBX 860-3.6%GBX 1,150+33.7%-7.4%£498.43M£246.27M45.861,001News CoverageAnalyst ForecastLINVLendInvestN/AGBX 29-2.1%N/A+12.9%£40.69M£43.43M-2.00229BEZBeazley1.3397 of 5 starsGBX 872.50-1.4%GBX 962.50+10.3%+37.9%£6.71B£6.57B5.462,324News CoveragePositive NewsICPIntermediate Capital Group0.3877 of 5 starsN/AN/AN/A£6.24B£831.60M2,787.76579News CoveragePHNXPhoenix Group0.6476 of 5 starsGBX 601-0.6%GBX 607.50+1.1%+21.2%£6.01B£24.81B-11.527,757News CoverageSTJSt. James's Place1.3644 of 5 starsGBX 1,063.50+3.8%GBX 812.33-23.6%+127.5%£5.75B£26.27B-891.362,298News CoverageSDRSchroders1.5586 of 5 starsGBX 347.40+1.9%GBX 404.75+16.5%-5.9%£5.39B£2.78B15.176,438Analyst ForecastFCITF&C Investment TrustN/AGBX 1,093+2.7%N/A+5.4%£5.28B£981.19M5.66N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementHLHargreaves Lansdown2.3935 of 5 starsN/AGBX 1,055.33+∞N/A£5.26B£764.90M1,787.901,850Positive NewsHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Paragon Banking Group Competitors Mortgage Advice Bureau Competitors LendInvest Competitors Beazley Competitors Intermediate Capital Group Competitors Phoenix Group Competitors St. James's Place Competitors Schroders Competitors F&C Investment Trust Competitors Hargreaves Lansdown Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:OSB) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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