PHSC (PHSC) Competitors GBX 16.95 +0.45 (+2.73%) As of 05/21/2025 10:16 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock PHSC vs. STRL, VCBC, BASK, RGP, AUCT, FHP, BLOC, DERR, JAR, and HLMAShould you be buying PHSC stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PHSC include Stirling Industries (STRL), Vertu Capital (VCBC), Baskerville Capital (BASK), Ross Group (RGP), Auctus Growth PLC (AUCT.L) (AUCT), Fandango (FHP), Blockchain Worldwide (BLOC), DERN CAPI/PAR VTG FPD 0.025 (DERR), Jardine Matheson (JAR), and Halma (HLMA). These companies are all part of the "conglomerates" industry. PHSC vs. Stirling Industries Vertu Capital Baskerville Capital Ross Group Auctus Growth PLC (AUCT.L) Fandango Blockchain Worldwide DERN CAPI/PAR VTG FPD 0.025 Jardine Matheson Halma Stirling Industries (LON:STRL) and PHSC (LON:PHSC) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Is STRL or PHSC more profitable? PHSC has a net margin of 6.58% compared to Stirling Industries' net margin of 0.00%. PHSC's return on equity of 7.29% beat Stirling Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Stirling IndustriesN/A N/A N/A PHSC 6.58%7.29%6.42% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of STRL or PHSC? 12.2% of PHSC shares are held by institutional investors. 49.8% of PHSC shares are held by 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. Which has better earnings and valuation, STRL or PHSC? PHSC has higher revenue and earnings than Stirling Industries. Stirling Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PHSC, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioStirling IndustriesN/AN/AN/A-£41.60N/APHSC£3.34M0.49£220.19K£2.377.14 Does the media prefer STRL or PHSC? In the previous week, PHSC had 4 more articles in the media than Stirling Industries. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for PHSC and 0 mentions for Stirling Industries. PHSC's average media sentiment score of 0.10 beat Stirling Industries' score of 0.00 indicating that PHSC is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Stirling Industries Neutral PHSC Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community favor STRL or PHSC? PHSC received 116 more outperform votes than Stirling Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.73% of users gave Stirling Industries an outperform vote while only 53.91% of users gave PHSC an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformStirling IndustriesOutperform Votes872.73% Underperform Votes327.27% PHSCOutperform Votes12453.91% Underperform Votes10646.09% SummaryPHSC beats Stirling Industries on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks. Get PHSC News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PHSC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Media 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 PHSC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPHSCConglomerates IndustryIndustrials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£1.66M£1.96B£7.61B£2.60BDividend Yield6.58%3.99%4.58%5.05%P/E Ratio7.144.3023.10133.06Price / Sales0.4996.1291.25223,900.51Price / Cash2.8414.8126.9428.05Price / Book0.573.873.953.73Net Income£220,191.20£480.34M£808.62M£5.89B7 Day Performance2.73%-0.25%-0.15%-0.22%1 Month Performance5.94%2.68%10.16%20.73%1 Year Performance-29.38%0.13%25.61%35.20% PHSC Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PHSCPHSCN/AGBX 16.95+2.7%N/A-29.4%£1.66M£3.34M7.1434Gap UpSTRLStirling IndustriesN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.80MN/A-1.02N/AGap DownVCBCVertu CapitalN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.87MN/A-13.00N/ABASKBaskerville CapitalN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.65MN/A-6.90N/AGap DownRGPRoss GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.63M£43,000.00-90.004,260Gap DownAUCTAuctus Growth PLC (AUCT.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£707,000.00N/A-6.973High Trading VolumeFHPFandangoN/AN/AN/AN/A£603,000.00N/A0.00N/ABLOCBlockchain WorldwideN/AN/AN/AN/A£106,000.00N/A-0.282DERRDERN CAPI/PAR VTG FPD 0.025N/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.00N/AJARJardine MathesonN/AGBX 62.50flatN/AN/A£11.64B£2.28T142.83425,000HLMAHalma0.2022 of 5 starsGBX 2,918-1.9%GBX 2,566.67-12.0%+25.6%£10.99B£2.03B40.828,000News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Stirling Industries Alternatives Vertu Capital Alternatives Baskerville Capital Alternatives Ross Group Alternatives Auctus Growth PLC (AUCT.L) Alternatives Fandango Alternatives Blockchain Worldwide Alternatives DERN CAPI/PAR VTG FPD 0.025 Alternatives Jardine Matheson Alternatives Halma Alternatives 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:PHSC) was last updated on 5/23/2025 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 | SponsoredWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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