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Spire Healthcare Group (SPI) Competitors

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SPI vs. IPF, ESP, RTN, APH, and MSI

Should you buy Spire Healthcare Group stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Spire Healthcare 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 Spire Healthcare Group include International Personal Finance (IPF), Empiric Student Property (ESP), The Restaurant Group (RTN), Alliance Pharma (APH), and MS INTERNATIONAL (MSI).

How does Spire Healthcare Group compare to International Personal Finance?

International Personal Finance (LON:IPF) and Spire Healthcare Group (LON:SPI) are related small-cap companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings, media sentiment and risk.

In the previous week, International Personal Finance had 1 more articles in the media than Spire Healthcare Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for International Personal Finance and 0 mentions for Spire Healthcare Group. Spire Healthcare Group's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat International Personal Finance's score of 0.55 indicating that Spire Healthcare Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
International Personal Finance Positive
Spire Healthcare Group Positive

International Personal Finance has a beta of 0.411, indicating that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Spire Healthcare Group has a beta of 0.928, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the broader market.

50.6% of International Personal Finance shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.9% of Spire Healthcare Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of International Personal Finance shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 39.3% of Spire Healthcare Group shares are owned 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.

International Personal Finance has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Spire Healthcare Group. International Personal Finance is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Spire Healthcare Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
International Personal Finance£725.10M0.77£44.87M£23.6010.59
Spire Healthcare Group£1.58B0.59£28.15M£4.0058.13

Spire Healthcare Group has a consensus target price of GBX 245, suggesting a potential upside of 5.38%. Given Spire Healthcare Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Spire Healthcare Group is more favorable than International Personal Finance.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
International Personal Finance
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
Spire Healthcare Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

International Personal Finance has a net margin of 6.03% compared to Spire Healthcare Group's net margin of 1.04%. International Personal Finance's return on equity of 8.74% beat Spire Healthcare Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
International Personal Finance6.03% 8.74% 8.81%
Spire Healthcare Group 1.04%2.22%3.73%

International Personal Finance pays an annual dividend of GBX 11.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Spire Healthcare Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. International Personal Finance pays out 50.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Spire Healthcare Group pays out 57.5% 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. International Personal Finance is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

International Personal Finance beats Spire Healthcare Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Spire Healthcare Group compare to Empiric Student Property?

Spire Healthcare Group (LON:SPI) and Empiric Student Property (LON:ESP) are related small-cap companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation.

Empiric Student Property has a net margin of 40.86% compared to Spire Healthcare Group's net margin of 1.04%. Empiric Student Property's return on equity of 4.48% beat Spire Healthcare Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Spire Healthcare Group1.04% 2.22% 3.73%
Empiric Student Property 40.86%4.48%2.26%

Empiric Student Property has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Spire Healthcare Group. Empiric Student Property is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Spire Healthcare Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Spire Healthcare Group£1.58B0.59£28.15M£4.0058.13
Empiric Student Property£85.60M6.21£58.84M£4.3018.60

22.9% of Spire Healthcare Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.3% of Empiric Student Property shares are owned by institutional investors. 39.3% of Spire Healthcare Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Empiric Student Property shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Spire Healthcare Group's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Empiric Student Property's score of 0.00 indicating that Spire Healthcare Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Spire Healthcare Group Positive
Empiric Student Property Neutral

Spire Healthcare Group has a beta of 0.928, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Empiric Student Property has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the broader market.

Spire Healthcare Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Empiric Student Property pays an annual dividend of GBX 3.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Spire Healthcare Group pays out 57.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Empiric Student Property pays out 87.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Spire Healthcare Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 245, indicating a potential upside of 5.38%. Given Spire Healthcare Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Spire Healthcare Group is more favorable than Empiric Student Property.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Spire Healthcare Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Empiric Student Property
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Summary

Spire Healthcare Group beats Empiric Student Property on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Spire Healthcare Group compare to The Restaurant Group?

The Restaurant Group (LON:RTN) and Spire Healthcare Group (LON:SPI) are related small-cap companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Spire Healthcare Group has a net margin of 1.04% compared to The Restaurant Group's net margin of -4.74%. Spire Healthcare Group's return on equity of 2.22% beat The Restaurant Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
The Restaurant Group-4.74% -10.96% 3.93%
Spire Healthcare Group 1.04%2.22%3.73%

The Restaurant Group has a beta of 1.85, indicating that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Spire Healthcare Group has a beta of 0.928, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the broader market.

92.3% of The Restaurant Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.9% of Spire Healthcare Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of The Restaurant Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 39.3% of Spire Healthcare Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Spire Healthcare Group has higher revenue and earnings than The Restaurant Group. The Restaurant Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Spire Healthcare Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
The Restaurant Group£927M0.00-£43.90M-£0.06N/A
Spire Healthcare Group£1.58B0.59£28.15M£4.0058.13

In the previous week, The Restaurant Group had 2 more articles in the media than Spire Healthcare Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for The Restaurant Group and 0 mentions for Spire Healthcare Group. The Restaurant Group's average media sentiment score of 1.82 beat Spire Healthcare Group's score of 0.67 indicating that The Restaurant Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
The Restaurant Group Very Positive
Spire Healthcare Group Positive

Spire Healthcare Group has a consensus target price of GBX 245, indicating a potential upside of 5.38%. Given Spire Healthcare Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Spire Healthcare Group is more favorable than The Restaurant Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
The Restaurant Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Spire Healthcare Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

The Restaurant Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share. Spire Healthcare Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. The Restaurant Group pays out -6,666.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Spire Healthcare Group pays out 57.5% 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

Spire Healthcare Group beats The Restaurant Group on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Spire Healthcare Group compare to Alliance Pharma?

Spire Healthcare Group (LON:SPI) and Alliance Pharma (LON:APH) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Spire Healthcare Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Alliance Pharma pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Spire Healthcare Group pays out 57.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alliance Pharma pays out -32.2% 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. Alliance Pharma is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Spire Healthcare Group has a beta of 0.928, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Alliance Pharma has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the broader market.

Spire Healthcare Group has a net margin of 1.04% compared to Alliance Pharma's net margin of -6.00%. Spire Healthcare Group's return on equity of 2.22% beat Alliance Pharma's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Spire Healthcare Group1.04% 2.22% 3.73%
Alliance Pharma -6.00%-5.04%5.98%

Spire Healthcare Group has higher revenue and earnings than Alliance Pharma. Alliance Pharma is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Spire Healthcare Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Spire Healthcare Group£1.58B0.59£28.15M£4.0058.13
Alliance Pharma£183.50M1.91-£33.65M-£6.20N/A

Spire Healthcare Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 245, indicating a potential upside of 5.38%. Given Spire Healthcare Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Spire Healthcare Group is more favorable than Alliance Pharma.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Spire Healthcare Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Alliance Pharma
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

In the previous week, Spire Healthcare Group's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Alliance Pharma's score of 0.00 indicating that Spire Healthcare Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Spire Healthcare Group Positive
Alliance Pharma Neutral

22.9% of Spire Healthcare Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.3% of Alliance Pharma shares are owned by institutional investors. 39.3% of Spire Healthcare Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.0% of Alliance Pharma shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Spire Healthcare Group beats Alliance Pharma on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Spire Healthcare Group compare to MS INTERNATIONAL?

Spire Healthcare Group (LON:SPI) and MS INTERNATIONAL (LON:MSI) are related small-cap companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and earnings.

Spire Healthcare Group has a beta of 0.928, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, MS INTERNATIONAL has a beta of 0.04, indicating that its share price is 96% less volatile than the broader market.

Spire Healthcare Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 245, suggesting a potential upside of 5.38%. Given Spire Healthcare Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Spire Healthcare Group is more favorable than MS INTERNATIONAL.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Spire Healthcare Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
MS INTERNATIONAL
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

MS INTERNATIONAL has a net margin of 9.58% compared to Spire Healthcare Group's net margin of 1.04%. MS INTERNATIONAL's return on equity of 16.56% beat Spire Healthcare Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Spire Healthcare Group1.04% 2.22% 3.73%
MS INTERNATIONAL 9.58%16.56%8.03%

Spire Healthcare Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. MS INTERNATIONAL pays an annual dividend of GBX 24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Spire Healthcare Group pays out 57.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MS INTERNATIONAL pays out 36.5% 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. MS INTERNATIONAL is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Spire Healthcare Group has higher revenue and earnings than MS INTERNATIONAL. MS INTERNATIONAL is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Spire Healthcare Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Spire Healthcare Group£1.58B0.59£28.15M£4.0058.13
MS INTERNATIONAL£115.01M2.10£11.24M£65.7022.37

22.9% of Spire Healthcare Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.0% of MS INTERNATIONAL shares are held by institutional investors. 39.3% of Spire Healthcare Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 38.7% of MS INTERNATIONAL shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Spire Healthcare Group's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat MS INTERNATIONAL's score of 0.00 indicating that Spire Healthcare Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Spire Healthcare Group Positive
MS INTERNATIONAL Neutral

Summary

Spire Healthcare Group beats MS INTERNATIONAL on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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SPI vs. The Competition

MetricSpire Healthcare GroupHealthcare Providers & Services IndustryHealthcare SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£931.39M£9.96B£6.90B£2.86B
Dividend Yield0.64%2.55%2.60%6.13%
P/E Ratio58.1326.05280.82368.57
Price / Sales0.594.81599.6583,546.77
Price / Cash9.12126.6472.1127.89
Price / Book1.275.2312.957.14
Net Income£28.15M£312.25M£3.49B£5.89B
7 Day Performance-0.64%1.11%3.57%1.00%
1 Month Performance6.07%-0.73%-2.50%0.67%
1 Year Performance12.32%25.06%73.94%74.90%

Spire Healthcare Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SPI
Spire Healthcare Group
1.2542 of 5 stars
GBX 232.50
+1.1%
GBX 245
+5.4%
+12.3%£931.39M£1.58B58.13420
IPF
International Personal Finance
1.44 of 5 stars
GBX 249
+0.0%
N/A+17.7%£553.11M£666.20M10.556,230
ESP
Empiric Student Property
N/AGBX 80
flat
N/A-18.4%£531.35M£85.60M18.60150
RTN
The Restaurant Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£499.23M£927MN/A64,000
APH
Alliance Pharma
N/AGBX 64.70
flat
N/AN/A£350.32M£183.50MN/A91,000

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This page (LON:SPI) was last updated on 8/5/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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