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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). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.

How does Spire Healthcare Group compare to International Personal Finance?

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

50.6% of International Personal Finance shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.4% of Spire Healthcare Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of International Personal Finance shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 39.2% of Spire Healthcare Group shares are held 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.

Spire Healthcare Group has a consensus price target of GBX 291.50, suggesting a potential upside of 29.84%. Given Spire Healthcare Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

International Personal Finance has a net margin of 7.35% compared to Spire Healthcare Group's net margin of 1.04%. International Personal Finance's return on equity of 10.35% beat Spire Healthcare Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
International Personal Finance7.35% 10.35% 8.81%
Spire Healthcare Group 1.04%2.22%3.73%

In the previous week, Spire Healthcare Group had 5 more articles in the media than International Personal Finance. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Spire Healthcare Group and 4 mentions for International Personal Finance. Spire Healthcare Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat International Personal Finance's score of -0.26 indicating that Spire Healthcare Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
International Personal Finance
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Spire Healthcare Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

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£666.20M0.82£44.87M£23.6010.49
Spire Healthcare Group£1.58B0.57£28.15M£4.0056.13

International Personal Finance has a beta of 0.415, indicating that its share price is 59% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Spire Healthcare Group has a beta of 0.907, indicating that its share price is 9% less volatile than the broader market.

International Personal Finance pays an annual dividend of GBX 11.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. 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 and Spire Healthcare Group tied by winning 9 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 both small-cap electronic equipment companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

23.4% of Spire Healthcare Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.3% of Empiric Student Property shares are held by institutional investors. 39.2% of Spire Healthcare Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Empiric Student Property shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Spire Healthcare Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 291.50, suggesting a potential upside of 29.84%. Given Spire Healthcare Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly 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)
2 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

Empiric Student Property has a net margin of 33.76% compared to Spire Healthcare Group's net margin of 1.04%. Empiric Student Property's return on equity of 3.59% 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 33.76%3.59%2.26%

In the previous week, Spire Healthcare Group had 9 more articles in the media than Empiric Student Property. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Spire Healthcare Group and 0 mentions for Empiric Student Property. Spire Healthcare Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Empiric Student Property'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Spire Healthcare Group Neutral
Empiric Student Property Neutral

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£1.58B0.57£28.15M£4.0056.13
Empiric Student Property£85.60M6.21£58.84M£4.3018.60

Spire Healthcare Group has a beta of 0.907, indicating that its share price is 9% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Empiric Student Property has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share 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.

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 both small-cap electronic equipment companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and profitability.

92.3% of The Restaurant Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.4% of Spire Healthcare Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of The Restaurant Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 39.2% 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£1.58B0.57£28.15M£4.0056.13

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%

In the previous week, Spire Healthcare Group had 8 more articles in the media than The Restaurant Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Spire Healthcare Group and 1 mentions for The Restaurant Group. The Restaurant Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Spire Healthcare Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
The Restaurant Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Spire Healthcare Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

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.

Spire Healthcare Group has a consensus price target of GBX 291.50, suggesting a potential upside of 29.84%. Given Spire Healthcare Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

The Restaurant Group has a beta of 1.85, meaning that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Spire Healthcare Group has a beta of 0.907, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Spire Healthcare Group beats The Restaurant Group on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Spire Healthcare Group compare to Alliance Pharma?

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

66.3% of Alliance Pharma shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.4% of Spire Healthcare Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.0% of Alliance Pharma shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 39.2% 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 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
Alliance Pharma£183.50M1.91-£33.65M-£6.20N/A
Spire Healthcare Group£1.58B0.57£28.15M£4.0056.13

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
Alliance Pharma-6.00% -5.04% 5.98%
Spire Healthcare Group 1.04%2.22%3.73%

In the previous week, Spire Healthcare Group had 9 more articles in the media than Alliance Pharma. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Spire Healthcare Group and 0 mentions for Alliance Pharma. Alliance Pharma's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Spire Healthcare Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Alliance Pharma Neutral
Spire Healthcare Group Neutral

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

Spire Healthcare Group has a consensus price target of GBX 291.50, suggesting a potential upside of 29.84%. Given Spire Healthcare Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Spire Healthcare Group is more favorable than Alliance Pharma.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Alliance Pharma
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)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Alliance Pharma has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Spire Healthcare Group has a beta of 0.907, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the broader market.

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?

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

In the previous week, Spire Healthcare Group had 9 more articles in the media than MS INTERNATIONAL. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Spire Healthcare Group and 0 mentions for MS INTERNATIONAL. MS INTERNATIONAL's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Spire Healthcare Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
MS INTERNATIONAL Neutral
Spire Healthcare Group Neutral

MS INTERNATIONAL has a net margin of 12.10% compared to Spire Healthcare Group's net margin of 1.04%. MS INTERNATIONAL's return on equity of 22.79% beat Spire Healthcare Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
MS INTERNATIONAL12.10% 22.79% 8.03%
Spire Healthcare Group 1.04%2.22%3.73%

4.6% of MS INTERNATIONAL shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.4% of Spire Healthcare Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 37.7% of MS INTERNATIONAL shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 39.2% 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 a consensus price target of GBX 291.50, suggesting a potential upside of 29.84%. Given Spire Healthcare Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Spire Healthcare Group is more favorable than MS INTERNATIONAL.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
MS INTERNATIONAL
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)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

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
MS INTERNATIONAL£118.60M2.34£11.24M£86.3019.55
Spire Healthcare Group£1.58B0.57£28.15M£4.0056.13

MS INTERNATIONAL has a beta of 0.04, meaning that its stock price is 96% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Spire Healthcare Group has a beta of 0.907, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the broader market.

MS INTERNATIONAL pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Spire Healthcare Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. MS INTERNATIONAL pays out 26.7% 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. MS INTERNATIONAL is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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

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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SPI vs. The Competition

MetricSpire Healthcare GroupMedical Care Facilities IndustryMedical SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£899.34M£1.66B£6.29B£2.79B
Dividend Yield1.01%3.68%2.79%6.09%
P/E Ratio56.138.9320.89366.15
Price / Sales0.5719.11522.1788,429.84
Price / Cash9.127.9042.9427.89
Price / Book1.231.789.867.74
Net Income£28.15M£63.03M£3.55B£5.89B
7 Day Performance42.09%1.66%-0.32%0.82%
1 Month Performance44.47%1.50%1.33%2.78%
1 Year Performance13.11%23.02%41.10%87.90%

Spire Healthcare Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SPI
Spire Healthcare Group
1.8736 of 5 stars
GBX 224.50
+49.3%
GBX 291.50
+29.8%
-24.5%£899.34M£1.58B56.13420
IPF
International Personal Finance
1.4884 of 5 stars
GBX 247.95
+0.2%
N/A+66.3%£545.55M£666.20M10.516,230
ESP
Empiric Student Property
N/AGBX 80
flat
N/A-11.2%£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 5/14/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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