S&U (SUS) Competitors GBX 1,515 0.00 (0.00%) As of 10:04 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock SUS vs. PFG, IPF, FCH, HAT, EQLS, VANQ, FFX, ASAI, LIT, and PARKShould you be buying S&U stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of S&U include Vanquis Banking Group (PFG), International Personal Finance (IPF), Funding Circle (FCH), H&T Group (HAT), Equals Group (EQLS), Vanquis Banking Group (VANQ), Fairfx Group (FFX), ASA International Group (ASAI), Litigation Capital Management (LIT), and Park Group (PARK). These companies are all part of the "credit services" industry. S&U vs. Vanquis Banking Group International Personal Finance Funding Circle H&T Group Equals Group Vanquis Banking Group Fairfx Group ASA International Group Litigation Capital Management Park Group Vanquis Banking Group (LON:PFG) and S&U (LON:SUS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings. Is PFG or SUS a better dividend stock? Vanquis Banking Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share. S&U pays an annual dividend of GBX 150 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.9%. Vanquis Banking Group pays out 4,146.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. S&U pays out 94.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. S&U is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has more volatility and risk, PFG or SUS? Vanquis Banking Group has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, S&U has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PFG or SUS? Vanquis Banking Group received 239 more outperform votes than S&U when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.64% of users gave S&U an outperform vote while only 60.52% of users gave Vanquis Banking Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformVanquis Banking GroupOutperform Votes48960.52% Underperform Votes31939.48% S&UOutperform Votes25069.64% Underperform Votes10930.36% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, PFG or SUS? Vanquis Banking Group has higher revenue and earnings than S&U. Vanquis Banking Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than S&U, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVanquis Banking Group£446.50M0.00£103.50M£0.41N/AS&U£65.05M2.76£18.35M£158.759.54 Do analysts recommend PFG or SUS? S&U has a consensus price target of GBX 1,700, suggesting a potential upside of 12.21%. Given S&U's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe S&U is more favorable than Vanquis Banking Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Vanquis Banking Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00S&U 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the media favor PFG or SUS? In the previous week, Vanquis Banking Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled S&U'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Vanquis Banking Group Neutral S&U Neutral Is PFG or SUS more profitable? S&U has a net margin of 28.21% compared to Vanquis Banking Group's net margin of 8.73%. Vanquis Banking Group's return on equity of 17.19% beat S&U's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Vanquis Banking Group8.73% 17.19% 4.14% S&U 28.21%8.05%4.18% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PFG or SUS? 84.0% of Vanquis Banking Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.8% of S&U shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Vanquis Banking Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 88.9% of S&U shares are held 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. SummaryS&U beats Vanquis Banking Group on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get S&U News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SUS 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 SUS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricS&UCredit Services IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£179.55M£287.32M£5.26B£2.60BDividend Yield9.15%7.69%4.18%5.05%P/E Ratio9.5421.6012.71133.06Price / Sales2.7692.131,693.57223,900.51Price / Cash230.3215.3349.6228.05Price / Book0.793.381.343.73Net Income£18.35M£56.71M£1.22B£5.89B7 Day Performance-3.19%-3.10%-0.26%-0.22%1 Month Performance-0.33%4.20%10.10%20.73%1 Year Performance-25.00%20.78%13.25%35.20% S&U Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SUSS&UN/AGBX 1,515flatGBX 1,700+12.2%-24.5%£179.55M£65.05M9.54224Gap DownPFGVanquis Banking GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£571.19M£446.50M548.7819,300IPFInternational Personal FinanceN/AGBX 154.43-1.0%N/A+37.9%£335.62M£695.42M7.486,230FCHFunding CircleN/AGBX 111.60-1.8%N/A+38.6%£333.64M£27.57M-60.541,101Positive NewsGap DownHATH&T Group1.1687 of 5 starsGBX 646-0.3%GBX 545-15.6%+65.5%£281.49M£240.86M12.781,625News CoverageGap UpEQLSEquals GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£265.55M£112.32M32.12397VANQVanquis Banking Group1.0922 of 5 starsGBX 82.30-1.9%GBX 83+0.9%+33.2%£208.69M£454.39M-6.681,478FFXFairfx GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£204.20M£26.09M77.8139,000ASAIASA International GroupN/AGBX 158-1.3%N/A+138.8%£200.93M£6.56B0.4213,433Gap UpLITLitigation Capital Management2.3138 of 5 starsGBX 49.20-1.6%GBX 182+269.9%-58.0%£111.48M£204.77M8.44N/APARKPark GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£94.57M£110.39M10.57N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Vanquis Banking Group Alternatives International Personal Finance Alternatives Funding Circle Alternatives H&T Group Alternatives Equals Group Alternatives Vanquis Banking Group Alternatives Fairfx Group Alternatives ASA International Group Alternatives Litigation Capital Management Alternatives Park Group 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:SUS) 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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