S&U (SUS) Competitors GBX 1,815 +30.00 (+1.68%) As of 11:54 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock SUS vs. PFG, FCH, IPF, HAT, EQLS, VANQ, FFX, ASAI, PARK, and TRUShould you be buying S&U stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of S&U include Vanquis Banking Group (PFG), Funding Circle (FCH), International Personal Finance (IPF), H&T Group (HAT), Equals Group (EQLS), Vanquis Banking Group (VANQ), Fairfx Group (FFX), ASA International Group (ASAI), Park Group (PARK), and TruFin (TRU). These companies are all part of the "credit services" industry. S&U vs. Its Competitors Vanquis Banking Group Funding Circle International Personal Finance H&T Group Equals Group Vanquis Banking Group Fairfx Group ASA International Group Park Group TruFin S&U (LON:SUS) and Vanquis Banking Group (LON:PFG) are both small-cap credit services industry companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends. Is SUS or PFG a better dividend stock? S&U pays an annual dividend of GBX 150 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. Vanquis Banking Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share. 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. 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do analysts rate SUS or PFG? S&U presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,700, suggesting a potential downside of 6.34%. Given Vanquis Banking Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Vanquis Banking Group is more favorable than S&U.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score S&U 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Vanquis Banking Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is SUS or PFG 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 S&U28.21% 8.05% 4.18% Vanquis Banking Group 8.73%17.19%4.14% Which has preferable earnings & valuation, SUS or PFG? 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 RatioS&U£65.05M3.31£18.35M£158.7511.43Vanquis Banking Group£446.50M0.00£103.50M£0.41N/A Does the media refer more to SUS or PFG? In the previous week, S&U's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Vanquis Banking Group'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment S&U Neutral Vanquis Banking Group Neutral Which has more volatility & risk, SUS or PFG? S&U has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vanquis Banking Group has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders believe in SUS or PFG? 3.8% of S&U shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.0% of Vanquis Banking Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 88.9% of S&U shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Vanquis Banking Group shares are owned by company 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. SummaryS&U and Vanquis Banking Group tied by winning 7 of the 14 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£215.11M£382.98M£6.27B£2.96BDividend Yield9.15%15.49%4.17%5.02%P/E Ratio11.4329.3713.26147.41Price / Sales3.3196.141,770.20240,143.55Price / Cash230.3214.7549.5627.97Price / Book0.943.451.914.54Net Income£18.35M£56.49M£1.24B£5.90B7 Day Performance0.35%-0.08%0.47%1.27%1 Month Performance19.80%4.54%3.00%4.62%1 Year Performance-1.89%33.20%15.80%82.58% S&U Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SUSS&UN/AGBX 1,815+1.7%GBX 1,700-6.3%-3.5%£215.11M£65.05M11.43224Negative NewsPFGVanquis Banking GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£571.19M£446.50M548.7819,300FCHFunding CircleN/AGBX 124.40-1.3%N/A+22.0%£371.90M£27.57M-67.491,101IPFInternational Personal FinanceN/AGBX 171flatN/A+34.6%£371.62M£695.42M8.286,230HATH&T Group1.4108 of 5 starsGBX 638-0.3%GBX 545-14.6%+71.0%£278.01M£240.86M12.621,625High Trading VolumeEQLSEquals GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£265.55M£112.32M32.12397VANQVanquis Banking GroupN/AGBX 98.40-1.3%GBX 83-15.7%+98.6%£249.52M£454.39M-7.981,478FFXFairfx GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£204.20M£26.09M77.8139,000ASAIASA International GroupN/AGBX 152-1.3%N/A+90.5%£193.30M£6.56B0.4013,433PARKPark GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£94.57M£110.39M10.57N/ATRUTruFinN/AGBX 87-1.7%N/A+16.4%£92.19M£34.97M36.1712,200 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Vanquis Banking Group Alternatives Funding Circle Alternatives International Personal Finance Alternatives H&T Group Alternatives Equals Group Alternatives Vanquis Banking Group Alternatives Fairfx Group Alternatives ASA International Group Alternatives Park Group Alternatives TruFin 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 7/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA grave, grave error.I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. 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