TEP vs. YU, FLOW, SSE, UKW, DRX, PNN, GLO, GRP, MAST, and JEL
Should you be buying Telecom Plus stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Telecom Plus include Yü Group (YU), Flowgroup (FLOW), SSE (SSE), Greencoat UK Wind (UKW), Drax Group (DRX), Pennon Group (PNN), ContourGlobal (GLO), Greencoat Renewables (GRP), MAST Energy Developments (MAST), and Jersey Electricity (JEL). These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector.
Telecom Plus vs. Its Competitors
Yü Group (LON:YU) and Telecom Plus (LON:TEP) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and valuation.
Telecom Plus has higher revenue and earnings than Yü Group. Yü Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Telecom Plus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Yü Group has a net margin of 6.62% compared to Telecom Plus' net margin of 3.48%. Yü Group's return on equity of 77.26% beat Telecom Plus' return on equity.
Telecom Plus has a consensus price target of GBX 2,600, indicating a potential upside of 35.01%. Given Telecom Plus' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Telecom Plus is more favorable than Yü Group.
9.4% of Yü Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.3% of Telecom Plus shares are held by institutional investors. 72.4% of Yü Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.5% of Telecom Plus shares are held 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.
Yü Group has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Telecom Plus has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Yü Group and Yü Group both had 1 articles in the media. Telecom Plus' average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Yü Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Telecom Plus is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Yü Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 56 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Telecom Plus pays an annual dividend of GBX 83 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Yü Group pays out 26.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Telecom Plus pays out 93.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Summary
Telecom Plus beats Yü Group 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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This page (LON:TEP) was last updated on 8/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
