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
Telecom Plus (LON:TEP) and Yü Group (LON:YU) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, risk and profitability.
Telecom Plus pays an annual dividend of GBX 83 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Yü Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 56 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. 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. Yü Group pays out 26.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
67.3% of Telecom Plus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.4% of Yü Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.5% of Telecom Plus shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 72.4% of Yü Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
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 currently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,600, indicating a potential upside of 38.52%. Given Telecom Plus' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Telecom Plus is more favorable than Yü Group.
In the previous week, Yü Group had 4 more articles in the media than Telecom Plus. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Yü Group and 2 mentions for Telecom Plus. Yü Group's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Telecom Plus' score of 0.00 indicating that Yü Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Telecom Plus has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Yü Group has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
Summary
Telecom Plus and Yü Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 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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This page (LON:TEP) was last updated on 8/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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