VCP vs. UPGS, LIKE, HEAD, ULTP, CFX, CHH, SDG, PMP, JLH, and HWDN
Should you be buying Victoria stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Victoria include UP Global Sourcing (UPGS), Likewise Group (LIKE), Headlam Group (HEAD), Ultimate Products (ULTP), Colefax Group (CFX), Churchill China (CHH), Sanderson Design Group (SDG), Portmeirion Group (PMP), John Lewis of Hungerford (JLH), and Howden Joinery Group (HWDN). These companies are all part of the "furnishings, fixtures & appliances" industry.
Victoria vs. Its Competitors
UP Global Sourcing (LON:UPGS) and Victoria (LON:VCP) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, dividends and analyst recommendations.
UP Global Sourcing has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Victoria. Victoria is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UP Global Sourcing, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Victoria had 1 more articles in the media than UP Global Sourcing. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Victoria and 0 mentions for UP Global Sourcing. Victoria's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat UP Global Sourcing's score of 0.00 indicating that Victoria is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
32.6% of UP Global Sourcing shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.1% of Victoria shares are owned by institutional investors. 52.5% of UP Global Sourcing shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 35.4% of Victoria shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
UP Global Sourcing has a net margin of 7.71% compared to Victoria's net margin of -8.48%. UP Global Sourcing's return on equity of 29.55% beat Victoria's return on equity.
Victoria has a consensus target price of GBX 170, suggesting a potential upside of 145.31%. Given Victoria's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Victoria is more favorable than UP Global Sourcing.
UP Global Sourcing has a beta of 1.72, meaning that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Victoria has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
UP Global Sourcing beats Victoria on 8 of the 15 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:VCP) was last updated on 8/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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