Vietnam Enterprise (VEIL) Competitors

M&G (LON:MNG) and Vietnam Enterprise (LON:VEIL) are both financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings and profitability.

Does the media refer more to MNG or VEIL?

In the previous week, M&G and M&G both had 2 articles in the media. Vietnam Enterprise's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat M&G's score of 0.07 indicating that Vietnam Enterprise is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
M&G	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Vietnam Enterprise	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, MNG or VEIL?

M&G has higher revenue and earnings than Vietnam Enterprise. Vietnam Enterprise is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than M&G, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
M&G	£9.02B	0.70	£166.98M	£7.01	37.92
Vietnam Enterprise	£17.87M	94.89	-£4.24M	-£1.48	-500.49

Which has more risk & volatility, MNG or VEIL?

M&G has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vietnam Enterprise has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in MNG or VEIL?

54.5% of M&G shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.1% of Vietnam Enterprise shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of M&G shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Vietnam Enterprise shares are held 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.

Is MNG or VEIL more profitable?

M&G has a net margin of 1.85% compared to Vietnam Enterprise's net margin of -23.73%. M&G's return on equity of 4.31% beat Vietnam Enterprise's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
M&G	1.85%	4.31%	0.40%
Vietnam Enterprise	-23.73%	-0.22%	-7.53%

Do analysts recommend MNG or VEIL?

M&G currently has a consensus price target of GBX 255, suggesting a potential downside of 4.10%. Given M&G's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe M&G is more favorable than Vietnam Enterprise.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
M&G	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Vietnam Enterprise	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

M&G beats Vietnam Enterprise on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.