Victorian Plumbing Group (VIC) Competitors GBX 62.60 -0.80 (-1.26%) As of 11:54 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock VIC vs. WIX, TPT, CMO, KGF, CVSG, JDW, DOCS, DOM, WOSG, and NFCShould you be buying Victorian Plumbing Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Victorian Plumbing Group include Wickes Group (WIX), Topps Tiles (TPT), CMO Group (CMO), Kingfisher (KGF), CVS Group (CVSG), J D Wetherspoon (JDW), Dr. Martens (DOCS), Domino's Pizza Group (DOM), Watches of Switzerland Group (WOSG), and Next Fifteen Communications Group (NFC). These companies are all part of the "consumer cyclical" sector. Victorian Plumbing Group vs. Its Competitors Wickes Group Topps Tiles CMO Group Kingfisher CVS Group J D Wetherspoon Dr. Martens Domino's Pizza Group Watches of Switzerland Group Next Fifteen Communications Group Victorian Plumbing Group (LON:VIC) and Wickes Group (LON:WIX) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and institutional ownership. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, VIC or WIX? Wickes Group has higher revenue and earnings than Victorian Plumbing Group. Wickes Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Victorian Plumbing Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVictorian Plumbing Group£304.50M0.69£5.66M£1.6338.35Wickes Group£1.45B0.33£29.25M£12.3716.14 Which has more risk and volatility, VIC or WIX? Victorian Plumbing Group has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wickes Group has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer VIC or WIX? In the previous week, Wickes Group had 4 more articles in the media than Victorian Plumbing Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Wickes Group and 6 mentions for Victorian Plumbing Group. Wickes Group's average media sentiment score of 0.02 beat Victorian Plumbing Group's score of -0.44 indicating that Wickes Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Victorian Plumbing Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Wickes Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts rate VIC or WIX? Victorian Plumbing Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 114.75, suggesting a potential upside of 83.31%. Wickes Group has a consensus price target of GBX 208.33, suggesting a potential upside of 4.38%. Given Victorian Plumbing Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Victorian Plumbing Group is more favorable than Wickes Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Victorian Plumbing Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80Wickes Group 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Do insiders and institutionals believe in VIC or WIX? 26.2% of Victorian Plumbing Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.5% of Wickes Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 62.4% of Victorian Plumbing Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.2% of Wickes Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is VIC or WIX a better dividend stock? Victorian Plumbing Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Wickes Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Victorian Plumbing Group pays out 61.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wickes Group pays out 88.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Is VIC or WIX more profitable? Wickes Group has a net margin of 2.01% compared to Victorian Plumbing Group's net margin of 1.86%. Wickes Group's return on equity of 19.39% beat Victorian Plumbing Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Victorian Plumbing Group1.86% 10.60% 9.24% Wickes Group 2.01%19.39%3.77% SummaryVictorian Plumbing Group and Wickes Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding VIC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia 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 VIC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVictorian Plumbing GroupHome Improvement Retail IndustryCyclical SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£210.87M£1.39B£3.83B£3.17BDividend Yield1.59%3.74%3.55%5.04%P/E Ratio38.3526.2176.16168.74Price / Sales0.6933.6368.78464,710.86Price / Cash5.145.1131.1627.93Price / Book3.924.283.586.80Net Income£5.66M£105.72M£264.31M£5.89B7 Day Performance-3.99%-6.29%-0.14%0.29%1 Month Performance-14.71%-4.87%-0.09%50.08%1 Year Performance-37.40%-5.96%37.22%148.19% Victorian Plumbing Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VICVictorian Plumbing Group3.6073 of 5 starsGBX 62.60-1.3%GBX 114.75+83.3%-36.6%£210.87M£304.50M38.35636News CoverageAnalyst ForecastWIXWickes Group1.8351 of 5 starsGBX 217+0.5%GBX 215-0.9%+21.1%£513.79M£1.45B17.545,930News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeTPTTopps Tiles1.3451 of 5 starsGBX 36.22+0.6%GBX 42+16.0%-24.8%£71.23M£255.32M134.581,744News CoverageGap UpCMOCMO GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.56M£61.18M-1.45212KGFKingfisher2.3109 of 5 starsGBX 277.60+0.0%GBX 297.75+7.3%-7.1%£4.91B£12.28B14.7974,525News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeCVSGCVS Group2.3507 of 5 starsGBX 1,260+1.6%GBX 2,000+58.7%+14.2%£903.08M£646.77M43.629,100News CoverageAnalyst ForecastJDWJ D Wetherspoon1.5411 of 5 starsGBX 728-1.2%GBX 490-32.7%-5.8%£854.02M£1.93B18.5241,754DOCSDr. Martens3.2871 of 5 starsGBX 87.70+3.8%GBX 6,000+6,741.5%+22.3%£851.36M£874.20M12.43890Positive NewsDividend CutGap DownDOMDomino's Pizza Group3.7877 of 5 starsGBX 206.60+0.3%GBX 324.67+57.1%-34.4%£806.25M£664.24M10.591,630WOSGWatches of Switzerland Group1.8927 of 5 starsGBX 331-2.5%GBX 502.50+51.8%-15.6%£799.62M£1.56B13.432,553NFCNext Fifteen Communications GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£787.02M£602.53M-974.3912,800Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Wickes Group Competitors Topps Tiles Competitors CMO Group Competitors Kingfisher Competitors CVS Group Competitors J D Wetherspoon Competitors Dr. Martens Competitors Domino's Pizza Group Competitors Watches of Switzerland Group Competitors Next Fifteen Communications Group Competitors 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:VIC) was last updated on 8/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMusk’s Project Colossus could mint millionairesI predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new milliona...Brownstone Research | SponsoredINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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