Victorian Plumbing Group (VIC) Competitors GBX 78.40 -2.80 (-3.45%) As of 05/23/2025 11:49 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock VIC vs. WIX, TPT, CMO, KGF, TIFS, PETS, DAL, TRN, DOM, and GLVShould 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), TI Fluid Systems (TIFS), Pets at Home Group (PETS), Dalata Hotel Group (DAL), Trainline (TRN), Domino's Pizza Group (DOM), and Glenveagh Properties (GLV). These companies are all part of the "consumer cyclical" sector. Victorian Plumbing Group vs. Wickes Group Topps Tiles CMO Group Kingfisher TI Fluid Systems Pets at Home Group Dalata Hotel Group Trainline Domino's Pizza Group Glenveagh Properties Victorian Plumbing Group (LON:VIC) and Wickes Group (LON:WIX) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment and valuation. Does the MarketBeat Community favor VIC or WIX? Wickes Group received 14 more outperform votes than Victorian Plumbing Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 96.00% of users gave Wickes Group an outperform vote while only 66.67% of users gave Victorian Plumbing Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformVictorian Plumbing GroupOutperform Votes1066.67% Underperform Votes533.33% Wickes GroupOutperform Votes2496.00% Underperform Votes14.00% Which has higher earnings & valuation, 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£304.50M0.87£5.66M£1.6348.03Wickes Group£1.45B0.36£29.25M£12.3717.75 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 1.3%. Wickes Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. 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. Do institutionals and insiders 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, VIC or WIX? Victorian Plumbing Group has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wickes Group has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend VIC or WIX? Victorian Plumbing Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 129.67, indicating a potential upside of 65.39%. Wickes Group has a consensus price target of GBX 215, indicating a potential downside of 2.05%. Given Victorian Plumbing Group's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly 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) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Wickes Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 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% Does the media refer more to VIC or WIX? In the previous week, Victorian Plumbing Group and Victorian Plumbing Group both had 3 articles in the media. Wickes Group's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Victorian Plumbing Group's score of -0.82 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) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Negative Wickes Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryWickes Group beats Victorian Plumbing Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Victorian Plumbing Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VIC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} 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£264.09M£1.51B£3.32B£2.66BDividend Yield1.59%3.74%3.49%4.79%P/E Ratio48.0327.4077.56135.58Price / Sales0.8738.9365.51224,418.97Price / Cash5.145.1131.0628.28Price / Book4.904.673.723.89Net Income£5.66M£105.72M£262.59M£5.94B7 Day Performance-1.01%-3.63%-0.26%3.63%1 Month Performance-20.33%2.17%24.12%25.16%1 Year Performance-19.67%2.48%2,604.77%124.01% Victorian Plumbing Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VICVictorian Plumbing Group3.5971 of 5 starsGBX 78.40-3.4%GBX 129.67+65.4%-19.0%£264.09M£304.50M48.03636WIXWickes Group2.4935 of 5 starsGBX 213.50-0.2%GBX 189-11.5%+55.5%£505.50M£1.45B17.265,930News CoverageAnalyst ForecastTPTTopps Tiles1.1151 of 5 starsGBX 33.95-0.2%GBX 42+23.7%-11.4%£66.77M£255.32M126.151,744Earnings ReportCMOCMO GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.56M£61.18M-1.45212KGFKingfisher1.1691 of 5 starsGBX 313+2.0%GBX 300-4.2%+14.6%£5.53B£12.28B16.6874,525News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeTIFSTI Fluid SystemsN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.18B£2.00B27.2027,600PETSPets at Home Group2.6725 of 5 starsGBX 253.60+0.8%GBX 298.33+17.6%-6.7%£1.16B£1.41B15.42210News CoveragePositive NewsDALDalata Hotel Group1.4589 of 5 starsGBX 453.60+0.8%GBX 480+5.8%+21.3%£1.15B£704.67M14.5795,000Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeTRNTrainline2.5222 of 5 starsGBX 263.20+3.9%GBX 457.50+73.8%-13.9%£1.14B£369.87M36.081,000Gap DownDOMDomino's Pizza Group3.5246 of 5 starsGBX 268.20-0.8%GBX 390+45.4%-18.6%£1.05B£664.24M13.751,630GLVGlenveagh PropertiesN/AGBX 1.70+0.6%N/A+28.2%£945.47M£41.75B21.66502 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Wickes Group Competitors Topps Tiles Competitors CMO Group Competitors Kingfisher Competitors TI Fluid Systems Competitors Pets at Home Group Competitors Dalata Hotel Group Competitors Trainline Competitors Domino's Pizza Group Competitors Glenveagh Properties 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 5/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Predicts Dollar DownfallREAD THIS VERY CAREFULLY: If you have $100,000 or more saved for retirement, this may make you VERY angry... ...Augusta Precious Metals | Sponsored$19 for a FULL YEAR of stock picks?!Invest in Musk's AI Play With Just $100 You don't need deep pockets to ride the next wave of AI wealth. ...Behind the Markets | SponsoredTrump Exec Order 14179 is wealth “gift” to good Americans?Is President Trump’s Executive Order 14179… A secret way to restore wealth for good citizens? 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