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Victorian Plumbing Group (VIC) Competitors

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VIC vs. WIX, TPT, CMO, KGF, and PTEC

Should you buy Victorian Plumbing Group stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Victorian Plumbing Group with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Victorian Plumbing Group include Wickes Group (WIX), Topps Tiles (TPT), CMO Group (CMO), Kingfisher (KGF), and Playtech (PTEC). These companies are all part of the "consumer cyclical" sector.

How does Victorian Plumbing Group compare to Wickes Group?

Wickes Group (LON:WIX) and Victorian Plumbing Group (LON:VIC) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and media sentiment.

Wickes Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 246.67, suggesting a potential upside of 30.33%. Victorian Plumbing Group has a consensus target price of GBX 107.40, suggesting a potential upside of 34.25%. Given Victorian Plumbing Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Victorian Plumbing Group is more favorable than Wickes Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Wickes Group
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Victorian Plumbing Group
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60

In the previous week, Wickes Group had 1 more articles in the media than Victorian Plumbing Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Wickes Group and 0 mentions for Victorian Plumbing Group. Wickes Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Victorian Plumbing Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Wickes Group Neutral
Victorian Plumbing Group Neutral

Wickes Group has a beta of 0.857, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Victorian Plumbing Group has a beta of 1.131, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the broader market.

57.7% of Wickes Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.8% of Victorian Plumbing Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Wickes Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 48.2% of Victorian Plumbing Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Wickes Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 10.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Victorian Plumbing Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Wickes Group pays out 66.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Victorian Plumbing Group pays out 52.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Victorian Plumbing Group has a net margin of 4.75% compared to Wickes Group's net margin of 2.35%. Wickes Group's return on equity of 29.52% beat Victorian Plumbing Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Wickes Group2.35% 29.52% 3.77%
Victorian Plumbing Group 4.75%24.66%9.24%

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 Ratio
Wickes Group£1.64B0.25£29.25M£16.4011.54
Victorian Plumbing Group£326.10M0.81£5.66M£4.1019.51

Summary

Victorian Plumbing Group beats Wickes Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Victorian Plumbing Group compare to Topps Tiles?

Topps Tiles (LON:TPT) and Victorian Plumbing Group (LON:VIC) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Topps Tiles has a beta of 0.877, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Victorian Plumbing Group has a beta of 1.131, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the broader market.

Topps Tiles pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. Victorian Plumbing Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Topps Tiles pays out 112.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Victorian Plumbing Group pays out 52.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Victorian Plumbing Group has a net margin of 4.75% compared to Topps Tiles' net margin of 1.74%. Topps Tiles' return on equity of 89.58% beat Victorian Plumbing Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Topps Tiles1.74% 89.58% 3.06%
Victorian Plumbing Group 4.75%24.66%9.24%

22.3% of Topps Tiles shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.8% of Victorian Plumbing Group shares are held by institutional investors. 15.2% of Topps Tiles shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 48.2% of Victorian Plumbing Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Topps Tiles had 1 more articles in the media than Victorian Plumbing Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Topps Tiles and 0 mentions for Victorian Plumbing Group. Topps Tiles' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Victorian Plumbing Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Topps Tiles Neutral
Victorian Plumbing Group Neutral

Victorian Plumbing Group has higher revenue and earnings than Topps Tiles. Topps Tiles 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 Ratio
Topps Tiles£295.45M0.23£529.29K£2.5813.18
Victorian Plumbing Group£326.10M0.81£5.66M£4.1019.51

Topps Tiles presently has a consensus target price of GBX 51.50, suggesting a potential upside of 51.47%. Victorian Plumbing Group has a consensus target price of GBX 107.40, suggesting a potential upside of 34.25%. Given Topps Tiles' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Topps Tiles is more favorable than Victorian Plumbing Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Topps Tiles
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Victorian Plumbing Group
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60

Summary

Victorian Plumbing Group beats Topps Tiles on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Victorian Plumbing Group compare to CMO Group?

CMO Group (LON:CMO) and Victorian Plumbing Group (LON:VIC) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

Victorian Plumbing Group has a net margin of 4.75% compared to CMO Group's net margin of -2.57%. Victorian Plumbing Group's return on equity of 24.66% beat CMO Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
CMO Group-2.57% -10.63% -3.98%
Victorian Plumbing Group 4.75%24.66%9.24%

CMO Group has a beta of 0.37, meaning that its share price is 63% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Victorian Plumbing Group has a beta of 1.131, meaning that its share price is 13% more volatile than the broader market.

37.0% of CMO Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.8% of Victorian Plumbing Group shares are held by institutional investors. 43.3% of CMO Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 48.2% of Victorian Plumbing Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Victorian Plumbing Group has a consensus price target of GBX 107.40, indicating a potential upside of 34.25%. Given Victorian Plumbing Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Victorian Plumbing Group is more favorable than CMO Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
CMO Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Victorian Plumbing Group
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60

Victorian Plumbing Group has higher revenue and earnings than CMO Group. CMO 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 Ratio
CMO Group£61.18M0.00-£2.32M-£3.63N/A
Victorian Plumbing Group£326.10M0.81£5.66M£4.1019.51

In the previous week, CMO Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Victorian Plumbing Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
CMO Group Neutral
Victorian Plumbing Group Neutral

Summary

Victorian Plumbing Group beats CMO Group on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Victorian Plumbing Group compare to Kingfisher?

Victorian Plumbing Group (LON:VIC) and Kingfisher (LON:KGF) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and earnings.

Victorian Plumbing Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 107.40, suggesting a potential upside of 34.25%. Kingfisher has a consensus price target of GBX 300.43, suggesting a potential upside of 3.24%. Given Victorian Plumbing Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Victorian Plumbing Group is more favorable than Kingfisher.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Victorian Plumbing Group
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60
Kingfisher
2 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.88

Victorian Plumbing Group has a beta of 1.131, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Kingfisher has a beta of 1.112, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the broader market.

19.8% of Victorian Plumbing Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.7% of Kingfisher shares are held by institutional investors. 48.2% of Victorian Plumbing Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Kingfisher shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Victorian Plumbing Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Kingfisher pays an annual dividend of GBX 12.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Victorian Plumbing Group pays out 52.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kingfisher pays out 89.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

In the previous week, Kingfisher's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Victorian Plumbing Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Kingfisher is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Victorian Plumbing Group Neutral
Kingfisher Positive

Victorian Plumbing Group has a net margin of 4.75% compared to Kingfisher's net margin of 1.89%. Victorian Plumbing Group's return on equity of 24.66% beat Kingfisher's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Victorian Plumbing Group4.75% 24.66% 9.24%
Kingfisher 1.89%3.91%3.55%

Kingfisher has higher revenue and earnings than Victorian Plumbing Group. Victorian Plumbing Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kingfisher, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Victorian Plumbing Group£326.10M0.81£5.66M£4.1019.51
Kingfisher£12.95B0.38£329.55M£13.8021.09

Summary

Victorian Plumbing Group beats Kingfisher on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Victorian Plumbing Group compare to Playtech?

Playtech (LON:PTEC) and Victorian Plumbing Group (LON:VIC) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

In the previous week, Playtech had 1 more articles in the media than Victorian Plumbing Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Playtech and 0 mentions for Victorian Plumbing Group. Playtech's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Victorian Plumbing Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Playtech is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Playtech Positive
Victorian Plumbing Group Neutral

Victorian Plumbing Group has a consensus price target of GBX 107.40, indicating a potential upside of 34.25%. Given Victorian Plumbing Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Victorian Plumbing Group is more favorable than Playtech.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Playtech
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Victorian Plumbing Group
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60

Playtech has higher revenue and earnings than Victorian Plumbing Group. Playtech 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 Ratio
Playtech£763.60M1.07£129.41M£486.600.60
Victorian Plumbing Group£326.10M0.81£5.66M£4.1019.51

Playtech has a net margin of 194.37% compared to Victorian Plumbing Group's net margin of 4.75%. Playtech's return on equity of 99.57% beat Victorian Plumbing Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Playtech194.37% 99.57% 4.16%
Victorian Plumbing Group 4.75%24.66%9.24%

Playtech has a beta of 0.646, suggesting that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Victorian Plumbing Group has a beta of 1.131, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the broader market.

21.4% of Playtech shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.8% of Victorian Plumbing Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Playtech shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 48.2% of Victorian Plumbing Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Playtech beats Victorian Plumbing Group on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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VIC vs. The Competition

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MetricVictorian Plumbing GroupHome Improvement Retail IndustryCyclical SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£262.73M£1.38B£3.91B£2.77B
Dividend Yield2.74%4.14%3.49%6.16%
P/E Ratio19.5112.5178.68366.66
Price / Sales0.8133.30324.0185,978.63
Price / Cash5.145.1130.8027.87
Price / Book5.004.283.427.76
Net Income£5.66M£105.72M£249.12M£5.89B
7 Day Performance-2.20%1.85%0.10%-0.71%
1 Month Performance-0.25%3.15%-0.22%-1.20%
1 Year PerformanceN/A-8.45%-0.43%65.93%

Victorian Plumbing Group Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
VIC
Victorian Plumbing Group
3.7935 of 5 stars		GBX 80
-0.6%		GBX 107.40
+34.3%		+5.2%£262.73M£326.10M19.51636
WIX
Wickes Group
4.1425 of 5 stars		GBX 177.40
-1.7%		GBX 246.67
+39.0%		-17.4%£390.98M£1.64B10.825,930
TPT
Topps Tiles
2.3833 of 5 stars		GBX 33
-5.2%		GBX 51.50
+56.1%		-1.4%£64.61M£295.45M12.791,744
CMO
CMO Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£3.56M£61.18MN/A212
KGF
Kingfisher
2.2989 of 5 stars		GBX 279.70
-1.1%		GBX 300.43
+7.4%		+5.8%£4.69B£12.95B20.2774,525

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This page (LON:VIC) was last updated on 6/26/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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