VP (VP) Competitors

VP (LON:VP) and Zigup (LON:ZIG) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in VP or ZIG?

31.5% of VP shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.4% of Zigup shares are owned by institutional investors. 57.5% of VP shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.9% of Zigup shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings & valuation, VP or ZIG?

Zigup has higher revenue and earnings than VP. VP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zigup, 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
VP	£368.77M	0.64	-£5.38M	-£13.63	-43.73
Zigup	£1.82B	0.41	£123.98M	£55.94	6.06

Is VP or ZIG more profitable?

Zigup has a net margin of 6.82% compared to VP's net margin of -1.46%. Zigup's return on equity of 12.09% beat VP's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VP	-1.46%	-3.50%	9.45%
Zigup	6.82%	12.09%	5.59%

Do analysts recommend VP or ZIG?

VP presently has a consensus price target of GBX 832.50, indicating a potential upside of 39.68%. Zigup has a consensus price target of GBX 390, indicating a potential upside of 15.04%. Given VP's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe VP is more favorable than Zigup.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VP	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Zigup	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is VP or ZIG a better dividend stock?

VP pays an annual dividend of GBX 39 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Zigup pays an annual dividend of GBX 26 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. VP pays out -286.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Zigup pays out 46.5% 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, VP or ZIG?

VP has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zigup has a beta of 1.65, meaning that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer VP or ZIG?

In the previous week, VP had 38 more articles in the media than Zigup. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for VP and 4 mentions for Zigup. Zigup's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat VP's score of 0.00 indicating that Zigup is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
VP	1 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	28 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	6 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Zigup	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Zigup beats VP on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.