VP (VP) Competitors GBX 600 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08/1/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock VP vs. ZIG, NTG, ASY, AA4, SDY, AVAP, HSS, ANX, DPA, and OPMShould you be buying VP stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of VP include Zigup (ZIG), Northgate (NTG), Andrews Sykes Group (ASY), Amedeo Air Four Plus (AA4), Speedy Hire (SDY), Avation (AVAP), HSS Hire Group (HSS), Anexo Group (ANX), DP Aircraft I (DPA), and 1pm plc (OPM.L) (OPM). These companies are all part of the "rental & leasing services" industry. VP vs. Its Competitors Zigup Northgate Andrews Sykes Group Amedeo Air Four Plus Speedy Hire Avation HSS Hire Group Anexo Group DP Aircraft I 1pm plc (OPM.L) Zigup (LON:ZIG) and VP (LON:VP) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends. Which has more risk & volatility, ZIG or VP? Zigup has a beta of 1.65, indicating that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VP has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is ZIG or VP 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 Zigup6.82% 12.09% 5.59% VP -1.46%-3.50%9.45% Do institutionals & insiders believe in ZIG or VP? 85.4% of Zigup shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.5% of VP shares are held by institutional investors. 8.9% of Zigup shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 57.5% of VP shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better valuation and earnings, ZIG or VP? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioZigup£1.82B0.40£123.98M£55.945.89VP£368.77M0.64-£5.38M-£13.63-44.02 Is ZIG or VP a better dividend stock? Zigup pays an annual dividend of GBX 26 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. VP pays an annual dividend of GBX 39 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Zigup pays out 46.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. VP pays out -286.1% 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. Do analysts recommend ZIG or VP? Zigup presently has a consensus price target of GBX 390, suggesting a potential upside of 18.36%. VP has a consensus price target of GBX 832.50, suggesting a potential upside of 38.75%. Given VP's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe VP is more favorable than Zigup.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Zigup 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00VP 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media prefer ZIG or VP? In the previous week, VP had 23 more articles in the media than Zigup. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for VP and 4 mentions for Zigup. Zigup's average media sentiment score of 0.05 beat VP's score of 0.00 indicating that Zigup is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Zigup 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral VP 4 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 13 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryZigup beats VP on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get VP News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VP 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 VP 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 VP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVPRental & Leasing Services IndustryIndustrials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£236.77M£3.06B£7.60B£3.03BDividend Yield6.84%5.60%4.56%5.02%P/E Ratio-44.0218.1425.22176.75Price / Sales0.6463.5698.63264,362.43Price / Cash30.25107.2627.7627.97Price / Book1.531.664.344.53Net Income-£5.38M£240.18M£792.92M£5.90B7 Day Performance5.08%-2.04%-1.88%12.57%1 Month Performance-0.66%-0.29%2.31%6.09%1 Year Performance-11.76%12.09%29.36%71.59% VP Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VPVP2.2195 of 5 starsGBX 600flatGBX 832.50+38.8%-11.8%£236.77M£368.77M-44.022,753Trending NewsHigh Trading VolumeZIGZigup2.7685 of 5 starsGBX 345+0.3%GBX 390+13.0%N/A£767.02M£1.82B6.177,906News CoverageNTGNorthgateN/AN/AN/AN/A£333.08M£729.28M7.043,000ASYAndrews Sykes GroupN/AGBX 508+1.6%N/A-7.2%£212.81M£78.35M12.30500Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeAA4Amedeo Air Four PlusN/AGBX 59.28+0.5%N/A+31.1%£178.96M£150.39M6.85N/ANews CoverageEarnings ReportSDYSpeedy Hire2.8752 of 5 starsGBX 29.65+1.5%GBX 70+136.1%-18.3%£137.78M£427.90M50.573,435AVAPAvation3.6512 of 5 starsGBX 161.50+0.3%GBX 270+67.2%+22.8%£135.16M£108.07M7.3323HSSHSS Hire GroupN/AGBX 9.450.0%N/A+26.4%£65.28M£215.78M-28.472,000News CoverageANXAnexo GroupN/AGBX 53.01+0.0%N/A-23.8%£61.77M£136.85M6.61963High Trading VolumeDPADP Aircraft IN/AGBX 0.14+3.0%N/A+107.7%£40.28M£1.06B8.94N/AGap DownOPM1pm plc (OPM.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£21.69M£29.06M14.12130Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Zigup Alternatives Northgate Alternatives Andrews Sykes Group Alternatives Amedeo Air Four Plus Alternatives Speedy Hire Alternatives Avation Alternatives HSS Hire Group Alternatives Anexo Group Alternatives DP Aircraft I Alternatives 1pm plc (OPM.L) Alternatives 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:VP) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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