VP (VP) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings & valuation, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Zigup	£1.82B	0.43	£123.98M	£55.94	6.35
VP	£368.77M	0.64	-£5.38M	-£13.63	-44.02

Does the media refer more to ZIG or VP?

In the previous week, VP had 26 more articles in the media than Zigup. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for VP and 1 mentions for Zigup. VP's average media sentiment score of 0.05 beat Zigup's score of 0.00 indicating that VP is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Zigup	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
VP	6 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is ZIG or VP a better dividend stock?

Zigup pays an annual dividend of GBX 26 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. 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.

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
Zigup	6.82%	12.09%	5.59%
VP	-1.46%	-3.50%	9.45%

Do analysts rate ZIG or VP?

Zigup presently has a consensus target price of GBX 390, indicating a potential upside of 9.86%. VP has a consensus target price of GBX 905, indicating a potential upside of 50.83%. Given VP's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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)	2.00
VP	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility & risk, ZIG or VP?

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

Summary

Zigup and VP tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.