VP (VP) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to VP or ZIG?

In the previous week, VP had 31 more articles in the media than Zigup. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for VP and 1 mentions for Zigup. Zigup's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat VP's score of -0.22 indicating that Zigup is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
VP	3 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	4 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Zigup	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, VP or ZIG?

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

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

31.5% of VP shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.0% of Zigup shares are held by institutional investors. 57.5% of VP shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Zigup shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate VP or ZIG?

VP presently has a consensus price target of GBX 780, suggesting a potential upside of 31.09%. Zigup has a consensus price target of GBX 390, suggesting a potential upside of 26.42%. Given VP's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research 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

Which has higher earnings and 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	-43.65
Zigup	£1.81B	0.38	£123.98M	£0.35	883.95

Is VP or ZIG a better dividend stock?

VP pays an annual dividend of GBX 39 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. Zigup pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. VP pays out -286.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Zigup pays out 75.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. VP is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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%

Summary

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