VP (VP) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ZIG or VP?

VP received 130 more outperform votes than Zigup when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.36% of users gave VP an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Zigup an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Zigup	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 1 100.00%
VP	Outperform Votes 130 59.36%	Underperform Votes 89 40.64%

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%

Is ZIG or VP a better dividend stock?

Zigup pays an annual dividend of GBX 26 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. VP pays an annual dividend of GBX 39 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. 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.

Does the media prefer ZIG or VP?

In the previous week, VP had 38 more articles in the media than Zigup. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for VP and 0 mentions for Zigup. Zigup's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat VP's score of -0.12 indicating that Zigup is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Zigup	Neutral
VP	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, ZIG or VP?

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

Which has higher valuation & 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Zigup	£1.82B	0.43	£123.98M	£55.94	6.26
VP	£368.77M	0.63	-£5.38M	-£13.63	-42.92

Do insiders and institutionals 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend ZIG or VP?

Zigup presently has a consensus target price of GBX 390, suggesting a potential upside of 11.43%. VP has a consensus target price of GBX 905, suggesting a potential upside of 54.70%. 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

Summary

Zigup and VP tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.