VP (VP) Competitors

GBX 490 +9.00 (+1.87%)

As of 05/13/2026

VP vs. NTG, ASY, AA4, SDY, and AVAP

Should you buy VP stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares VP with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with VP include Northgate (NTG), Andrews Sykes Group (ASY), Amedeo Air Four Plus (AA4), Speedy Hire (SDY), and Avation (AVAP). These companies are all part of the "rental & leasing services" industry.

How does VP compare to Northgate?

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

VP has a net margin of 2.12% compared to Northgate's net margin of 0.00%. VP's return on equity of 5.34% beat Northgate's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VP	2.12%	5.34%	9.45%
Northgate	N/A	N/A	N/A

Northgate has higher revenue and earnings than VP. VP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Northgate, 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	0.52	-£5.38M	-£13.63	N/A
Northgate	£729.28M	0.00	N/A	£35.50	N/A

31.5% of VP shares are owned by institutional investors. 57.5% of VP shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

VP currently has a consensus price target of GBX 753.33, indicating a potential upside of 53.74%. Given VP's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe VP is more favorable than Northgate.

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
Northgate	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

VP pays an annual dividend of GBX 39 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. Northgate pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.18 per share. VP pays out -286.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Northgate pays out 0.5% 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. VP is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, VP had 4 more articles in the media than Northgate. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for VP and 0 mentions for Northgate. VP's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat Northgate's score of 0.00 indicating that VP is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
VP	Neutral
Northgate	Neutral

Summary

VP beats Northgate on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does VP compare to Andrews Sykes Group?

Andrews Sykes Group (LON:ASY) 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 dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Andrews Sykes Group has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, VP has a beta of 0.318, suggesting that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the broader market.

Andrews Sykes Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than VP. VP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Andrews Sykes Group, 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
Andrews Sykes Group	£75.50M	2.82	£17.31M	£41.00	12.39
VP	£368.77M	0.52	-£5.38M	-£13.63	N/A

0.1% of Andrews Sykes Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.5% of VP shares are held by institutional investors. 5.0% of Andrews Sykes Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 57.5% of VP shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Andrews Sykes Group has a net margin of 22.73% compared to VP's net margin of 2.12%. Andrews Sykes Group's return on equity of 36.50% beat VP's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Andrews Sykes Group	22.73%	36.50%	16.52%
VP	2.12%	5.34%	9.45%

VP has a consensus price target of GBX 753.33, indicating a potential upside of 53.74%. Given VP's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe VP is more favorable than Andrews Sykes Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Andrews Sykes Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
VP	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

In the previous week, VP had 3 more articles in the media than Andrews Sykes Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for VP and 1 mentions for Andrews Sykes Group. Andrews Sykes Group's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat VP's score of 0.20 indicating that Andrews Sykes Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Andrews Sykes Group	Positive
VP	Neutral

Andrews Sykes Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 25.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. VP pays an annual dividend of GBX 39 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. Andrews Sykes Group pays out 63.2% 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. VP is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Andrews Sykes Group and VP tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does VP compare to Amedeo Air Four Plus?

Amedeo Air Four Plus (LON:AA4) and VP (LON:VP) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.

In the previous week, VP had 4 more articles in the media than Amedeo Air Four Plus. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for VP and 0 mentions for Amedeo Air Four Plus. VP's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat Amedeo Air Four Plus' score of -0.54 indicating that VP is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Amedeo Air Four Plus	Negative
VP	Neutral

VP has a consensus price target of GBX 753.33, suggesting a potential upside of 53.74%. Given VP's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe VP is more favorable than Amedeo Air Four Plus.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amedeo Air Four Plus	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
VP	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Amedeo Air Four Plus has higher earnings, but lower revenue than VP. VP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amedeo Air Four Plus, 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
Amedeo Air Four Plus	£143.46M	1.29	£25.96M	£8.21	8.65
VP	£368.77M	0.52	-£5.38M	-£13.63	N/A

Amedeo Air Four Plus has a net margin of 12.69% compared to VP's net margin of 2.12%. Amedeo Air Four Plus' return on equity of 8.21% beat VP's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amedeo Air Four Plus	12.69%	8.21%	N/A
VP	2.12%	5.34%	9.45%

19.0% of Amedeo Air Four Plus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.5% of VP shares are held by institutional investors. 8.2% of Amedeo Air Four Plus shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 57.5% of VP shares are held by 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.

Amedeo Air Four Plus pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.3%. VP pays an annual dividend of GBX 39 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. Amedeo Air Four Plus pays out 97.4% 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 pays out -286.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Amedeo Air Four Plus has a beta of 0.40176097, meaning that its share price is 60% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, VP has a beta of 0.318, meaning that its share price is 68% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

VP beats Amedeo Air Four Plus on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does VP compare to Speedy Hire?

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

In the previous week, VP had 4 more articles in the media than Speedy Hire. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for VP and 0 mentions for Speedy Hire. VP's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat Speedy Hire's score of 0.00 indicating that VP is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
VP	Neutral
Speedy Hire	Neutral

VP presently has a consensus price target of GBX 753.33, suggesting a potential upside of 53.74%. Speedy Hire has a consensus price target of GBX 70, suggesting a potential upside of 244.83%. Given Speedy Hire's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Speedy Hire is more favorable than VP.

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
Speedy Hire	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Speedy Hire has higher revenue and earnings than VP. VP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Speedy Hire, 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	0.52	-£5.38M	-£13.63	N/A
Speedy Hire	£418.20M	0.22	£2.74M	-£2.53	N/A

VP has a net margin of 2.12% compared to Speedy Hire's net margin of -2.80%. VP's return on equity of 5.34% beat Speedy Hire's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VP	2.12%	5.34%	9.45%
Speedy Hire	-2.80%	-7.68%	3.06%

31.5% of VP shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.0% of Speedy Hire shares are held by institutional investors. 57.5% of VP shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Speedy Hire 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.

VP pays an annual dividend of GBX 39 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. Speedy Hire pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.8%. VP pays out -286.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Speedy Hire pays out -102.8% 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.

VP has a beta of 0.318, meaning that its share price is 68% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Speedy Hire has a beta of 0.708, meaning that its share price is 29% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

VP beats Speedy Hire on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does VP compare to Avation?

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

In the previous week, VP had 2 more articles in the media than Avation. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for VP and 2 mentions for Avation. Avation's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat VP's score of 0.20 indicating that Avation is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
VP	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Avation	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

VP pays an annual dividend of GBX 39 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. Avation pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. VP pays out -286.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Avation pays out -4.9% 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. VP is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Avation has lower revenue, but higher earnings than VP. VP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avation, 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	0.52	-£5.38M	-£13.63	N/A
Avation	£118.55M	0.70	£23.08M	-£20.01	N/A

VP presently has a consensus price target of GBX 753.33, suggesting a potential upside of 53.74%. Avation has a consensus price target of GBX 270, suggesting a potential upside of 98.53%. Given Avation's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Avation is more favorable than VP.

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
Avation	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

VP has a net margin of 2.12% compared to Avation's net margin of -11.96%. VP's return on equity of 5.34% beat Avation's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VP	2.12%	5.34%	9.45%
Avation	-11.96%	-5.70%	2.27%

31.5% of VP shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.1% of Avation shares are owned by institutional investors. 57.5% of VP shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.1% of Avation shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

VP has a beta of 0.318, indicating that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Avation has a beta of 0.129, indicating that its stock price is 87% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

VP beats Avation on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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VP vs. The Competition

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Metric	VP	Rental & Leasing Services Industry	Industrials Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£193.36M	£4.98B	£9.37B	£2.78B
Dividend Yield	6.84%	4.97%	3.57%	6.09%
P/E Ratio	-35.95	30.38	24.90	366.07
Price / Sales	0.52	54.74	5,352.47	88,395.03
Price / Cash	30.25	99.97	27.92	27.89
Price / Book	1.25	2.55	4.87	7.70
Net Income	-£5.38M	£242.96M	£792.39M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	N/A	-0.28%	0.41%	0.59%
1 Month Performance	10.36%	-1.82%	3.74%	2.54%
1 Year Performance	-18.33%	5.63%	38.33%	87.53%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
VP VP	3.4198 of 5 stars	GBX 490 +1.9%	GBX 753.33 +53.7%	-16.5%	£193.36M	£368.77M	N/A	2,753	Gap Down
NTG Northgate	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£333.08M	£729.28M	7.04	3,000
ASY Andrews Sykes Group	N/A	GBX 520 +2.0%	N/A	+0.6%	£217.67M	£75.50M	12.68	500	Positive News Earnings Report
AA4 Amedeo Air Four Plus	N/A	GBX 71 flat	N/A	+22.8%	£184.94M	£143.46M	8.65	N/A
SDY Speedy Hire	2.8977 of 5 stars	GBX 19.60 +1.0%	GBX 70 +257.1%	-8.0%	£90.31M	£418.20M	N/A	3,435	Gap Up

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This page (LON:VP) was last updated on 5/14/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.

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VP (VP) Competitors