VTU vs. PDG, LOOK, PINE, MMH, MOTR, CAMB, CFYN, INCH, XPS, and DOCS
Should you be buying Vertu Motors stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vertu Motors include Pendragon (PDG), Lookers (LOOK), Pinewood Technologies Group (PINE), Marshall Motor (MMH), Motorpoint Group (MOTR), Cambria Automobiles (CAMB), Caffyns (CFYN), Inchcape (INCH), XPS Pensions Group (XPS), and Dr. Martens (DOCS). These companies are all part of the "consumer cyclical" sector.
Vertu Motors vs. Its Competitors
Pendragon (LON:PDG) and Vertu Motors (LON:VTU) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, Vertu Motors had 2 more articles in the media than Pendragon. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Vertu Motors and 0 mentions for Pendragon. Vertu Motors' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Pendragon's score of 0.00 indicating that Vertu Motors is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Pendragon pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share. Vertu Motors pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Pendragon pays out 3,333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Vertu Motors pays out 34.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vertu Motors is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Pendragon has a net margin of 1.19% compared to Vertu Motors' net margin of 0.40%. Pendragon's return on equity of 15.86% beat Vertu Motors' return on equity.
73.1% of Pendragon shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.4% of Vertu Motors shares are held by institutional investors. 25.1% of Pendragon shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.4% of Vertu Motors shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Pendragon has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Vertu Motors. Pendragon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vertu Motors, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Pendragon has a beta of 0.35, indicating that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vertu Motors has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Vertu Motors beats Pendragon on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:VTU) was last updated on 8/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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