VTU vs. PINE, PDG, LOOK, MMH, MOTR, CAMB, CFYN, INCH, XPS, and JDW
Should you be buying Vertu Motors stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vertu Motors include Pinewood Technologies Group (PINE), Pendragon (PDG), Lookers (LOOK), Marshall Motor (MMH), Motorpoint Group (MOTR), Cambria Automobiles (CAMB), Caffyns (CFYN), Inchcape (INCH), XPS Pensions Group (XPS), and J D Wetherspoon (JDW). These companies are all part of the "consumer cyclical" sector.
Vertu Motors vs. Its Competitors
Vertu Motors (LON:VTU) and Pinewood Technologies Group (LON:PINE) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.
31.8% of Vertu Motors shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.9% of Pinewood Technologies Group shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of Vertu Motors shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 47.4% of Pinewood Technologies Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Vertu Motors has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pinewood Technologies Group has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Pinewood Technologies Group has a net margin of 167.76% compared to Vertu Motors' net margin of 0.40%. Pinewood Technologies Group's return on equity of 11.83% beat Vertu Motors' return on equity.
In the previous week, Pinewood Technologies Group had 1 more articles in the media than Vertu Motors. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Pinewood Technologies Group and 2 mentions for Vertu Motors. Vertu Motors' average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Pinewood Technologies Group's score of 0.48 indicating that Vertu Motors is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Pinewood Technologies Group has a consensus price target of GBX 590, suggesting a potential upside of 6.81%. Given Pinewood Technologies Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Pinewood Technologies Group is more favorable than Vertu Motors.
Pinewood Technologies Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Vertu Motors. Pinewood Technologies Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vertu Motors, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Pinewood Technologies Group beats Vertu Motors on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:VTU) was last updated on 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
