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XP Factory (XPF) Competitors

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GBX 12.49 +0.24 (+1.98%)
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XPF vs. CCT, ESC, GOAL, TND, PIER, GFIN, HRN, INTO, KIN, and CCL

Should you be buying XP Factory stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of XP Factory include The Character Group (CCT), Escape Hunt (ESC), Goals Soccer Centres (GOAL), Tandem Group (TND), The Brighton Pier Group (PIER), Gfinity (GFIN), Hornby (HRN), INTOSOL (INTO), Kin Group (KIN), and Carnival Co. & (CCL). These companies are all part of the "leisure" industry.

XP Factory vs. Its Competitors

The Character Group (LON:CCT) and XP Factory (LON:XPF) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.

6.8% of The Character Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.9% of XP Factory shares are held by institutional investors. 23.2% of The Character Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of XP Factory shares are held 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.

The Character Group has higher revenue and earnings than XP Factory. XP Factory is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Character Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
The Character Group£118.82M0.41£5.22M£0.29916.50
XP Factory£57.82M0.38-£356.10K-£0.01-1,759.44

In the previous week, XP Factory had 1 more articles in the media than The Character Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for XP Factory and 1 mentions for The Character Group. XP Factory's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat The Character Group's score of 0.00 indicating that XP Factory is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
The Character Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
XP Factory
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

The Character Group has a net margin of 4.47% compared to XP Factory's net margin of -0.73%. The Character Group's return on equity of 14.13% beat XP Factory's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
The Character Group4.47% 14.13% 7.61%
XP Factory -0.73%-1.44%1.47%

The Character Group has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XP Factory has a beta of 2.59, indicating that its stock price is 159% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

The Character Group beats XP Factory on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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XPF vs. The Competition

MetricXP FactoryLeisure IndustryCyclical SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£21.88M£6.34B£3.84B£2.55B
Dividend YieldN/A4.32%3.56%5.32%
P/E Ratio-1,759.441,744.09621.934,393.23
Price / Sales0.38110.52245.63100,287.44
Price / Cash6.1212.6231.1627.90
Price / Book0.832.723.568.29
Net Income-£356.10K£212.68M£264.31M£5.89B
7 Day Performance-6.23%0.16%81.09%-0.35%
1 Month Performance8.15%-2.39%68.94%1.59%
1 Year Performance-0.06%277.05%185.02%142.17%

XP Factory Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
XPF
XP Factory
N/AGBX 12.49
+2.0%
N/A-2.9%£21.88M£57.82M-1,759.44716Positive News
CCT
The Character Group
N/AGBX 272.85
-0.8%
N/A+1.1%£49.20M£118.82M926.171,540Dividend Increase
High Trading Volume
ESC
Escape Hunt
N/AN/AN/AN/A£45.26M£2.53M-4.37146Gap Up
GOAL
Goals Soccer Centres
N/AN/AN/AN/A£20.46M£31.85M5.55691
TND
Tandem Group
N/AGBX 192
+1.9%
N/A+14.0%£10.60M£24.62M-17,454.5572Positive News
PIER
The Brighton Pier Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£4.29M£32.47M-1.13684Gap Down
High Trading Volume
GFIN
Gfinity
N/AGBX 0.07
-2.9%
N/A+242.1%£2.93M£1.48M-0.7944
HRN
Hornby
N/AGBX 0.65
+4.8%
N/A-97.0%£1.09M£58.54M-9.09212High Trading Volume
INTO
INTOSOL
N/AN/AN/AN/A£242K£861.75K-1.3531
KIN
Kin Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.0063
CCL
Carnival Co. &
N/AGBX 1,971.50
+0.4%
N/A+30.9%£25.88B£26.23B1,032.2040,000

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This page (LON:XPF) was last updated on 10/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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