XPS Pensions Group (XPS) Competitors

XPS Pensions Group (LON:XPS) and CVS Group (LON:CVSG) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings and media sentiment.

Which has more risk & volatility, XPS or CVSG?

XPS Pensions Group has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CVS Group has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of XPS or CVSG?

50.7% of XPS Pensions Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.5% of CVS Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of XPS Pensions Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of CVS Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, XPS or CVSG?

XPS Pensions Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than CVS Group. XPS Pensions Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CVS 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
XPS Pensions Group	£231.79M	3.06	£256.22M	£0.14	2,532.61
CVS Group	£668.60M	1.35	£20.68M	£0.04	33,157.89

Do analysts rate XPS or CVSG?

XPS Pensions Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 435.20, indicating a potential upside of 24.52%. CVS Group has a consensus target price of GBX 1,750, indicating a potential upside of 38.89%. Given CVS Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CVS Group is more favorable than XPS Pensions Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
XPS Pensions Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
CVS Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media prefer XPS or CVSG?

In the previous week, XPS Pensions Group had 5 more articles in the media than CVS Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for XPS Pensions Group and 1 mentions for CVS Group. XPS Pensions Group's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat CVS Group's score of 0.59 indicating that XPS Pensions Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
XPS Pensions Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CVS Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is XPS or CVSG more profitable?

XPS Pensions Group has a net margin of 128.13% compared to CVS Group's net margin of 3.20%. XPS Pensions Group's return on equity of 156.24% beat CVS Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
XPS Pensions Group	128.13%	156.24%	7.60%
CVS Group	3.20%	7.86%	5.03%

Is XPS or CVSG a better dividend stock?

XPS Pensions Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. CVS Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. XPS Pensions Group pays out 77.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CVS Group pays out 210.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. XPS Pensions Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

XPS Pensions Group beats CVS Group on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.