XPS vs. CVSG, MER, DTY, AA, PVG, XAF, BWY, ROO, RDW, and INCH
Should you be buying XPS Pensions Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of XPS Pensions Group include CVS Group (CVSG), Mears Group (MER), Dignity (DTY), AA (AA), Premier Veterinary Group plc (PVG.L) (PVG), Xafinity (XAF), Bellway (BWY), Deliveroo (ROO), Redrow (RDW), and Inchcape (INCH). These companies are all part of the "consumer cyclical" sector.
XPS Pensions Group vs. Its Competitors
CVS Group (LON:CVSG) and XPS Pensions Group (LON:XPS) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.
48.5% of CVS Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.7% of XPS Pensions Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of CVS Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of XPS Pensions Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
CVS Group has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XPS Pensions Group has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, XPS Pensions Group had 5 more articles in the media than CVS Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for XPS Pensions Group and 0 mentions for CVS Group. XPS Pensions Group's average media sentiment score of 0.08 beat CVS Group's score of 0.00 indicating that XPS Pensions Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
CVS Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. XPS Pensions Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. 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 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. XPS Pensions Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
CVS Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,750, indicating a potential upside of 43.43%. XPS Pensions Group has a consensus target price of GBX 435.20, indicating a potential upside of 28.38%. Given CVS Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe CVS Group is more favorable than XPS Pensions Group.
XPS Pensions Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.
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.
Summary
XPS Pensions Group beats CVS Group on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:XPS) was last updated on 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
