XPS vs. CVSG, MER, DTY, AA, PVG, XAF, BWY, INCH, TUI, and WMH
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), Inchcape (INCH), TUI (TUI), and William Hill (WMH). These companies are all part of the "consumer cyclical" sector.
XPS Pensions Group vs. Its Competitors
XPS Pensions Group (LON:XPS) and CVS Group (LON:CVSG) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.
In the previous week, CVS Group had 3 more articles in the media than XPS Pensions Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for CVS Group and 0 mentions for XPS Pensions Group. CVS Group's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat XPS Pensions Group's score of 0.40 indicating that CVS Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
87.3% of XPS Pensions Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.2% of CVS Group shares are held by institutional investors. 5.1% of XPS Pensions Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.8% of CVS Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
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.
XPS Pensions Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. CVS Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. XPS Pensions Group pays out 8.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CVS Group pays out 27.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. XPS Pensions Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
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.
XPS Pensions Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 434, suggesting a potential upside of 13.75%. CVS Group has a consensus target price of GBX 2,370, suggesting a potential upside of 97.50%. Given CVS Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe CVS Group is more favorable than XPS Pensions Group.
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.
Summary
XPS Pensions Group beats CVS Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:XPS) was last updated on 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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