Which has higher earnings and valuation, ZIG or RS1?

RS Group has higher revenue and earnings than Zigup. Zigup is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RS 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 Zigup £1.86B 0.51 £123.98M £32.90 12.75 RS Group £2.88B 1.17 £181.90M £34.50 21.32

Is ZIG or RS1 more profitable?

RS Group has a net margin of 5.62% compared to Zigup's net margin of 4.10%. RS Group's return on equity of 11.55% beat Zigup's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Zigup 4.10% 7.00% 5.59% RS Group 5.62% 11.55% 6.58%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GFTU or ZIG?

Grafton Group has higher revenue and earnings than Zigup. Grafton Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zigup, 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 Grafton Group £2.60B 0.85 £127.90M £91.53 10.46 Zigup £1.86B 0.51 £123.98M £32.90 12.75

Is GFTU or ZIG more profitable?

Grafton Group has a net margin of 5.00% compared to Zigup's net margin of 4.10%. Grafton Group's return on equity of 7.94% beat Zigup's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Grafton Group 5.00% 7.94% 3.60% Zigup 4.10% 7.00% 5.59%

Do analysts rate AGK or ZIG?

Zigup has a consensus target price of GBX 537.50, suggesting a potential upside of 28.15%. Given Zigup's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Zigup is more favorable than Aggreko. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Aggreko 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Zigup 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AGK or ZIG?

Zigup has higher revenue and earnings than Aggreko. Aggreko is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zigup, 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 Aggreko £1.36B 0.00 N/A -£43.50 N/A Zigup £1.86B 0.51 £123.98M £32.90 12.75

Is AGK or ZIG more profitable?

Zigup has a net margin of 4.10% compared to Aggreko's net margin of 0.00%. Zigup's return on equity of 7.00% beat Aggreko's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Aggreko N/A N/A N/A Zigup 4.10% 7.00% 5.59%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ZIG or TPK?

Zigup has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Travis Perkins. Travis Perkins is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zigup, 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 Zigup £1.86B 0.51 £123.98M £32.90 12.75 Travis Perkins £4.52B 0.28 -£17.46M -£81.60 N/A

Is ZIG or TPK more profitable?

Zigup has a net margin of 4.10% compared to Travis Perkins' net margin of -3.81%. Zigup's return on equity of 7.00% beat Travis Perkins' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Zigup 4.10% 7.00% 5.59% Travis Perkins -3.81% -9.63% 1.42%

Do analysts rate ZIG or BWO?

Zigup currently has a consensus target price of GBX 537.50, suggesting a potential upside of 28.15%. Given Zigup's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Zigup is more favorable than Barloworld. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Zigup 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Barloworld 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has better valuation & earnings, ZIG or BWO?

Zigup has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Barloworld. Barloworld is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zigup, 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 Zigup £1.86B 0.51 £123.98M £32.90 12.75 Barloworld £51.99B 0.00 N/A -£5.50 N/A

Is ZIG or BWO more profitable?

Zigup has a net margin of 4.10% compared to Barloworld's net margin of 0.00%. Zigup's return on equity of 7.00% beat Barloworld's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Zigup 4.10% 7.00% 5.59% Barloworld N/A N/A N/A

Zigup (ZIG) Competitors

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ZIG vs. RS1, GFTU, AGK, TPK, and BWO

Should you buy Zigup stock or one of its competitors? Zigup's main competitors and comparable companies include RS Group (RS1), Grafton Group (GFTU), Aggreko (AGK), Travis Perkins (TPK), and Barloworld (BWO). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "trading companies & distributors" industry.

How does Zigup compare to RS Group?

Zigup (LON:ZIG) and RS Group (LON:RS1) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Zigup presently has a consensus price target of GBX 537.50, indicating a potential upside of 28.15%. RS Group has a consensus price target of GBX 696.25, indicating a potential downside of 5.34%. Given Zigup's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Zigup is more favorable than RS Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Zigup	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
RS Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Zigup pays an annual dividend of GBX 26.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. RS Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 22.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Zigup pays out 80.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. RS Group pays out 65.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Zigup has a beta of 1.041, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, RS Group has a beta of 0.873, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the broader market.

RS Group has a net margin of 5.62% compared to Zigup's net margin of 4.10%. RS Group's return on equity of 11.55% beat Zigup's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zigup	4.10%	7.00%	5.59%
RS Group	5.62%	11.55%	6.58%

63.1% of Zigup shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.9% of RS Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Zigup shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of RS Group shares are owned by 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.

In the previous week, Zigup's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled RS Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Zigup	Neutral
RS Group	Neutral

RS Group has higher revenue and earnings than Zigup. Zigup is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RS 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
Zigup	£1.86B	0.51	£123.98M	£32.90	12.75
RS Group	£2.88B	1.17	£181.90M	£34.50	21.32

Summary

RS Group beats Zigup on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Zigup compare to Grafton Group?

Grafton Group (LON:GFTU) and Zigup (LON:ZIG) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Grafton Group has a beta of 1.078, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Zigup has a beta of 1.041, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Grafton Group had 5 more articles in the media than Zigup. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Grafton Group and 0 mentions for Zigup. Grafton Group's average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat Zigup's score of 0.00 indicating that Grafton Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Grafton Group	Neutral
Zigup	Neutral

Grafton Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 30.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Zigup pays an annual dividend of GBX 26.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Grafton Group pays out 33.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Zigup pays out 80.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Grafton Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,831.67, suggesting a potential upside of 195.89%. Zigup has a consensus price target of GBX 537.50, suggesting a potential upside of 28.15%. Given Grafton Group's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Grafton Group is more favorable than Zigup.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grafton Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Zigup	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

0.0% of Grafton Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.1% of Zigup shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.3% of Grafton Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Zigup shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Grafton Group has a net margin of 5.00% compared to Zigup's net margin of 4.10%. Grafton Group's return on equity of 7.94% beat Zigup's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grafton Group	5.00%	7.94%	3.60%
Zigup	4.10%	7.00%	5.59%

Grafton Group has higher revenue and earnings than Zigup. Grafton Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zigup, 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
Grafton Group	£2.60B	0.85	£127.90M	£91.53	10.46
Zigup	£1.86B	0.51	£123.98M	£32.90	12.75

Summary

Grafton Group beats Zigup on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Zigup compare to Aggreko?

Aggreko (LON:AGK) and Zigup (LON:ZIG) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Zigup has higher revenue and earnings than Aggreko. Aggreko is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zigup, 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
Aggreko	£1.36B	0.00	N/A	-£43.50	N/A
Zigup	£1.86B	0.51	£123.98M	£32.90	12.75

Aggreko pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.05 per share. Zigup pays an annual dividend of GBX 26.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Aggreko pays out -0.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Zigup pays out 80.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

63.1% of Zigup shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Zigup shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Zigup has a net margin of 4.10% compared to Aggreko's net margin of 0.00%. Zigup's return on equity of 7.00% beat Aggreko's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aggreko	N/A	N/A	N/A
Zigup	4.10%	7.00%	5.59%

In the previous week, Aggreko's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Zigup'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Aggreko	Neutral
Zigup	Neutral

Zigup has a consensus target price of GBX 537.50, suggesting a potential upside of 28.15%. Given Zigup's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Zigup is more favorable than Aggreko.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aggreko	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Zigup	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Zigup beats Aggreko on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Zigup compare to Travis Perkins?

Zigup (LON:ZIG) and Travis Perkins (LON:TPK) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

63.1% of Zigup shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.7% of Travis Perkins shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Zigup shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Travis Perkins shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Zigup has a beta of 1.041, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Travis Perkins has a beta of 1.296, suggesting that its share price is 30% more volatile than the broader market.

Zigup has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Travis Perkins. Travis Perkins is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zigup, 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
Zigup	£1.86B	0.51	£123.98M	£32.90	12.75
Travis Perkins	£4.52B	0.28	-£17.46M	-£81.60	N/A

Zigup has a net margin of 4.10% compared to Travis Perkins' net margin of -3.81%. Zigup's return on equity of 7.00% beat Travis Perkins' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zigup	4.10%	7.00%	5.59%
Travis Perkins	-3.81%	-9.63%	1.42%

In the previous week, Travis Perkins had 1 more articles in the media than Zigup. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Travis Perkins and 0 mentions for Zigup. Travis Perkins' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Zigup's score of 0.00 indicating that Travis Perkins is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Zigup	Neutral
Travis Perkins	Positive

Zigup presently has a consensus price target of GBX 537.50, suggesting a potential upside of 28.15%. Travis Perkins has a consensus price target of GBX 627.17, suggesting a potential upside of 6.56%. Given Zigup's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Zigup is more favorable than Travis Perkins.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Zigup	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Travis Perkins	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17

Zigup pays an annual dividend of GBX 26.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Travis Perkins pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Zigup pays out 80.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Travis Perkins pays out -14.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Zigup beats Travis Perkins on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Zigup compare to Barloworld?

Zigup (LON:ZIG) and Barloworld (LON:BWO) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, Zigup's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Barloworld'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Zigup	Neutral
Barloworld	Neutral

63.1% of Zigup shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Zigup shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Zigup has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Barloworld. Barloworld is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zigup, 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
Zigup	£1.86B	0.51	£123.98M	£32.90	12.75
Barloworld	£51.99B	0.00	N/A	-£5.50	N/A

Zigup currently has a consensus target price of GBX 537.50, suggesting a potential upside of 28.15%. Given Zigup's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Zigup is more favorable than Barloworld.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Zigup	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Barloworld	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Zigup has a net margin of 4.10% compared to Barloworld's net margin of 0.00%. Zigup's return on equity of 7.00% beat Barloworld's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zigup	4.10%	7.00%	5.59%
Barloworld	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Zigup beats Barloworld on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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ZIG vs. The Competition

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Metric	Zigup	Trading Companies & Distributors Industry	Industrials Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£941.03M	£9.30B	£10.20B	£2.87B
Dividend Yield	6.23%	3.51%	97.17%	6.23%
P/E Ratio	12.75	27.16	25.74	366.83
Price / Sales	0.51	22.56	433.00	83,599.70
Price / Cash	N/A	47.31	23.71	27.89
Price / Book	0.90	3.72	4.84	6.33
Net Income	£123.98M	£372.29M	£612.68M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-3.56%	-1.31%	-1.56%	-0.69%
1 Month Performance	-10.09%	-5.02%	-3.85%	0.18%
1 Year Performance	36.40%	4.74%	6.34%	20.03%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
ZIG Zigup	3.1094 of 5 stars	GBX 419.43 +1.9%	GBX 537.50 +28.2%	+35.5%	£941.03M	£1.86B	12.75	7,906	Gap Down High Trading Volume
RS1 RS Group	N/A	GBX 744.50 +1.0%	GBX 696.25 -6.5%	+26.6%	£3.51B	£2.88B	21.58	6,500
GFTU Grafton Group	4.0484 of 5 stars	GBX 1,007.20 -0.3%	GBX 2,831.67 +181.1%	+6.3%	£2.33B	£2.52B	11.00	9,000	News Coverage
AGK Aggreko	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£2.23B	£1.36B	N/A	6,000
TPK Travis Perkins	1.9308 of 5 stars	GBX 617.62 +1.2%	GBX 627.17 +1.5%	+1.5%	£1.31B	£4.52B	N/A	19,172	Trending News Analyst Forecast Analyst Revision

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