VGR vs. UVV, PM, MO, RLX, ISPR, XXII, HPCO, BTI, FSS, and IAC
Should you be buying Vector Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vector Group include Universal (UVV), Philip Morris International (PM), Altria Group (MO), RLX Technology (RLX), Ispire Technology (ISPR), 22nd Century Group (XXII), Hempacco (HPCO), British American Tobacco (BTI), Federal Signal (FSS), and IAC (IAC).
Universal (NYSE:UVV) and Vector Group (NYSE:VGR) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends and earnings.
In the previous week, Universal and Universal both had 5 articles in the media. Vector Group's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Universal's score of 1.01 indicating that Universal is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Vector Group has a net margin of 12.98% compared to Vector Group's net margin of 4.35%. Vector Group's return on equity of 8.81% beat Universal's return on equity.
81.0% of Universal shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.1% of Vector Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of Universal shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of Vector Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Universal pays an annual dividend of $3.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. Vector Group pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Universal pays out 67.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vector Group pays out 69.0% 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. Universal has raised its dividend for 54 consecutive years.
Vector Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Universal. Vector Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Universal, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Universal has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vector Group has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Vector Group received 69 more outperform votes than Universal when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.82% of users gave Vector Group an outperform vote while only 58.33% of users gave Universal an outperform vote.
Summary
Vector Group beats Universal on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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