BDEV vs. PSN, TW, VTY, BKG, BWY, RDW, KGF, BRBY, SMDS, and HWDN
Should you be buying Barratt Developments stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Barratt Developments include Persimmon (PSN), Taylor Wimpey (TW), Vistry Group (VTY), The Berkeley Group (BKG), Bellway (BWY), Redrow (RDW), Kingfisher (KGF), Burberry Group (BRBY), DS Smith (SMDS), and Howden Joinery Group (HWDN). These companies are all part of the "consumer cyclical" sector.
Persimmon (LON:PSN) and Barratt Developments (LON:BDEV) are both mid-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
Persimmon has a net margin of 9.21% compared to Persimmon's net margin of 4.98%. Barratt Developments' return on equity of 7.45% beat Persimmon's return on equity.
56.6% of Persimmon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.0% of Barratt Developments shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.5% of Persimmon shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Barratt Developments shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Persimmon had 2 more articles in the media than Barratt Developments. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Persimmon and 0 mentions for Barratt Developments. Persimmon's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Barratt Developments' score of 0.76 indicating that Barratt Developments is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Persimmon has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Barratt Developments. Persimmon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Barratt Developments, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Persimmon pays an annual dividend of GBX 60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Barratt Developments pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Persimmon pays out 7,500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Barratt Developments pays out 12,727.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Barratt Developments received 548 more outperform votes than Persimmon when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.29% of users gave Barratt Developments an outperform vote while only 54.95% of users gave Persimmon an outperform vote.
Persimmon presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,320.40, indicating a potential upside of 1.14%. Barratt Developments has a consensus target price of GBX 514.63, indicating a potential upside of 11.80%. Given Persimmon's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Barratt Developments is more favorable than Persimmon.
Persimmon has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Barratt Developments has a beta of 1.56, indicating that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Barratt Developments beats Persimmon on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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