FORT vs. BREE, MSLH, SRC, IBST, MBH, STCM, ECOB, CRH, PLP, and VSVS
Should you be buying Forterra stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Forterra include Breedon Group (BREE), Marshalls (MSLH), SigmaRoc (SRC), Ibstock (IBST), Michelmersh Brick (MBH), Steppe Cement (STCM), Eco Buildings Group (ECOB), CRH (CRH), Genuit Group (PLP), and Vesuvius (VSVS). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Forterra (LON:FORT) and Breedon Group (LON:BREE) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Forterra has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Breedon Group has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Breedon Group has higher revenue and earnings than Forterra. Breedon Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Forterra, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Forterra presently has a consensus target price of GBX 192, suggesting a potential upside of 14.83%. Breedon Group has a consensus target price of GBX 420, suggesting a potential upside of 8.95%. Given Forterra's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Forterra is more favorable than Breedon Group.
Breedon Group received 83 more outperform votes than Forterra when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 81.50% of users gave Breedon Group an outperform vote while only 74.73% of users gave Forterra an outperform vote.
71.6% of Forterra shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.3% of Breedon Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.6% of Forterra shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 22.9% of Breedon Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Breedon Group has a net margin of 7.09% compared to Forterra's net margin of 3.69%. Breedon Group's return on equity of 9.80% beat Forterra's return on equity.
In the previous week, Breedon Group had 2 more articles in the media than Forterra. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Breedon Group and 1 mentions for Forterra. Forterra's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Breedon Group's score of 0.06 indicating that Forterra is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Forterra pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Breedon Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Forterra pays out 6,666.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Breedon Group pays out 4,516.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Breedon Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Breedon Group beats Forterra on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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