BDEV vs. BKG, TW, PSN, VTY, BWY, RDW, CRN, MCS, CRST, and ABBY
Should you be buying Barratt Developments stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Barratt Developments include The Berkeley Group (BKG), Taylor Wimpey (TW), Persimmon (PSN), Vistry Group (VTY), Bellway (BWY), Redrow (RDW), Cairn Homes (CRN), McCarthy & Stone (MCS), Crest Nicholson (CRST), and Abbey (ABBY). These companies are all part of the "residential construction" industry.
Barratt Developments (LON:BDEV) and The Berkeley Group (LON:BKG) are both mid-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.
The Berkeley Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Barratt Developments. The Berkeley Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Barratt Developments, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Barratt Developments pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. The Berkeley Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. 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. The Berkeley Group pays out 2,185.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
In the previous week, Barratt Developments and Barratt Developments both had 1 articles in the media. Barratt Developments' average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat The Berkeley Group's score of 0.07 indicating that Barratt Developments is being referred to more favorably in the media.
86.3% of Barratt Developments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.5% of The Berkeley Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Barratt Developments shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of The Berkeley Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Barratt Developments has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Berkeley Group has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.
The Berkeley Group has a net margin of 17.92% compared to Barratt Developments' net margin of 4.98%. The Berkeley Group's return on equity of 13.75% beat Barratt Developments' return on equity.
Barratt Developments presently has a consensus price target of GBX 509.29, indicating a potential upside of 1.21%. The Berkeley Group has a consensus price target of GBX 4,614.86, indicating a potential downside of 11.93%. Given Barratt Developments' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Barratt Developments is more favorable than The Berkeley Group.
Barratt Developments received 491 more outperform votes than The Berkeley Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.31% of users gave Barratt Developments an outperform vote while only 67.95% of users gave The Berkeley Group an outperform vote.
Summary
Barratt Developments beats The Berkeley Group on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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