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.
Barratt Developments (LON:BDEV) and Persimmon (LON:PSN) are both mid-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings, community ranking and profitability.
In the previous week, Persimmon had 3 more articles in the media than Barratt Developments. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Persimmon and 2 mentions for Barratt Developments. Barratt Developments' average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Persimmon's score of 0.29 indicating that Barratt Developments is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Barratt Developments has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Persimmon has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Barratt Developments currently has a consensus price target of GBX 514.63, indicating a potential upside of 7.50%. Persimmon has a consensus price target of GBX 1,320.40, indicating a potential downside of 3.37%. Given Barratt Developments' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Barratt Developments is more favorable than Persimmon.
Persimmon has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.
Barratt Developments pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Persimmon pays an annual dividend of GBX 60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. 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. 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 received 548 more outperform votes than Persimmon when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.31% of users gave Barratt Developments an outperform vote while only 54.99% of users gave Persimmon an outperform vote.
87.0% of Barratt Developments shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.6% of Persimmon shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Barratt Developments shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Persimmon shares are owned by company 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.
Persimmon has a net margin of 9.21% compared to Barratt Developments' net margin of 4.98%. Persimmon's return on equity of 7.45% beat Barratt Developments' return on equity.
Summary
Barratt Developments beats Persimmon on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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