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GBX 7,394
+4.00 (+0.05%)
(As of 10/31/2024 ET)

CRH vs. SVT, ACA, IGP, NWF, EML, PRZ, SHAW, SKY, BREE, and PLP

Should you be buying CRH stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CRH include Severn Trent (SVT), Acacia Mining (ACA), Intercede Group (IGP), NWF Group (NWF), Emmerson (EML), 18705 (PRZ.L) (PRZ), Shawbrook Group (SHAW), SKY (SKY), Breedon Group (BREE), and Genuit Group (PLP).

CRH vs.

CRH (LON:CRH) and Severn Trent (LON:SVT) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

CRH has a net margin of 9.77% compared to Severn Trent's net margin of 6.00%. CRH's return on equity of 15.49% beat Severn Trent's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
CRH9.77% 15.49% 6.20%
Severn Trent 6.00%10.00%2.35%

CRH has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Severn Trent has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.

91.8% of CRH shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.4% of Severn Trent shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of CRH shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Severn Trent 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.

Severn Trent has a consensus target price of GBX 2,665, suggesting a potential upside of 3.82%. Given Severn Trent's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Severn Trent is more favorable than CRH.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
CRH
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
N/A
Severn Trent
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

CRH has higher revenue and earnings than Severn Trent. CRH is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Severn Trent, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
CRH£35B1.44£3.40B£3.701,998.38
Severn Trent£2.34B3.29£140.20M£0.515,033.33

CRH pays an annual dividend of GBX 104 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Severn Trent pays an annual dividend of GBX 117 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. CRH pays out 2,810.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Severn Trent pays out 22,941.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Severn Trent received 46 more outperform votes than CRH when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.26% of users gave CRH an outperform vote while only 52.36% of users gave Severn Trent an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
CRHOutperform Votes
320
64.26%
Underperform Votes
178
35.74%
Severn TrentOutperform Votes
366
52.36%
Underperform Votes
333
47.64%

In the previous week, CRH had 4 more articles in the media than Severn Trent. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for CRH and 2 mentions for Severn Trent. CRH's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Severn Trent's score of 0.14 indicating that CRH is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
CRH
1 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Severn Trent
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

CRH beats Severn Trent on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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CRH vs. The Competition

MetricCRHBuilding Materials IndustryMaterials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£50.26B£5.38B£2.98B£1.40B
Dividend Yield1.45%2.80%5.24%11.94%
P/E Ratio1,998.38713.40128.951,566.36
Price / Sales1.44104.98564,417.54208,207.69
Price / Cash3.587.4423.6933.42
Price / Book2.441.443.652.72
Net Income£3.40B£454.25M£150.72M£155.78M
7 Day Performance5.21%0.08%-1.36%4.19%
1 Month Performance8.45%2.70%2.66%2.83%
1 Year Performance67.25%22.48%32.65%24.42%

CRH Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CRH
CRH
N/AGBX 7,394
+0.1%
N/A+67.8%£50.26B£35B1,998.3877,400News Coverage
SVT
Severn Trent
1.3987 of 5 stars
GBX 2,629
-0.2%
GBX 2,665
+1.4%
-0.4%£7.89B£2.34B5,154.90270
ACA
Acacia Mining
N/AGBX 234
flat
N/A+0.0%£959.60M£645.41M468.005,230High Trading Volume
IGP
Intercede Group
N/AGBX 162.50
-3.0%
N/A+239.6%£95.39M£19.96M1,625.0099
NWF
NWF Group
N/AGBX 143.87
-2.0%
N/A-21.9%£71.14M£950.60M799.261,339High Trading Volume
EML
Emmerson
N/AGBX 0.28
-50.0%
N/A-78.8%£3.19MN/A-16.331,190News Coverage
Gap Down
High Trading Volume
PRZ
18705 (PRZ.L)
N/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.002,570Gap Down
SHAW
Shawbrook Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.00N/ANews Coverage
SKY
SKY
N/AGBX 1,727.50
+0.1%
N/A+0.0%£0.00N/A0.008,400
BREE
Breedon Group
0.8436 of 5 stars
GBX 442.50
+2.5%
GBX 460
+4.0%
+44.8%£1.52B£1.51B1,580.363,900Gap Up
PLP
Genuit Group
N/AGBX 567
+49,076.1%
N/AN/A£1.40B£398.60M67.503,139Gap Up

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This page (LON:CRH) was last updated on 10/31/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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