CRH (CRH) Competitors GBX 7,394 +4.00 (+0.05%) (As of 10/31/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider Trades CRH vs. SVT, ACA, IGP, NWF, EML, PRZ, SHAW, SKY, BREE, and PLPShould 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. Severn Trent Acacia Mining Intercede Group NWF Group Emmerson 18705 (PRZ.L) Shawbrook Group SKY Breedon Group Genuit Group 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. Is CRH or SVT more profitable? 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% Which has more volatility & risk, CRH or SVT? 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. Do institutionals & insiders believe in CRH or SVT? 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. Do analysts recommend CRH or SVT? 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/ASevern Trent 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CRH or SVT? 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 RatioCRH£35B1.44£3.40B£3.701,998.38Severn Trent£2.34B3.29£140.20M£0.515,033.33 Is CRH or SVT a better dividend stock? 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. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CRH or SVT? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCRHOutperform Votes32064.26% Underperform Votes17835.74% Severn TrentOutperform Votes36652.36% Underperform Votes33347.64% Does the media refer more to CRH or SVT? 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 SummaryCRH beats Severn Trent on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad DarwinDon’t Miss Out! 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CRH vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCRHBuilding Materials IndustryMaterials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£50.26B£5.38B£2.98B£1.40BDividend Yield1.45%2.80%5.24%11.94%P/E Ratio1,998.38713.40128.951,566.36Price / Sales1.44104.98564,417.54208,207.69Price / Cash3.587.4423.6933.42Price / Book2.441.443.652.72Net Income£3.40B£454.25M£150.72M£155.78M7 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 Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CRHCRHN/AGBX 7,394+0.1%N/A+67.8%£50.26B£35B1,998.3877,400News CoverageSVTSevern Trent1.3987 of 5 starsGBX 2,629-0.2%GBX 2,665+1.4%-0.4%£7.89B£2.34B5,154.90270ACAAcacia MiningN/AGBX 234flatN/A+0.0%£959.60M£645.41M468.005,230High Trading VolumeIGPIntercede GroupN/AGBX 162.50-3.0%N/A+239.6%£95.39M£19.96M1,625.0099NWFNWF GroupN/AGBX 143.87-2.0%N/A-21.9%£71.14M£950.60M799.261,339High Trading VolumeEMLEmmersonN/AGBX 0.28-50.0%N/A-78.8%£3.19MN/A-16.331,190News CoverageGap DownHigh Trading VolumePRZ18705 (PRZ.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.002,570Gap DownSHAWShawbrook GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.00N/ANews CoverageSKYSKYN/AGBX 1,727.50+0.1%N/A+0.0%£0.00N/A0.008,400BREEBreedon Group0.8436 of 5 starsGBX 442.50+2.5%GBX 460+4.0%+44.8%£1.52B£1.51B1,580.363,900Gap UpPLPGenuit GroupN/AGBX 567+49,076.1%N/AN/A£1.40B£398.60M67.503,139Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SVT Competitors ACA Competitors IGP Competitors NWF Competitors EML Competitors PRZ Competitors SHAW Competitors SKY Competitors BREE Competitors PLP Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (LON:CRH) was last updated on 10/31/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTim Sykes’ Urgent Trade Alert: “Make this move now”WARNING: 80 Wall Street banks are gearing up for MASSIVE D.C. shock This $2 trillion D.C. shock is NOT abou...Timothy Sykes | Sponsoredtop AI stock (it’s not MSFT, GOOGL, AMZN or AAPL)AI was by far the biggest tech investing trend right now. 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