VTY vs. PSN, BDEV, TW, BKG, BWY, RDW, BRBY, KGF, HWDN, and FRAS
Should you be buying Vistry Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vistry Group include Persimmon (PSN), Barratt Developments (BDEV), Taylor Wimpey (TW), The Berkeley Group (BKG), Bellway (BWY), Redrow (RDW), Burberry Group (BRBY), Kingfisher (KGF), Howden Joinery Group (HWDN), and Frasers Group (FRAS). These companies are all part of the "consumer cyclical" sector.
Vistry Group (LON:VTY) and Persimmon (LON:PSN) are both mid-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, community ranking, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
Persimmon received 514 more outperform votes than Vistry Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.47% of users gave Vistry Group an outperform vote while only 54.99% of users gave Persimmon an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Vistry Group had 1 more articles in the media than Persimmon. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Vistry Group and 1 mentions for Persimmon. Persimmon's average media sentiment score of -0.05 beat Vistry Group's score of -0.06 indicating that Persimmon is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Vistry Group has a beta of 2.11, meaning that its share price is 111% 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.
73.9% of Vistry Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.6% of Persimmon shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Vistry Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Persimmon shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Persimmon has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Vistry Group. Persimmon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vistry Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Vistry Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 956, indicating a potential downside of 26.39%. Persimmon has a consensus price target of GBX 1,320.40, indicating a potential downside of 7.87%. Given Persimmon's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Persimmon is more favorable than Vistry Group.
Persimmon has a net margin of 9.21% compared to Vistry Group's net margin of 6.27%. Persimmon's return on equity of 7.45% beat Vistry Group's return on equity.
Vistry Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 55 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Persimmon pays an annual dividend of GBX 60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Vistry Group pays out 8,593.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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.
Summary
Persimmon beats Vistry Group on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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