Barratt Developments (BDEV) Competitors

Barratt Developments (LON:BDEV) and Taylor Wimpey (LON:TW) are both mid-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BDEV or TW?

Taylor Wimpey received 334 more outperform votes than Barratt Developments when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 79.29% of users gave Taylor Wimpey an outperform vote while only 72.23% of users gave Barratt Developments an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Barratt Developments	Outperform Votes 1113 72.23%	Underperform Votes 428 27.77%
Taylor Wimpey	Outperform Votes 1447 79.29%	Underperform Votes 378 20.71%

Which has better valuation and earnings, BDEV or TW?

Taylor Wimpey has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Barratt Developments. Taylor Wimpey is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Barratt Developments, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Barratt Developments	£4.17B	1.76	£114.10M	£0.12	4,250.00
Taylor Wimpey	£3.40B	1.72	£246.30M	£0.07	2,365.00

Which has more volatility and risk, BDEV or TW?

Barratt Developments has a beta of 1.63, suggesting that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Taylor Wimpey has a beta of 1.81, suggesting that its stock price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BDEV or TW a better dividend stock?

Barratt Developments pays an annual dividend of GBX 16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Taylor Wimpey pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Barratt Developments pays out 13,333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Taylor Wimpey pays out 14,285.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts rate BDEV or TW?

Barratt Developments currently has a consensus target price of GBX 572.50, indicating a potential upside of 12.25%. Taylor Wimpey has a consensus target price of GBX 166.67, indicating a potential upside of 0.67%. Given Barratt Developments' higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Barratt Developments is more favorable than Taylor Wimpey.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Barratt Developments	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Taylor Wimpey	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BDEV or TW?

59.7% of Barratt Developments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.3% of Taylor Wimpey shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Barratt Developments shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Taylor Wimpey shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is BDEV or TW more profitable?

Taylor Wimpey has a net margin of 7.25% compared to Barratt Developments' net margin of 2.74%. Taylor Wimpey's return on equity of 5.51% beat Barratt Developments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Barratt Developments	2.74%	2.07%	1.52%
Taylor Wimpey	7.25%	5.51%	4.08%

Does the media favor BDEV or TW?

In the previous week, Barratt Developments had 2 more articles in the media than Taylor Wimpey. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Barratt Developments and 2 mentions for Taylor Wimpey. Taylor Wimpey's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Barratt Developments' score of 0.05 indicating that Taylor Wimpey is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Barratt Developments	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Taylor Wimpey	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Taylor Wimpey beats Barratt Developments on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.