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The Berkeley Group (BKG) Competitors

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GBX 3,658 +16.00 (+0.44%)
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BKG vs. BDEV, TW, PSN, BWY, RDW, VTY, CRN, GLV, MCS, and CRST

Should you be buying The Berkeley Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Berkeley Group include Barratt Developments (BDEV), Taylor Wimpey (TW), Persimmon (PSN), Bellway (BWY), Redrow (RDW), Vistry Group (VTY), Cairn Homes (CRN), Glenveagh Properties (GLV), McCarthy & Stone (MCS), and Crest Nicholson (CRST). These companies are all part of the "residential construction" industry.

The Berkeley Group vs. Its Competitors

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

Barratt Developments has a beta of 1.63, meaning that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Berkeley Group has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

The Berkeley Group has a net margin of 16.13% compared to Barratt Developments' net margin of 2.74%. The Berkeley Group's return on equity of 11.40% beat Barratt Developments' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Barratt Developments2.74% 2.07% 2.77%
The Berkeley Group 16.13%11.40%4.33%

In the previous week, The Berkeley Group had 1 more articles in the media than Barratt Developments. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for The Berkeley Group and 0 mentions for Barratt Developments. The Berkeley Group's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Barratt Developments' score of 0.00 indicating that The Berkeley Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Barratt Developments Neutral
The Berkeley Group Positive

60.2% of Barratt Developments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.9% of The Berkeley Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Barratt Developments shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.8% of The Berkeley Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Barratt Developments pays an annual dividend of GBX 16 per share. The Berkeley Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. 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. The Berkeley Group pays out 18.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Berkeley Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Barratt Developments£4.17B0.00£114.10M£0.12N/A
The Berkeley Group£2.30B1.58£371.15M£376.129.73

Barratt Developments currently has a consensus price target of GBX 576.67, indicating a potential upside of 0.00%. The Berkeley Group has a consensus price target of GBX 4,800, indicating a potential upside of 31.22%. Given The Berkeley Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe The Berkeley Group is more favorable than Barratt Developments.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Barratt Developments
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
The Berkeley Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Summary

The Berkeley Group beats Barratt Developments on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BKG and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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.
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BKG vs. The Competition

MetricThe Berkeley GroupResidential Construction IndustryCyclical SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£3.65B£1.81B£3.54B£3.07B
Dividend Yield0.07%3.80%3.54%5.02%
P/E Ratio9.7310.1172.11163.64
Price / Sales1.5886.1171.21274,363.86
Price / Cash4.145.2031.1627.97
Price / Book1.100.813.714.69
Net Income£371.15M£521.56M£264.31M£5.90B
7 Day Performance1.16%0.27%1.42%0.67%
1 Month Performance-6.49%-2.68%3.53%8.24%
1 Year Performance-26.37%-9.46%37.07%80.52%

The Berkeley Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BKG
The Berkeley Group
3.3366 of 5 stars
GBX 3,658
+0.4%
GBX 4,800
+31.2%
-25.9%£3.65B£2.30B9.732,610Positive News
BDEV
Barratt Developments
1.5576 of 5 stars
N/AGBX 576.67
+∞
N/A£6.94B£4.17B4,017.506,728
TW
Taylor Wimpey
3.3371 of 5 stars
GBX 111.45
+0.9%
GBX 152.50
+36.8%
-28.3%£4.01B£3.45B16.261,090Analyst Forecast
High Trading Volume
PSN
Persimmon
1.8666 of 5 stars
GBX 1,169.50
-1.0%
GBX 1,447.50
+23.8%
-20.8%£3.76B£2.92B14.646,180
BWY
Bellway
N/AGBX 2,532
-1.2%
GBX 3,239.33
+27.9%
-5.9%£2.98B£2.34B23.002,979Gap Down
RDW
Redrow
N/AN/AN/AN/A£2.58B£1.85B1,217.19610High Trading Volume
VTY
Vistry Group
2.2244 of 5 stars
GBX 598.40
-2.3%
GBX 631
+5.4%
-52.5%£1.96B£3.55B7.954,400
CRN
Cairn Homes
1.0797 of 5 stars
GBX 186.20
-0.2%
GBX 175
-6.0%
+18.9%£1.38B£928.63M13.02350
GLV
Glenveagh Properties
N/AGBX 1.85
+4.7%
N/A+43.1%£1.03B£41.75B23.62502News Coverage
MCS
McCarthy & Stone
N/AN/AN/AN/A£644.25M£621.43M21.397,500High Trading Volume
CRST
Crest Nicholson
1.2076 of 5 stars
GBX 187.30
-0.8%
GBX 202.50
+8.1%
-26.3%£480.39M£632.51M-18.03778

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This page (LON:BKG) was last updated on 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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