Barratt Redrow (BTRW) Competitors

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

Is BTRW or BDEV more profitable?

Barratt Developments has a net margin of 2.74% compared to Barratt Redrow's net margin of 0.00%. Barratt Developments' return on equity of 2.07% beat Barratt Redrow's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Barratt Redrow	N/A	N/A	N/A
Barratt Developments	2.74%	2.07%	2.77%

Do analysts prefer BTRW or BDEV?

Barratt Redrow currently has a consensus price target of GBX 520.20, suggesting a potential upside of 41.24%. Given Barratt Redrow's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Barratt Redrow is more favorable than Barratt Developments.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Barratt Redrow	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Barratt Developments	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BTRW or BDEV?

74.2% of Barratt Redrow shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.2% of Barratt Developments shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Barratt Redrow shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Barratt Developments shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings & valuation, BTRW or BDEV?

Barratt Developments has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Barratt Redrow. Barratt Developments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Barratt Redrow, 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 Redrow	£4.60B	1.14	N/A	£0.10	3,575.73
Barratt Developments	£4.17B	0.00	£114.10M	£0.12	N/A

Does the media favor BTRW or BDEV?

In the previous week, Barratt Redrow had 7 more articles in the media than Barratt Developments. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Barratt Redrow and 0 mentions for Barratt Developments. Barratt Redrow's average media sentiment score of 0.17 beat Barratt Developments' score of 0.00 indicating that Barratt Redrow is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Barratt Redrow	Neutral
Barratt Developments	Neutral

Is BTRW or BDEV a better dividend stock?

Barratt Redrow pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Barratt Developments pays an annual dividend of GBX 16 per share. Barratt Redrow pays out 157.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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. Barratt Redrow is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Barratt Redrow beats Barratt Developments on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.