Bellway (BWY) Competitors GBX 2,682 +70.00 (+2.68%) As of 12:13 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock BWY vs. BDEV, TW, PSN, BKG, RDW, VTY, CRN, GLV, MCS, and CRSTShould you be buying Bellway stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bellway include Barratt Developments (BDEV), Taylor Wimpey (TW), Persimmon (PSN), The Berkeley Group (BKG), 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. Bellway vs. Its Competitors Barratt Developments Taylor Wimpey Persimmon The Berkeley Group Redrow Vistry Group Cairn Homes Glenveagh Properties McCarthy & Stone Crest Nicholson Bellway (LON:BWY) and Barratt Developments (LON:BDEV) are both mid-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and earnings. Is BWY or BDEV more profitable? Bellway has a net margin of 5.48% compared to Barratt Developments' net margin of 2.74%. Bellway's return on equity of 3.78% beat Barratt Developments' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Bellway5.48% 3.78% 4.55% Barratt Developments 2.74%2.07%2.77% Do insiders & institutionals believe in BWY or BDEV? 97.3% of Bellway shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.2% of Barratt Developments shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of Bellway shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Barratt Developments shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better earnings and valuation, BWY or BDEV? Bellway has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Barratt Developments. Barratt Developments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bellway, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBellway£2.34B1.35£128.30M£110.0724.37Barratt Developments£4.17B0.00£114.10M£0.12N/A Does the media favor BWY or BDEV? In the previous week, Bellway's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Barratt Developments'average media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Bellway Neutral Barratt Developments Neutral Do analysts rate BWY or BDEV? Bellway currently has a consensus target price of GBX 3,284, indicating a potential upside of 22.45%. Barratt Developments has a consensus target price of GBX 572.50, indicating a potential upside of 0.00%. Given Bellway's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bellway is more favorable than Barratt Developments.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Bellway 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Barratt Developments 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is BWY or BDEV a better dividend stock? Bellway pays an annual dividend of GBX 111 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Barratt Developments pays an annual dividend of GBX 16 per share. Bellway pays out 100.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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. Bellway is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has more volatility and risk, BWY or BDEV? Bellway has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Barratt Developments has a beta of 1.63, suggesting that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryBellway beats Barratt Developments on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Bellway News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BWY and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BWY and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart BWY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBellwayResidential Construction IndustryCyclical SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£3.15B£1.83B£3.37B£2.96BDividend Yield2.20%3.80%3.52%5.02%P/E Ratio24.3710.4771.30146.56Price / Sales1.3586.7771.38240,165.07Price / Cash6.325.2031.1627.97Price / Book0.930.823.855.31Net Income£128.30M£521.56M£262.42M£5.90B7 Day Performance-8.44%-2.09%1.32%1.12%1 Month Performance1.36%1.01%2.92%5.65%1 Year Performance2.60%-2.40%2,633.49%82.18% Bellway Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BWYBellway1.7684 of 5 starsGBX 2,682+2.7%GBX 3,284+22.4%+2.1%£3.15B£2.34B24.372,979BDEVBarratt Developments1.9017 of 5 starsN/AGBX 572.50+∞N/A£6.94B£4.17B4,017.506,728TWTaylor Wimpey3.9032 of 5 starsGBX 118.75-3.0%GBX 158.33+33.3%-17.6%£4.27B£3.45B17.321,090High Trading VolumePSNPersimmon2.2172 of 5 starsGBX 1,264-2.5%GBX 1,520+20.3%-12.9%£4.06B£2.92B15.836,180News CoverageBKGThe Berkeley Group3.2777 of 5 starsGBX 3,860flatGBX 4,700+21.8%-20.5%£3.85B£2.30B10.262,610Positive NewsInsider TradeRDWRedrowN/AN/AN/AN/A£2.58B£1.85B1,217.19610High Trading VolumeVTYVistry Group1.4459 of 5 starsGBX 629.80-1.3%GBX 613.33-2.6%-48.1%£2.06B£3.55B8.374,400Positive NewsCRNCairn Homes1.6574 of 5 starsGBX 182.20-1.5%GBX 175-4.0%+32.7%£1.35B£928.63M12.75350GLVGlenveagh PropertiesN/AGBX 1.72-1.0%N/A+39.2%£954.36M£41.75B21.86502News CoverageInsider TradeMCSMcCarthy & StoneN/AN/AN/AN/A£644.25M£621.43M21.397,500High Trading VolumeCRSTCrest Nicholson1.175 of 5 starsGBX 185.10-0.9%GBX 202.50+9.4%-26.0%£474.75M£632.51M-17.82778 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Barratt Developments Competitors Taylor Wimpey Competitors Persimmon Competitors The Berkeley Group Competitors Redrow Competitors Vistry Group Competitors Cairn Homes Competitors Glenveagh Properties Competitors McCarthy & Stone Competitors Crest Nicholson Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:BWY) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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