Bellway (BWY) Competitors

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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BDEV or BWY?

Bellway has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Barratt Developments	£4.17B	0.00	£114.10M	£0.12	N/A
Bellway	£2.34B	1.36	£128.30M	£110.07	24.64

Is BDEV or BWY 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
Barratt Developments	2.74%	2.07%	2.77%
Bellway	5.48%	3.78%	4.55%

Is BDEV or BWY a better dividend stock?

Barratt Developments pays an annual dividend of GBX 16 per share. Bellway pays an annual dividend of GBX 111 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. 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 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. Bellway is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BDEV or BWY?

60.2% of Barratt Developments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.3% of Bellway shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Barratt Developments shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Bellway shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BDEV or BWY?

Barratt Developments received 289 more outperform votes than Bellway when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.23% of users gave Barratt Developments an outperform vote while only 70.61% of users gave Bellway an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Barratt Developments	Outperform Votes 1113 72.23%	Underperform Votes 428 27.77%
Bellway	Outperform Votes 824 70.61%	Underperform Votes 343 29.39%

Does the media favor BDEV or BWY?

In the previous week, Bellway's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Barratt Developments' score of 0.00 indicating that Bellway is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Barratt Developments	Neutral
Bellway	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, BDEV or BWY?

Barratt Developments has a beta of 1.63, meaning that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bellway has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate BDEV or BWY?

Barratt Developments presently has a consensus price target of GBX 572.50, suggesting a potential upside of 0.00%. Bellway has a consensus price target of GBX 3,204.20, suggesting a potential upside of 18.15%. Given Bellway's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bellway 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)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Bellway	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Summary

Bellway beats Barratt Developments on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.