Bellway (BWY) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BDEV or BWY?

Barratt Developments received 290 more outperform votes than Bellway when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.27% of users gave Barratt Developments an outperform vote while only 70.64% of users gave Bellway an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Barratt Developments	Outperform Votes 1113 72.27%	Underperform Votes 427 27.73%
Bellway	Outperform Votes 823 70.64%	Underperform Votes 342 29.36%

Is BDEV or BWY a better dividend stock?

Barratt Developments pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Bellway pays an annual dividend of GBX 111 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Barratt Developments pays out 12,173.9% 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 6,166.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BDEV or BWY?

Bellway has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Barratt Developments. Bellway 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	£4.39B	1.63	£218.60M	£0.23	2,141.74
Bellway	£2.87B	1.25	£219M	£1.80	1,685.56

Which has more risk & volatility, BDEV or BWY?

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

Do analysts rate BDEV or BWY?

Barratt Developments presently has a consensus target price of GBX 559.50, suggesting a potential upside of 13.58%. Bellway has a consensus target price of GBX 3,205.25, suggesting a potential upside of 5.64%. Given Barratt Developments' higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Barratt Developments is more favorable than Bellway.

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)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Is BDEV or BWY more profitable?

Bellway has a net margin of 7.63% compared to Barratt Developments' net margin of 4.98%. Bellway's return on equity of 6.33% beat Barratt Developments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Barratt Developments	4.98%	3.94%	3.75%
Bellway	7.63%	6.33%	4.55%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BDEV or BWY?

59.6% of Barratt Developments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.6% 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, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to BDEV or BWY?

In the previous week, Barratt Developments had 9 more articles in the media than Bellway. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Barratt Developments and 2 mentions for Bellway. Barratt Developments' average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Bellway's score of 0.35 indicating that Barratt Developments is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Barratt Developments	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bellway	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Barratt Developments and Bellway tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.