Compagnie de Saint-Gobain (COD) Competitors

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain (LON:COD) and Travis Perkins (LON:TPK) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in COD or TPK?

52.6% of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.2% of Travis Perkins shares are held by institutional investors. 10.0% of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Travis Perkins 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.

Is COD or TPK a better dividend stock?

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain pays an annual dividend of GBX 210 per share and has a dividend yield of 213.7%. Travis Perkins pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Compagnie de Saint-Gobain pays out 3,645.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Travis Perkins pays out -133.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Is COD or TPK more profitable?

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain has a net margin of 6.20% compared to Travis Perkins' net margin of -0.37%. Compagnie de Saint-Gobain's return on equity of 12.19% beat Travis Perkins' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain	6.20%	12.19%	5.45%
Travis Perkins	-0.37%	-0.85%	1.42%

Which has better earnings and valuation, COD or TPK?

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain has higher revenue and earnings than Travis Perkins. Travis Perkins is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Compagnie de Saint-Gobain, 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
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain	£4.56T	0.01	£282.60B	£5.76	17.06
Travis Perkins	£4.77B	0.26	-£17.46M	-£8.26	-72.03

Does the media refer more to COD or TPK?

In the previous week, Compagnie de Saint-Gobain had 1 more articles in the media than Travis Perkins. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Compagnie de Saint-Gobain and 0 mentions for Travis Perkins. Compagnie de Saint-Gobain's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Travis Perkins' score of 0.00 indicating that Compagnie de Saint-Gobain is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain	Positive
Travis Perkins	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, COD or TPK?

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Travis Perkins has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer COD or TPK?

Travis Perkins has a consensus target price of GBX 823.33, indicating a potential upside of 38.38%. Given Travis Perkins' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Travis Perkins is more favorable than Compagnie de Saint-Gobain.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Travis Perkins	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain beats Travis Perkins on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.