CRH vs. SVT, ACA, IGP, NWF, EML, PRZ, SHAW, SKY, PLP, and SRC
Should you be buying CRH stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CRH include Severn Trent (SVT), Acacia Mining (ACA), Intercede Group (IGP), NWF Group (NWF), Emmerson (EML), 18705 (PRZ.L) (PRZ), Shawbrook Group (SHAW), SKY (SKY), Genuit Group (PLP), and SigmaRoc (SRC).
CRH vs. Its Competitors
Severn Trent (LON:SVT) and CRH (LON:CRH) are both construction materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.
Severn Trent has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CRH has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Severn Trent pays an annual dividend of GBX 117 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. CRH pays an annual dividend of GBX 104 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Severn Trent pays out 195.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CRH pays out 23.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
In the previous week, CRH had 1 more articles in the media than Severn Trent. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for CRH and 2 mentions for Severn Trent. CRH's average media sentiment score of 0.15 beat Severn Trent's score of 0.00 indicating that CRH is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
CRH has higher revenue and earnings than Severn Trent. CRH is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Severn Trent, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
CRH has a net margin of 10.44% compared to Severn Trent's net margin of 6.00%. CRH's return on equity of 18.07% beat Severn Trent's return on equity.
Severn Trent currently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,600, indicating a potential downside of 0.27%. CRH has a consensus target price of GBX 8,601, indicating a potential upside of 5.28%. Given CRH's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CRH is more favorable than Severn Trent.
75.4% of Severn Trent shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of CRH shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Severn Trent shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of CRH shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
CRH beats Severn Trent on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:CRH) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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