CRH (CRH) Competitors

GBX 110.80 -4.65 (-4.03%)

As of 05/4/2026

CRH vs. SHAW, ACA, NWF, IGP, and EML

Should you be buying CRH stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CRH include Shawbrook Group (SHAW), Acacia Mining (ACA), NWF Group (NWF), Intercede Group (IGP), and Emmerson (EML). These companies are all part of the "construction materials" industry.

How does CRH compare to Shawbrook Group?

Shawbrook Group (LON:SHAW) and CRH (LON:CRH) are both small-cap construction materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

: Shawbrook Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 475, suggesting a potential upside of 46.95%. CRH has a consensus target price of £105.22, suggesting a potential upside of 9,396.39%. Given CRH's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe CRH is more favorable than Shawbrook Group.
Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Shawbrook Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)

1 Buy rating(s)

0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
CRH
0 Sell rating(s)

0 Hold rating(s)

3 Buy rating(s)

0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
: CRH has higher revenue and earnings than Shawbrook Group. CRH is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Shawbrook Group, 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
Shawbrook Group £688.30M 2.44 N/A £35.00 9.24
CRH £38.06B 0.02 £4.69B £551.00 0.20
: CRH has a net margin of 9.69% compared to Shawbrook Group's net margin of 0.00%. CRH's return on equity of 20.14% beat Shawbrook Group's return on equity.
Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Shawbrook Group N/A N/A N/A
CRH 9.69% 20.14% 6.20%
: 10.1% of Shawbrook Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.2% of CRH shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of CRH shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
: In the previous week, Shawbrook Group had 1 more articles in the media than CRH. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Shawbrook Group and 4 mentions for CRH. Shawbrook Group's average media sentiment score of 0.23 beat CRH's score of -0.09 indicating that Shawbrook Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Shawbrook Group
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
CRH
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Shawbrook Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
CRH	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Shawbrook Group	£688.30M	2.44	N/A	£35.00	9.24
CRH	£38.06B	0.02	£4.69B	£551.00	0.20

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shawbrook Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
CRH	9.69%	20.14%	6.20%

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Shawbrook Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
CRH	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

CRH beats Shawbrook Group on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does CRH compare to Acacia Mining?

Acacia Mining (LON:ACA) and CRH (LON:CRH) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

: 59.2% of CRH shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of CRH shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
: In the previous week, CRH had 4 more articles in the media than Acacia Mining. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for CRH and 0 mentions for Acacia Mining. Acacia Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat CRH's score of -0.09 indicating that Acacia Mining is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Company Overall Sentiment
Acacia Mining Neutral
CRH Neutral
: CRH has higher revenue and earnings than Acacia Mining. Acacia Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CRH, 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
Acacia Mining £645.41M 0.00 N/A £0.50 N/A
CRH £38.06B 0.02 £4.69B £551.00 0.20
: CRH has a consensus target price of £105.22, suggesting a potential upside of 9,396.39%. Given CRH's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CRH is more favorable than Acacia Mining.
Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Acacia Mining
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)

0 Buy rating(s)

0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
CRH
0 Sell rating(s)

0 Hold rating(s)

3 Buy rating(s)

0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
: CRH has a net margin of 9.69% compared to Acacia Mining's net margin of 0.00%. CRH's return on equity of 20.14% beat Acacia Mining's return on equity.
Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Acacia Mining N/A N/A N/A
CRH 9.69% 20.14% 6.20%

Company	Overall Sentiment
Acacia Mining	Neutral
CRH	Neutral

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Acacia Mining	£645.41M	0.00	N/A	£0.50	N/A
CRH	£38.06B	0.02	£4.69B	£551.00	0.20

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Acacia Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
CRH	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Acacia Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A
CRH	9.69%	20.14%	6.20%

Summary

CRH beats Acacia Mining on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does CRH compare to NWF Group?

NWF Group (LON:NWF) and CRH (LON:CRH) are both small-cap construction materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

: 4.5% of NWF Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.2% of CRH shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of NWF Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of CRH shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
: In the previous week, CRH had 3 more articles in the media than NWF Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for CRH and 1 mentions for NWF Group. NWF Group's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat CRH's score of -0.09 indicating that NWF Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
NWF Group
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
CRH
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
: CRH has higher revenue and earnings than NWF Group. CRH is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NWF Group, 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
NWF Group £883.40M 0.07 £9.14M £10.50 12.29
CRH £38.06B 0.02 £4.69B £551.00 0.20
: NWF Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. CRH pays an annual dividend of GBX 148 per share and has a dividend yield of 133.6%. NWF Group pays out 80.0% 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 26.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CRH is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
: NWF Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 283, suggesting a potential upside of 119.38%. CRH has a consensus target price of £105.22, suggesting a potential upside of 9,396.39%. Given CRH's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CRH is more favorable than NWF Group.
Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
NWF Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)

1 Buy rating(s)

0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
CRH
0 Sell rating(s)

0 Hold rating(s)

3 Buy rating(s)

0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
: CRH has a net margin of 9.69% compared to NWF Group's net margin of 0.60%. CRH's return on equity of 20.14% beat NWF Group's return on equity.
Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
NWF Group 0.60% 6.02% 3.71%
CRH 9.69% 20.14% 6.20%
: NWF Group has a beta of 0.235, suggesting that its share price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CRH has a beta of 1.241, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NWF Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CRH	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NWF Group	£883.40M	0.07	£9.14M	£10.50	12.29
CRH	£38.06B	0.02	£4.69B	£551.00	0.20

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NWF Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
CRH	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NWF Group	0.60%	6.02%	3.71%
CRH	9.69%	20.14%	6.20%

Summary

CRH beats NWF Group on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does CRH compare to Intercede Group?

Intercede Group (LON:IGP) and CRH (LON:CRH) are both small-cap construction materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation.

: Intercede Group has a net margin of 20.89% compared to CRH's net margin of 9.69%. Intercede Group's return on equity of 21.69% beat CRH's return on equity.
Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Intercede Group 20.89% 21.69% 15.26%
CRH 9.69% 20.14% 6.20%
: In the previous week, CRH had 4 more articles in the media than Intercede Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for CRH and 0 mentions for Intercede Group. Intercede Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat CRH's score of -0.09 indicating that Intercede Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Company Overall Sentiment
Intercede Group Neutral
CRH Neutral
: 14.1% of Intercede Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.2% of CRH shares are owned by institutional investors. 45.8% of Intercede Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of CRH shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
: CRH has higher revenue and earnings than Intercede Group. CRH is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Intercede Group, 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
Intercede Group £17.38M 3.91 £5.86M £5.80 19.48
CRH £38.06B 0.02 £4.69B £551.00 0.20
: Intercede Group has a beta of 1.465, suggesting that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CRH has a beta of 1.241, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.
: CRH has a consensus target price of £105.22, suggesting a potential upside of 9,396.39%. Given CRH's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe CRH is more favorable than Intercede Group.
Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Intercede Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)

0 Buy rating(s)

0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
CRH
0 Sell rating(s)

0 Hold rating(s)

3 Buy rating(s)

0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intercede Group	20.89%	21.69%	15.26%
CRH	9.69%	20.14%	6.20%

Company	Overall Sentiment
Intercede Group	Neutral
CRH	Neutral

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Intercede Group	£17.38M	3.91	£5.86M	£5.80	19.48
CRH	£38.06B	0.02	£4.69B	£551.00	0.20

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intercede Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
CRH	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Intercede Group and CRH tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does CRH compare to Emmerson?

Emmerson (LON:EML) and CRH (LON:CRH) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation.

: CRH has a net margin of 9.69% compared to Emmerson's net margin of 0.00%. CRH's return on equity of 20.14% beat Emmerson's return on equity.
Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Emmerson N/A -15,494.59% -7.75%
CRH 9.69% 20.14% 6.20%
: In the previous week, CRH had 4 more articles in the media than Emmerson. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for CRH and 0 mentions for Emmerson. Emmerson's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat CRH's score of -0.09 indicating that Emmerson is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Company Overall Sentiment
Emmerson Neutral
CRH Neutral
: 6.6% of Emmerson shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.2% of CRH shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.5% of Emmerson shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of CRH shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
: CRH has higher revenue and earnings than Emmerson. Emmerson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CRH, 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
Emmerson N/A N/A -£4.50M -£2.27 N/A
CRH £38.06B 0.02 £4.69B £551.00 0.20
: Emmerson has a beta of 1.302, suggesting that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CRH has a beta of 1.241, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.
: CRH has a consensus target price of £105.22, suggesting a potential upside of 9,396.39%. Given CRH's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe CRH is more favorable than Emmerson.
Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Emmerson
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)

0 Buy rating(s)

0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
CRH
0 Sell rating(s)

0 Hold rating(s)

3 Buy rating(s)

0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Emmerson	N/A	-15,494.59%	-7.75%
CRH	9.69%	20.14%	6.20%

Company	Overall Sentiment
Emmerson	Neutral
CRH	Neutral

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Emmerson	N/A	N/A	-£4.50M	-£2.27	N/A
CRH	£38.06B	0.02	£4.69B	£551.00	0.20

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Emmerson	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
CRH	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

CRH beats Emmerson on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.

CRH vs. The Competition

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Metric	CRH	Building Materials Industry	Materials Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£740.57M	£7.15B	£4.81B	£2.79B
Dividend Yield	1.27%	3.05%	4.98%	6.11%
P/E Ratio	0.20	17.78	21.76	365.56
Price / Sales	0.02	77.76	7,084.12	88,050.40
Price / Cash	3.58	8.52	27.34	27.89
Price / Book	0.03	1.12	7.90	7.52
Net Income	£4.69B	£708.86M	£159.29M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-3.18%	0.88%	1.98%	8.34%
1 Month Performance	-98.60%	-0.76%	5.22%	5.74%
1 Year Performance	-98.44%	2.43%	78.71%	90.69%

CRH Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
CRH CRH	3.641 of 5 stars	GBX 110.80 -4.0%	£105.22 +9,396.4%	-98.4%	£740.57M	£38.06B	0.20	77,400	High Trading Volume
SHAW Shawbrook Group	2.3592 of 5 stars	GBX 334.45 -1.6%	N/A	N/A	£1.74B	£688.30M	9.56	N/A	Gap Down
ACA Acacia Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£959.60M	£645.41M	468.00	5,230	High Trading Volume
NWF NWF Group	4.2841 of 5 stars	GBX 128 +1.6%	GBX 283 +121.1%	-24.1%	£63.49M	£883.40M	12.19	1,339
IGP Intercede Group	N/A	GBX 103.50 -0.5%	N/A	-33.5%	£62.27M	£17.38M	17.84	99

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CRH (CRH) Competitors