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GBX 8,962 +14.00 (+0.16%)
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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

CRH (LON:CRH) and Severn Trent (LON:SVT) are both construction materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

59.2% of CRH shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.2% of Severn Trent shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of CRH shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Severn Trent shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

CRH pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Severn Trent pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. CRH pays out 30.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Severn Trent pays out 155.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

In the previous week, CRH had 3 more articles in the media than Severn Trent. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for CRH and 4 mentions for Severn Trent. CRH's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Severn Trent's score of 0.15 indicating that CRH is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
CRH
3 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Severn Trent
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

CRH presently has a consensus price target of £103.86, indicating a potential upside of 15.89%. Severn Trent has a consensus price target of GBX 2,861.25, indicating a potential upside of 5.43%. Given CRH's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe CRH is more favorable than Severn Trent.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
CRH
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Severn Trent
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.20

CRH has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Severn Trent has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
CRH£36.35B1.65£4.69B£4.771,878.83
Severn Trent£2.43B3.37£177.90M£0.763,552.36

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
CRH10.44% 18.07% 6.20%
Severn Trent 6.00%10.40%2.35%

Summary

CRH beats Severn Trent on 12 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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CRH vs. The Competition

MetricCRHBuilding Materials IndustryMaterials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£60.11B£9.15B£3.83B£2.59B
Dividend Yield1.26%2.63%5.05%5.32%
P/E Ratio1,878.83496.65159.514,418.40
Price / Sales1.6581.3827,951.31101,543.57
Price / Cash3.588.0626.8927.90
Price / Book2.651.197.438.24
Net Income£4.69B£601.32M£148.99M£5.89B
7 Day Performance1.82%1.47%3.22%0.32%
1 Month Performance7.02%1.96%16.15%2.22%
1 Year Performance25.84%13.98%69.96%141.92%

CRH Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CRH
CRH
1.73 of 5 stars
GBX 8,962
+0.2%
£103.86
+15.9%
+27.2%£60.11B£36.35B1,878.8377,400
SVT
Severn Trent
1.9691 of 5 stars
GBX 2,623
+0.3%
GBX 2,865
+9.2%
+3.7%£7.90B£2.43B3,433.25270News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
ACA
Acacia Mining
N/AN/AN/AN/A£959.60M£645.41M468.005,230High Trading Volume
IGP
Intercede Group
N/AGBX 175.50
flat
N/A-5.4%£104.09M£17.71M2,700.0099
NWF
NWF Group
N/AGBX 185.80
+1.0%
N/A+15.5%£92.14M£903.10M1,510.571,339
EML
Emmerson
N/AGBX 1.62
+1.1%
N/A+101.3%£20.94MN/A-69.771,190Gap Down
PRZ
18705 (PRZ.L)
N/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.002,570Gap Down
SHAW
Shawbrook Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.00N/A
SKY
SKY
N/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.008,400
PLP
Genuit Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.40B£398.60M67.503,139Gap Up
SRC
SigmaRoc
N/AGBX 118.80
+2.1%
GBX 140
+17.8%
+64.9%£1.30B£1.02B3,118.112,000Positive News

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This page (LON:CRH) was last updated on 10/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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