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 stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and profitability.
CRH has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Severn Trent has a beta of 0.38, suggesting 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.
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.
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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, CRH had 9 more articles in the media than Severn Trent. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for CRH and 1 mentions for Severn Trent. CRH's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Severn Trent's score of -0.98 indicating that CRH is being referred to more favorably in the media.
CRH presently has a consensus price target of GBX 8,601, suggesting a potential upside of 2.71%. Severn Trent has a consensus price target of GBX 2,992.50, suggesting a potential upside of 15.78%. Given Severn Trent's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Severn Trent is more favorable than CRH.
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.
Summary
CRH beats Severn Trent on 11 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 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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