CRH (CRH) Competitors

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

Which has higher earnings & valuation, CRH or SVT?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CRH	£44.94B	1.58	£4.69B	£437.92	19.01
Severn Trent	£2.97B	2.61	£177.90M	£59.91	43.28

Is CRH or SVT more profitable?

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
CRH	10.44%	18.07%	6.20%
Severn Trent	6.00%	10.40%	2.35%

Does the media refer more to CRH or SVT?

In the previous week, CRH had 2 more articles in the media than Severn Trent. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for CRH and 3 mentions for Severn Trent. CRH's average media sentiment score of 0.17 beat Severn Trent's score of 0.00 indicating that CRH is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Which has more risk and volatility, CRH or SVT?

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

Do analysts rate CRH or SVT?

CRH currently has a consensus price target of GBX 8,601, indicating a potential upside of 3.30%. Severn Trent has a consensus price target of GBX 2,992.50, indicating a potential upside of 15.41%. Given Severn Trent's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Severn Trent is more favorable than CRH.

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)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CRH or SVT?

91.8% of CRH shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.4% of Severn Trent shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of CRH shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Severn Trent shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is CRH or SVT a better dividend stock?

CRH pays an annual dividend of GBX 104 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Severn Trent pays an annual dividend of GBX 117 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. CRH pays out 23.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Summary

CRH beats Severn Trent on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.