Cairn Homes (CRN) Competitors

Cairn Homes (LON:CRN) and Taylor Wimpey (LON:TW) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility and risk, CRN or TW?

Cairn Homes has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Taylor Wimpey has a beta of 1.81, indicating that its stock price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CRN or TW?

71.4% of Cairn Homes shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.7% of Taylor Wimpey shares are held by institutional investors. 11.5% of Cairn Homes shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Taylor Wimpey 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.

Is CRN or TW more profitable?

Cairn Homes has a net margin of 13.72% compared to Taylor Wimpey's net margin of 7.25%. Cairn Homes' return on equity of 14.73% beat Taylor Wimpey's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cairn Homes	13.72%	14.73%	7.83%
Taylor Wimpey	7.25%	5.50%	4.08%

Which has better earnings & valuation, CRN or TW?

Taylor Wimpey has higher revenue and earnings than Cairn Homes. Taylor Wimpey is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cairn Homes, 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
Cairn Homes	£778.20M	1.35	£127.43M	£0.16	1,076.43
Taylor Wimpey	£3.45B	1.09	£250.27M	£6.85	15.22

Does the media refer more to CRN or TW?

In the previous week, Taylor Wimpey had 7 more articles in the media than Cairn Homes. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Taylor Wimpey and 0 mentions for Cairn Homes. Taylor Wimpey's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Cairn Homes' score of 0.00 indicating that Taylor Wimpey is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Cairn Homes	Neutral
Taylor Wimpey	Positive

Is CRN or TW a better dividend stock?

Cairn Homes pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Taylor Wimpey pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.6%. Cairn Homes pays out 52.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Taylor Wimpey pays out 145.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts prefer CRN or TW?

Cairn Homes presently has a consensus target price of GBX 200, suggesting a potential upside of 18.34%. Taylor Wimpey has a consensus target price of GBX 133.43, suggesting a potential upside of 27.87%. Given Taylor Wimpey's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Taylor Wimpey is more favorable than Cairn Homes.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cairn Homes	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Taylor Wimpey	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Summary

Cairn Homes and Taylor Wimpey tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.