Cairn Homes (CRN) Competitors

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

Is BKG or CRN more profitable?

The Berkeley Group has a net margin of 16.13% compared to Cairn Homes' net margin of 13.72%. Cairn Homes' return on equity of 14.73% beat The Berkeley Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Berkeley Group	16.13%	11.40%	4.33%
Cairn Homes	13.72%	14.73%	7.83%

Do analysts rate BKG or CRN?

The Berkeley Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 4,855, suggesting a potential upside of 28.03%. Cairn Homes has a consensus target price of GBX 175, suggesting a potential downside of 8.38%. Given The Berkeley Group's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe The Berkeley Group is more favorable than Cairn Homes.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Berkeley Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Cairn Homes	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BKG or CRN?

55.9% of The Berkeley Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.1% of Cairn Homes shares are held by institutional investors. 4.8% of The Berkeley Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Cairn Homes shares are held by company 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, BKG or CRN?

The Berkeley Group has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cairn Homes has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer BKG or CRN?

In the previous week, The Berkeley Group had 2 more articles in the media than Cairn Homes. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for The Berkeley Group and 1 mentions for Cairn Homes. Cairn Homes' average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat The Berkeley Group's score of 0.21 indicating that Cairn Homes is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
The Berkeley Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Cairn Homes	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, BKG or CRN?

The Berkeley Group has higher revenue and earnings than Cairn Homes. The Berkeley Group 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
The Berkeley Group	£2.30B	1.64	£371.15M	£376.12	10.08
Cairn Homes	£928.63M	1.53	£127.43M	£14.30	13.36

Is BKG or CRN a better dividend stock?

The Berkeley Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Cairn Homes pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. The Berkeley Group pays out 18.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cairn Homes pays out 42.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Summary

The Berkeley Group beats Cairn Homes on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.