Cairn Homes (CRN) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & 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 analysts prefer CRN or TW?

Cairn Homes presently has a consensus price target of GBX 175, indicating a potential downside of 5.30%. Taylor Wimpey has a consensus price target of GBX 147.40, indicating a potential upside of 45.80%. Given Taylor Wimpey's higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Does the media refer more to CRN or TW?

In the previous week, Taylor Wimpey had 20 more articles in the media than Cairn Homes. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Taylor Wimpey and 0 mentions for Cairn Homes. Cairn Homes' average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Taylor Wimpey's score of -0.02 indicating that Cairn Homes is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Cairn Homes	Neutral
Taylor Wimpey	Neutral

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CRN or TW?

Taylor Wimpey has higher revenue and earnings than Cairn Homes. Cairn Homes is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Taylor Wimpey, 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	£928.63M	1.48	£127.43M	£14.30	12.93
Taylor Wimpey	£3.45B	1.05	£250.27M	£6.85	14.75

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

69.1% of Cairn Homes shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.7% of Taylor Wimpey shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments 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%

Is CRN or TW a better dividend stock?

Cairn Homes pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Taylor Wimpey pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.9%. Cairn Homes pays out 42.0% 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.

Summary

Cairn Homes beats Taylor Wimpey on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.