CRN vs. PSN, TW, BKG, BWY, RDW, VTY, GLV, MCS, CRST, and ABBY
Should you be buying Cairn Homes stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cairn Homes include Persimmon (PSN), Taylor Wimpey (TW), The Berkeley Group (BKG), Bellway (BWY), Redrow (RDW), Vistry Group (VTY), Glenveagh Properties (GLV), McCarthy & Stone (MCS), Crest Nicholson (CRST), and Abbey (ABBY). These companies are all part of the "residential construction" industry.
Cairn Homes vs. Its Competitors
Persimmon (LON:PSN) and Cairn Homes (LON:CRN) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and community ranking.
59.0% of Persimmon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.1% of Cairn Homes shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Persimmon shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Cairn Homes shares are owned 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, Persimmon had 3 more articles in the media than Cairn Homes. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Persimmon and 0 mentions for Cairn Homes. Persimmon's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Cairn Homes'average media sentiment score.
Persimmon received 468 more outperform votes than Cairn Homes when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 77.42% of users gave Cairn Homes an outperform vote while only 55.02% of users gave Persimmon an outperform vote.
Cairn Homes has a net margin of 13.72% compared to Persimmon's net margin of 8.84%. Cairn Homes' return on equity of 14.73% beat Persimmon's return on equity.
Persimmon has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cairn Homes has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Persimmon has higher revenue and earnings than Cairn Homes. Cairn Homes is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Persimmon, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Persimmon currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,520, suggesting a potential upside of 9.55%. Cairn Homes has a consensus target price of GBX 175, suggesting a potential downside of 8.47%. Given Persimmon's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Persimmon is more favorable than Cairn Homes.
Persimmon pays an annual dividend of GBX 60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Cairn Homes pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Persimmon pays out 75.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Cairn Homes pays out 42.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Summary
Persimmon beats Cairn Homes on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:CRN) was last updated on 6/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
