Cairn Homes (CRN) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in TW or CRN?

68.7% of Taylor Wimpey shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.1% of Cairn Homes shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Taylor Wimpey shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Cairn Homes shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, TW or CRN?

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

Do analysts prefer TW or CRN?

Taylor Wimpey presently has a consensus target price of GBX 152.50, indicating a potential upside of 35.98%. Cairn Homes has a consensus target price of GBX 175, indicating a potential downside of 7.70%. Given Taylor Wimpey's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Taylor Wimpey is more favorable than Cairn Homes.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Taylor Wimpey	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Cairn Homes	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor TW or CRN?

In the previous week, Taylor Wimpey had 7 more articles in the media than Cairn Homes. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Taylor Wimpey and 2 mentions for Cairn Homes. Taylor Wimpey's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Cairn Homes' score of 0.37 indicating that Taylor Wimpey is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Taylor Wimpey	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cairn Homes	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is TW or CRN 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
Taylor Wimpey	7.25%	5.50%	4.08%
Cairn Homes	13.72%	14.73%	7.83%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, TW or CRN?

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
Taylor Wimpey	£3.45B	1.17	£250.27M	£6.85	16.36
Cairn Homes	£928.63M	1.52	£127.43M	£14.30	13.26

Is TW or CRN a better dividend stock?

Taylor Wimpey pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.9%. Cairn Homes pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. 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. Cairn Homes pays out 42.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

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