FORT vs. BREE, PLP, SRC, IBST, MSLH, MBH, STCM, ECOB, CRH, and EVR
Should you be buying Forterra stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Forterra include Breedon Group (BREE), Genuit Group (PLP), SigmaRoc (SRC), Ibstock (IBST), Marshalls (MSLH), Michelmersh Brick (MBH), Steppe Cement (STCM), Eco Buildings Group (ECOB), CRH (CRH), and EVRAZ (EVR). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Forterra vs.
Forterra (LON:FORT) and Breedon Group (LON:BREE) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.
Breedon Group has higher revenue and earnings than Forterra. Breedon Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Forterra, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Breedon Group has a net margin of 6.34% compared to Forterra's net margin of 2.46%. Breedon Group's return on equity of 8.58% beat Forterra's return on equity.
In the previous week, Forterra had 1 more articles in the media than Breedon Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Forterra and 1 mentions for Breedon Group. Breedon Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Forterra's score of -0.23 indicating that Breedon Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Forterra has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Breedon Group has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Breedon Group received 84 more outperform votes than Forterra when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 81.64% of users gave Breedon Group an outperform vote while only 74.40% of users gave Forterra an outperform vote.
Forterra currently has a consensus target price of GBX 218.15, suggesting a potential upside of 16.78%. Breedon Group has a consensus target price of GBX 578.33, suggesting a potential upside of 27.05%. Given Breedon Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Breedon Group is more favorable than Forterra.
71.9% of Forterra shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.3% of Breedon Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.9% of Forterra shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 23.9% of Breedon Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Forterra pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Breedon Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Forterra pays out 78.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Breedon Group pays out 50.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Breedon Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Breedon Group beats Forterra on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:FORT) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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