Forterra (FORT) Competitors GBX 192.80 -0.20 (-0.10%) As of 11:53 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock FORT vs. PLP, BREE, SRC, MSLH, IBST, MBH, STCM, ECOB, CRH, and ELMShould you be buying Forterra stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Forterra include Genuit Group (PLP), Breedon Group (BREE), SigmaRoc (SRC), Marshalls (MSLH), Ibstock (IBST), Michelmersh Brick (MBH), Steppe Cement (STCM), Eco Buildings Group (ECOB), CRH (CRH), and Elementis (ELM). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector. Forterra vs. Its Competitors Genuit Group Breedon Group SigmaRoc Marshalls Ibstock Michelmersh Brick Steppe Cement Eco Buildings Group CRH Elementis Forterra (LON:FORT) and Genuit Group (LON:PLP) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Does the media refer more to FORT or PLP? In the previous week, Genuit Group's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Forterra's score of 0.00 indicating that Genuit Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Forterra Neutral Genuit Group Positive Is FORT or PLP more profitable? Forterra has a net margin of 2.46% compared to Genuit Group's net margin of 0.00%. Forterra's return on equity of 3.76% beat Genuit Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Forterra2.46% 3.76% 4.97% Genuit Group N/A N/A N/A Do analysts recommend FORT or PLP? Forterra currently has a consensus price target of GBX 236.67, indicating a potential upside of 22.75%. Given Forterra's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Forterra is more favorable than Genuit Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Forterra 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Genuit Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has preferable earnings and valuation, FORT or PLP? Forterra has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Genuit Group. Genuit Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Forterra, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioForterra£317.99M1.25£7.82M£3.8450.26Genuit Group£398.60M0.00N/A£8.40N/A Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in FORT or PLP? 71.9% of Forterra shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.9% of Forterra shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryForterra beats Genuit Group on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Forterra News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FORT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FORT and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FORT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricForterraBuilding Materials IndustryMaterials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£395.97M£7.68B£3.27B£2.96BDividend Yield1.85%2.45%5.17%5.02%P/E Ratio50.2620.1394.33146.56Price / Sales1.25215.0825,844,173,692,363,800.00240,164.99Price / Cash12.308.0623.8327.97Price / Book1.861.205.905.25Net Income£7.82M£545.26M£147.62M£5.90B7 Day Performance-1.23%1.92%1.49%1.11%1 Month Performance-2.03%1.33%6.10%5.65%1 Year Performance17.27%13.88%25.96%82.08% Forterra Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FORTForterra2.5353 of 5 starsGBX 192.80-0.1%GBX 236.67+22.8%+19.0%£395.97M£317.99M50.261,787PLPGenuit GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.40B£398.60M67.503,139Gap UpBREEBreedon Group3.949 of 5 starsGBX 391.57+1.4%GBX 578.33+47.7%+1.9%£1.35B£1.52B14.023,900Gap UpSRCSigmaRoc1.0949 of 5 starsGBX 108.20+0.6%GBX 95-12.2%+60.2%£1.22B£77.21B-5.452,000MSLHMarshalls3.1462 of 5 starsGBX 270+0.4%GBX 395+46.3%-9.5%£679.19M£620.80M31.532,726IBSTIbstock3.5648 of 5 starsGBX 148.73+1.7%GBX 213.33+43.4%-6.5%£586.01M£362.57M80.521,943Gap UpMBHMichelmersh Brick3.3093 of 5 starsGBX 109.65-0.3%GBX 166.67+52.0%+15.1%£100.84M£70.21M12.47346STCMSteppe CementN/AGBX 15.37-3.9%N/A-3.9%£42.13M£99.20M43.46799Gap DownECOBEco Buildings GroupN/AGBX 4.50-2.2%N/A-66.1%£4.51M£220.63K-1.3324Gap DownCRHCRHN/AGBX 6,856+2.1%N/A+22.4%£58.49B£44.94B15.6677,400News CoverageELMElementis0.8613 of 5 starsGBX 160.59+0.4%GBX 170+5.9%+14.7%£1.19B£919.45M-34.071,281News CoverageGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Genuit Group Competitors Breedon Group Competitors SigmaRoc Competitors Marshalls Competitors Ibstock Competitors Michelmersh Brick Competitors Steppe Cement Competitors Eco Buildings Group Competitors CRH Competitors Elementis Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:FORT) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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