FORT vs. PLP, SRC, BREE, 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 Genuit Group (PLP), SigmaRoc (SRC), Breedon Group (BREE), 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. Its Competitors
Genuit Group (LON:PLP) and Forterra (LON:FORT) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.
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.
Forterra has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.
Forterra has a consensus price target of GBX 241.83, suggesting a potential upside of 40.27%. Given Forterra's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Forterra is more favorable than Genuit Group.
In the previous week, Forterra had 3 more articles in the media than Genuit Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Forterra and 0 mentions for Genuit Group. Forterra's average media sentiment score of 0.25 beat Genuit Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Forterra is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
80.4% of Forterra shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Forterra shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Forterra beats Genuit Group on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
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This page (LON:FORT) was last updated on 10/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
