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Forterra (FORT) Competitors

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GBX 194.80 +2.80 (+1.46%)
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FORT vs. PLP, SRC, BREE, IBST, MSLH, MBH, STCM, ECOB, CRH, and PAF

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 Pan African Resources (PAF). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.

Forterra vs. Its Competitors

Forterra (LON:FORT) and Genuit Group (LON:PLP) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, earnings and dividends.

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

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 Ratio
Forterra£377.30M1.09£7.82M£0.072,632.43
Genuit Group£398.60M0.00N/A£8.40N/A

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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Forterra and Forterra both had 1 articles in the media. Forterra's average media sentiment score of 0.28 beat Genuit Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Forterra is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Forterra
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Genuit Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Forterra presently has a consensus target price of GBX 241.83, suggesting a potential upside of 24.14%. Given Forterra's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly 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)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
Genuit Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Summary

Forterra beats Genuit Group on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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FORT vs. The Competition

MetricForterraBuilding Materials IndustryMaterials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£410.86M£9.04B£3.57B£2.57B
Dividend Yield2.03%2.57%5.08%5.31%
P/E Ratio2,632.43694.50156.855,427.87
Price / Sales1.0984.3017,859.1897,460.80
Price / Cash12.308.0625.7027.93
Price / Book1.881.196.559.27
Net Income£7.82M£601.32M£149.17M£5.89B
7 Day Performance1.67%-0.88%1.54%0.77%
1 Month Performance2.31%0.72%10.65%44.86%
1 Year Performance11.19%15.49%47.31%183.55%

Forterra Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FORT
Forterra
3.5397 of 5 stars
GBX 194.80
+1.5%
GBX 241.83
+24.1%
+6.5%£410.86M£377.30M2,632.431,787
PLP
Genuit Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.40B£398.60M67.503,139News Coverage
Gap Up
SRC
SigmaRoc
1.1413 of 5 stars
GBX 120
-2.3%
GBX 140
+16.7%
+77.5%£1.30B£962.51M6,153.852,000
BREE
Breedon Group
3.5845 of 5 stars
GBX 370
flat
GBX 561.67
+51.8%
-14.7%£1.28B£1.63B1,423.083,900News Coverage
IBST
Ibstock
3.1877 of 5 stars
GBX 133.80
-0.7%
GBX 189.33
+41.5%
-26.0%£528.06M£381.46M4,460.001,943Gap Up
MSLH
Marshalls
3.7604 of 5 stars
GBX 174.60
-1.8%
GBX 327.50
+87.6%
-47.7%£441.48M£632M1,857.452,726Negative News
MBH
Michelmersh Brick
N/AGBX 101
+5.2%
GBX 156.67
+55.1%
-4.4%£92.90M£70.49M1,797.15346
STCM
Steppe Cement
N/AGBX 16.01
-8.5%
N/A+5.2%£35.06M£84.92M3,480.43799Gap Down
ECOB
Eco Buildings Group
N/AGBX 5.40
+30.1%
N/A-59.0%£5.47M£1.39M-108.0024Positive News
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
CRH
CRH
1.1109 of 5 stars
GBX 8,214
-1.2%
GBX 8,601
+4.7%
N/A£55.15B£36.35B1,722.0177,400
PAF
Pan African Resources
0.7428 of 5 stars
GBX 76.90
+2.4%
GBX 53
-31.1%
+149.9%£1.56B£372.04M1,763.762,469News Coverage
High Trading Volume

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This page (LON:FORT) was last updated on 9/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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