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Forterra (FORT) Competitors

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GBX 198.35 -0.65 (-0.33%)
As of 06:27 AM Eastern

FORT vs. PLP, SRC, BREE, IBST, MSLH, MBH, STCM, ECOB, CRH, and TKO

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 Taseko Mines (TKO). 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 superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and risk.

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£317.99M1.28£7.82M£3.8451.71
Genuit Group£398.60M0.00N/A£8.40N/A

71.9% of Forterra shares are held by institutional investors. 6.9% of Forterra shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Forterra presently has a consensus target price of GBX 228, indicating a potential upside of 14.95%. Given Forterra's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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)
2 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60
Genuit Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

In the previous week, Forterra had 34 more articles in the media than Genuit Group. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Forterra and 0 mentions for Genuit Group. Forterra's average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat Genuit Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Forterra is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Forterra Neutral
Genuit Group Neutral

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

Summary

Forterra beats Genuit Group on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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.
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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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FORT vs. The Competition

MetricForterraBuilding Materials IndustryMaterials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£407.38M£7.99B£3.18B£3.07B
Dividend Yield1.85%2.45%5.20%5.02%
P/E Ratio51.7118.69113.13173.14
Price / Sales1.28190.0030,017,513,221,304,900.00300,099.21
Price / Cash12.308.0623.8227.97
Price / Book1.911.195.904.51
Net Income£7.82M£545.26M£148.86M£5.90B
7 Day Performance-2.77%-1.02%-1.39%13.83%
1 Month Performance3.42%-1.02%1.22%11.45%
1 Year Performance18.77%17.34%31.45%75.76%

Forterra Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FORT
Forterra
2.0907 of 5 stars
GBX 198.35
-0.3%
GBX 228
+14.9%
+14.4%£407.38M£317.99M51.711,787Positive News
Earnings Report
Gap Up
PLP
Genuit Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.40B£398.60M67.503,139Gap Up
SRC
SigmaRoc
1.9812 of 5 stars
GBX 116.40
+1.2%
GBX 95
-18.4%
+68.3%£1.31B£77.21B-5.862,000
BREE
Breedon Group
3.563 of 5 stars
GBX 360
flat
GBX 561.67
+56.0%
-10.9%£1.24B£1.52B12.893,900
IBST
Ibstock
3.4298 of 5 stars
GBX 148.20
+1.1%
GBX 220
+48.4%
-17.0%£583.93M£362.57M80.241,943
MSLH
Marshalls
3.6229 of 5 stars
GBX 203
-1.0%
GBX 327.50
+61.3%
-40.1%£510.65M£620.80M23.712,726
MBH
Michelmersh Brick
N/AGBX 112.37
+1.2%
GBX 166.67
+48.3%
+12.8%£103.34M£70.21M12.78346
STCM
Steppe Cement
N/AGBX 15.36
+0.4%
N/A+6.2%£42.10M£99.20M43.43799High Trading Volume
ECOB
Eco Buildings Group
N/AGBX 3.84
+2.3%
N/A-69.5%£3.85M£220.63K-1.1424Gap Up
CRH
CRH
2.0405 of 5 stars
GBX 7,352
-0.2%
GBX 8,601
+17.0%
+21.7%£62.72B£44.94B16.7977,400
TKO
Taseko Mines
1.4781 of 5 stars
GBX 259
+1.2%
GBX 282.50
+9.1%
+31.3%£1.40B£1.18B16.79N/A

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This page (LON:FORT) was last updated on 8/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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