Forterra (FORT) Competitors

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

Is PLP or FORT 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
Genuit Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Forterra	2.46%	3.76%	4.97%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PLP or FORT?

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

Does the media refer more to PLP or FORT?

In the previous week, Forterra had 2 more articles in the media than Genuit Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 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 news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Genuit Group	Neutral
Forterra	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PLP or FORT?

Genuit Group received 34 more outperform votes than Forterra when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 74.40% of users gave Forterra an outperform vote while only 68.92% of users gave Genuit Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Genuit Group	Outperform Votes 377 68.92%	Underperform Votes 170 31.08%
Forterra	Outperform Votes 343 74.40%	Underperform Votes 118 25.60%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PLP or FORT?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Genuit Group	£398.60M	0.00	N/A	£8.40	N/A
Forterra	£317.99M	1.21	£7.82M	£3.84	48.86

Do analysts recommend PLP or FORT?

Forterra has a consensus price target of GBX 218.15, suggesting a potential upside of 16.41%. Given Forterra's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Forterra is more favorable than Genuit Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Genuit Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Forterra	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Forterra beats Genuit Group on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.