Forterra (FORT) Competitors

80.4% of Forterra shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Forterra shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Forterra has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Acacia Mining. Acacia Mining 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 target price of GBX 202.20, indicating a potential upside of 45.47%. Given Forterra's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Forterra is more favorable than Acacia Mining.

Forterra has a net margin of 5.09% compared to Acacia Mining's net margin of 0.00%. Forterra's return on equity of 7.98% beat Acacia Mining's return on equity.

In the previous week, Forterra had 7 more articles in the media than Acacia Mining. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Forterra and 0 mentions for Acacia Mining. Forterra's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Acacia Mining's score of 0.00 indicating that Forterra is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

CRH has a beta of 1.241, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Forterra has a beta of 0.728, suggesting that its share price is 27% less volatile than the broader market.

CRH has a net margin of 8.86% compared to Forterra's net margin of 5.09%. CRH's return on equity of 10.79% beat Forterra's return on equity.

CRH pays an annual dividend of GBX 148 per share and has a dividend yield of 128.8%. Forterra pays an annual dividend of GBX 6.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. CRH pays out 26.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Forterra pays out 68.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. CRH is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

CRH has higher revenue and earnings than Forterra. CRH is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Forterra, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CRH presently has a consensus target price of £105.22, indicating a potential upside of 9,056.73%. Forterra has a consensus target price of GBX 202.20, indicating a potential upside of 45.47%. Given CRH's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CRH is more favorable than Forterra.

59.2% of CRH shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.4% of Forterra shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of CRH shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Forterra shares are held 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.

In the previous week, Forterra had 6 more articles in the media than CRH. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Forterra and 1 mentions for CRH. Forterra's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat CRH's score of 0.36 indicating that Forterra is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Forterra currently has a consensus target price of GBX 202.20, indicating a potential upside of 45.47%. Marshalls has a consensus target price of GBX 255.75, indicating a potential upside of 64.68%. Given Marshalls' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Marshalls is more favorable than Forterra.

In the previous week, Forterra had 7 more articles in the media than Marshalls. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Forterra and 0 mentions for Marshalls. Forterra's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Marshalls' score of 0.00 indicating that Forterra is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Forterra has a beta of 0.728, indicating that its share price is 27% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Marshalls has a beta of 1.277, indicating that its share price is 28% more volatile than the broader market.

Marshalls has higher revenue and earnings than Forterra. Forterra is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Marshalls, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Forterra pays an annual dividend of GBX 6.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Marshalls pays an annual dividend of GBX 6.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Forterra pays out 68.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Marshalls pays out 83.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Forterra is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Forterra has a net margin of 5.09% compared to Marshalls' net margin of 3.18%. Forterra's return on equity of 7.98% beat Marshalls' return on equity.

80.4% of Forterra shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.3% of Marshalls shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Forterra shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Marshalls shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Ibstock presently has a consensus price target of GBX 113, indicating a potential upside of 48.68%. Forterra has a consensus price target of GBX 202.20, indicating a potential upside of 45.47%. Given Ibstock's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Ibstock is more favorable than Forterra.

Ibstock pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Forterra pays an annual dividend of GBX 6.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Ibstock pays out -52.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Forterra pays out 68.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Forterra has higher revenue and earnings than Ibstock. Ibstock is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Forterra, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Ibstock has a beta of 0.844, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Forterra has a beta of 0.728, suggesting that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the broader market.

Forterra has a net margin of 5.09% compared to Ibstock's net margin of -6.67%. Forterra's return on equity of 7.98% beat Ibstock's return on equity.

57.7% of Ibstock shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.4% of Forterra shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Ibstock shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Forterra shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Forterra had 6 more articles in the media than Ibstock. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Forterra and 1 mentions for Ibstock. Forterra's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Ibstock's score of -0.98 indicating that Forterra is being referred to more favorably in the news media.