Forterra (FORT) Competitors GBX 197 -0.20 (-0.10%) As of 11:52 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock FORT vs. PLP, BREE, SRC, MSLH, IBST, MBH, STCM, ECOB, CRH, and TKOShould you be buying Forterra stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Forterra include Genuit Group (PLP), Breedon Group (BREE), SigmaRoc (SRC), Marshalls (MSLH), Ibstock (IBST), 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 Genuit Group Breedon Group SigmaRoc Marshalls Ibstock Michelmersh Brick Steppe Cement Eco Buildings Group CRH Taseko Mines 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 businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends. Is FORT or PLP 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 Forterra2.46% 3.76% 4.97% Genuit Group N/A N/A N/A Does the media favor FORT or PLP? 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 0.10 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 Do analysts recommend FORT or PLP? Forterra currently has a consensus price target of GBX 236.67, indicating a potential upside of 20.14%. Given Forterra's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Genuit Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has preferable earnings and valuation, FORT or PLP? 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 RatioForterra£317.99M1.27£7.82M£3.8451.36Genuit Group£398.60M0.00N/A£8.40N/A Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in FORT or PLP? 71.9% of Forterra shares are held by institutional investors. 6.9% of Forterra shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryForterra beats Genuit Group on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Forterra News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FORT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?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. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart FORT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricForterraBuilding Materials IndustryMaterials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£404.60M£7.86B£3.28B£3.01BDividend Yield1.85%2.45%5.14%5.02%P/E Ratio51.3619.82103.34160.66Price / Sales1.27198.1631,218,733,196,560,400.00293,821.64Price / Cash12.308.0623.9227.97Price / Book1.901.216.054.64Net Income£7.82M£545.26M£147.89M£5.90B7 Day Performance3.03%1.99%2.17%7.26%1 Month Performance1.65%1.76%6.05%12.68%1 Year Performance9.57%15.74%25.74%62.03% Forterra Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FORTForterra2.0447 of 5 starsGBX 197-0.1%GBX 236.67+20.1%+9.7%£404.60M£317.99M51.361,787PLPGenuit GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.40B£398.60M67.503,139Gap UpBREEBreedon Group3.7756 of 5 starsGBX 382.03+1.3%GBX 578.33+51.4%-6.7%£1.32B£1.52B13.683,900Gap UpSRCSigmaRoc0.7298 of 5 starsGBX 109.80+4.2%GBX 95-13.5%+71.4%£1.24B£77.21B-5.532,000MSLHMarshalls3.4929 of 5 starsGBX 261+0.8%GBX 395+51.3%N/A£656.55M£620.80M30.482,726IBSTIbstock3.1323 of 5 starsGBX 149.60+3.5%GBX 220+47.1%-20.8%£589.44M£362.57M80.991,943High Trading VolumeMBHMichelmersh Brick3.7889 of 5 starsGBX 106.21+0.2%GBX 166.67+56.9%+11.2%£97.68M£70.21M12.08346STCMSteppe CementN/AGBX 16.18+1.1%N/A+6.7%£44.35M£99.20M45.75799Gap DownECOBEco Buildings GroupN/AGBX 3.45-10.4%N/AN/A£3.46M£220.63K-1.0224CRHCRHN/AGBX 6,967.06+0.6%N/A+14.5%£59.44B£44.94B15.9177,400TKOTaseko Mines0.6321 of 5 starsGBX 233-2.5%GBX 282.50+21.2%+37.9%£1.26B£1.18B15.10N/ANews CoverageGap UpHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Genuit Group Competitors Breedon Group Competitors SigmaRoc Competitors Marshalls Competitors Ibstock Competitors Michelmersh Brick Competitors Steppe Cement Competitors Eco Buildings Group Competitors CRH Competitors Taseko Mines Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:FORT) was last updated on 7/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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