GEN vs. PSN, BLND, TEM, RMG, VTY, SPT, DOCS, WIX, YOU, and CNIC
Should you be buying Genuit Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Genuit Group include Persimmon (PSN), British Land (BLND), Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust (TEM), Royal Mail (RMG), Vistry Group (VTY), Spirent Communications (SPT), Dr. Martens (DOCS), Wickes Group (WIX), YouGov (YOU), and CentralNic Group (CNIC). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.
Genuit Group vs. Its Competitors
Genuit Group (LON:GEN) and Persimmon (LON:PSN) are both computer software companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends and profitability.
In the previous week, Persimmon had 1 more articles in the media than Genuit Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Persimmon and 0 mentions for Genuit Group. Genuit Group's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Persimmon's score of -0.55 indicating that Genuit Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
82.1% of Genuit Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.0% of Persimmon shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of Genuit Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Persimmon shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Persimmon has higher revenue and earnings than Genuit Group. Persimmon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Genuit Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Genuit Group has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Persimmon has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Genuit Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Persimmon pays an annual dividend of GBX 60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Genuit Group pays out 125.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Persimmon pays out 75.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Persimmon is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Genuit Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 520, indicating a potential upside of 34.02%. Persimmon has a consensus target price of GBX 1,447.50, indicating a potential upside of 26.12%. Given Genuit Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Genuit Group is more favorable than Persimmon.
Persimmon has a net margin of 8.84% compared to Genuit Group's net margin of 4.26%. Persimmon's return on equity of 7.51% beat Genuit Group's return on equity.
Summary
Persimmon beats Genuit Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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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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This page (LON:GEN) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
