MJ Gleeson (GLE) Competitors GBX 353 -3.00 (-0.84%) As of 09:52 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock GLE vs. MCS, CRST, ABBY, TEF, SPR, WJG, BTRW, BDEV, PSN, and BKGShould you be buying MJ Gleeson stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MJ Gleeson include McCarthy & Stone (MCS), Crest Nicholson (CRST), Abbey (ABBY), Telford Homes (TEF), Springfield Properties (SPR), Watkin Jones (WJG), Barratt Redrow (BTRW), Barratt Developments (BDEV), Persimmon (PSN), and The Berkeley Group (BKG). These companies are all part of the "residential construction" industry. MJ Gleeson vs. Its Competitors McCarthy & Stone Crest Nicholson Abbey Telford Homes Springfield Properties Watkin Jones Barratt Redrow Barratt Developments Persimmon The Berkeley Group McCarthy & Stone (LON:MCS) and MJ Gleeson (LON:GLE) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and valuation. Does the media prefer MCS or GLE? In the previous week, MJ Gleeson had 1 more articles in the media than McCarthy & Stone. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for MJ Gleeson and 0 mentions for McCarthy & Stone. MJ Gleeson's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat McCarthy & Stone's score of 0.00 indicating that MJ Gleeson is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment McCarthy & Stone Neutral MJ Gleeson Positive Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MCS or GLE? 58.6% of MJ Gleeson shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.9% of MJ Gleeson shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher valuation & earnings, MCS or GLE? MJ Gleeson has lower revenue, but higher earnings than McCarthy & Stone. McCarthy & Stone is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MJ Gleeson, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMcCarthy & Stone£621.43M0.00N/A£5.60N/AMJ Gleeson£358.44M0.60£20.04M£31.9511.05 Do analysts rate MCS or GLE? MJ Gleeson has a consensus target price of GBX 643, indicating a potential upside of 82.15%. Given MJ Gleeson's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe MJ Gleeson is more favorable than McCarthy & Stone.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score McCarthy & Stone 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00MJ Gleeson 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is MCS or GLE more profitable? MJ Gleeson has a net margin of 5.59% compared to McCarthy & Stone's net margin of 0.00%. MJ Gleeson's return on equity of 6.60% beat McCarthy & Stone's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets McCarthy & StoneN/A N/A N/A MJ Gleeson 5.59%6.60%4.73% Is MCS or GLE a better dividend stock? McCarthy & Stone pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.05 per share. MJ Gleeson pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. McCarthy & Stone pays out 0.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MJ Gleeson pays out 34.4% 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. SummaryMJ Gleeson beats McCarthy & Stone on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get MJ Gleeson News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GLE 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 GLE 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 GLE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMJ GleesonResidential Construction IndustryCyclical SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£213.50M£1.75B£3.49B£3.10BDividend Yield2.22%3.80%3.55%5.03%P/E Ratio11.059.8076.66170.82Price / Sales0.6083.2869.21282,370.39Price / Cash6.065.2031.1627.94Price / Book0.690.793.675.25Net Income£20.04M£521.56M£264.31M£5.89B7 Day Performance-1.94%0.53%0.76%0.29%1 Month Performance-5.36%-1.05%-0.62%3.84%1 Year Performance-42.32%-6.92%39.63%61.40% MJ Gleeson Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GLEMJ Gleeson3.9197 of 5 starsGBX 353-0.8%GBX 643+82.2%-41.8%£213.50M£358.44M11.05743News CoverageMCSMcCarthy & StoneN/AN/AN/AN/A£644.25M£621.43M21.397,500High Trading VolumeCRSTCrest Nicholson2.1369 of 5 starsGBX 188.10+3.1%GBX 202.50+7.7%-31.5%£482.45M£632.51M-18.11778ABBYAbbeyN/AN/AN/AN/A£334.03M£192.13M12.79228Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeTEFTelford HomesN/AN/AN/AN/A£265.88M£336.12M7.85104,200High Trading VolumeSPRSpringfield PropertiesN/AGBX 100.84+0.8%N/A+4.2%£119.87M£267.18M15.84636WJGWatkin JonesN/AGBX 26.65+0.2%N/A-42.3%£69.23M£440.07M-2.28727BTRWBarratt RedrowN/AGBX 380.80+1.6%GBX 520.25+36.6%N/A£0.00N/A0.006,270BDEVBarratt Developments1.4674 of 5 starsN/AGBX 576.67+∞N/A£6.94B£4.17B4,017.506,728PSNPersimmon2.6293 of 5 starsGBX 1,158.50-0.3%GBX 1,447.50+24.9%-28.1%£3.72B£2.92B14.516,180News CoverageEarnings ReportBKGThe Berkeley Group3.4823 of 5 starsGBX 3,690+0.7%GBX 4,800+30.1%-25.7%£3.68B£2.30B9.812,610News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies McCarthy & Stone Alternatives Crest Nicholson Alternatives Abbey Alternatives Telford Homes Alternatives Springfield Properties Alternatives Watkin Jones Alternatives Barratt Redrow Alternatives Barratt Developments Alternatives Persimmon Alternatives The Berkeley Group Alternatives 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:GLE) was last updated on 8/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredThe Robotics Revolution has arrived … and one $7 stock could take off as a result.Something big is brewing in Washington. 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