Ibstock (IBST) Competitors GBX 142.20 +0.20 (+0.14%) As of 08:02 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock IBST vs. PLP, SRC, BREE, MSLH, FORT, MBH, STCM, ECOB, CRH, and HOCShould you be buying Ibstock stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ibstock include Genuit Group (PLP), SigmaRoc (SRC), Breedon Group (BREE), Marshalls (MSLH), Forterra (FORT), Michelmersh Brick (MBH), Steppe Cement (STCM), Eco Buildings Group (ECOB), CRH (CRH), and Hochschild Mining (HOC). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector. Ibstock vs. Its Competitors Genuit Group SigmaRoc Breedon Group Marshalls Forterra Michelmersh Brick Steppe Cement Eco Buildings Group CRH Hochschild Mining Genuit Group (LON:PLP) and Ibstock (LON:IBST) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PLP or IBST? 90.8% of Ibstock shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Ibstock shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer PLP or IBST? Ibstock has a consensus target price of GBX 199.33, suggesting a potential upside of 40.20%. Given Ibstock's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ibstock 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) 0.00Ibstock 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Is PLP or IBST more profitable? Ibstock has a net margin of 2.01% compared to Genuit Group's net margin of 0.00%. Ibstock's return on equity of 1.83% beat Genuit Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Genuit GroupN/A N/A N/A Ibstock 2.01%1.83%3.33% Does the media prefer PLP or IBST? In the previous week, Ibstock had 2 more articles in the media than Genuit Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Ibstock and 0 mentions for Genuit Group. Ibstock's average media sentiment score of 0.12 beat Genuit Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Ibstock is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Genuit Group Neutral Ibstock Neutral Which has higher earnings & valuation, PLP or IBST? Ibstock has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Genuit Group. Genuit Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ibstock, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGenuit Group£398.60M0.00N/A£8.40N/AIbstock£362.57M1.55£7.28M£1.8576.97 SummaryIbstock beats Genuit Group on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ibstock News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IBST 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 IBST 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 IBST vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricIbstockBuilding Materials IndustryMaterials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£560.19M£10.09B£3.44B£3.19BDividend Yield2.99%2.45%5.15%5.04%P/E Ratio76.9719.31112.41165.20Price / Sales1.55153.8931,167,046,552,307,500.00347,690.50Price / Cash9.868.0624.1527.93Price / Book1.421.216.575.94Net Income£7.28M£601.32M£150.51M£5.89B7 Day Performance-0.58%-1.29%6.83%0.89%1 Month Performance-4.71%-0.53%8.32%51.34%1 Year Performance-23.97%15.12%49.70%133.72% Ibstock Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IBSTIbstock3.3482 of 5 starsGBX 142.20+0.1%GBX 199.33+40.2%-23.9%£560.29M£362.57M76.991,943PLPGenuit GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.40B£398.60M67.503,139Gap UpSRCSigmaRoc1.0552 of 5 starsGBX 121.86-0.3%GBX 140+14.9%+69.7%£1.37B£77.21B-6.142,000BREEBreedon Group3.8015 of 5 starsGBX 370.70+1.7%GBX 561.67+51.5%N/A£1.28B£1.52B13.273,900Positive NewsMSLHMarshalls4.2127 of 5 starsGBX 191+0.5%GBX 327.50+71.5%-46.0%£480.46M£620.80M22.312,726Gap UpFORTForterra3.8084 of 5 starsGBX 191.20+0.4%GBX 233.50+22.1%+9.3%£392.69M£317.99M49.851,787Gap DownMBHMichelmersh BrickN/AGBX 102.480.0%GBX 166.67+62.6%+0.0%£94.25M£70.21M11.66346STCMSteppe CementN/AGBX 18.35+1.9%N/A+19.0%£50.30M£99.20M51.88799Gap DownECOBEco Buildings GroupN/AGBX 3.26+3.6%N/AN/A£3.27M£220.63K-0.9724Gap UpCRHCRH1.5475 of 5 starsGBX 8,296.60+1.4%GBX 8,601+3.7%+21.1%£70.78B£44.94B18.9577,400HOCHochschild Mining1.7247 of 5 starsGBX 295.40-0.9%GBX 322.50+9.2%+60.1%£1.92B£1.01B63.013,029 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Genuit Group Competitors SigmaRoc Competitors Breedon Group Competitors Marshalls Competitors Forterra Competitors Michelmersh Brick Competitors Steppe Cement Competitors Eco Buildings Group Competitors CRH Competitors Hochschild Mining 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:IBST) was last updated on 8/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA New Way to Double Your Retirement Income?Bloomberg reports that a new class of investments is “entering a golden era,” with yields fueling a retail boo...Investors Alley | SponsoredWhat Steve Bannon revealed about Trump’s gold playA Trump advisor just said 3 words that could reset the dollar. 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