Ibstock (IBST) Competitors GBX 145.87 -5.13 (-3.40%) As of 12:41 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock IBST vs. PLP, BREE, SRC, 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), Breedon Group (BREE), SigmaRoc (SRC), 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 Breedon Group SigmaRoc 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 better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations. Does the media prefer PLP or IBST? In the previous week, Ibstock had 1 more articles in the media than Genuit Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Ibstock and 1 mentions for Genuit Group. Genuit Group's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Ibstock's score of -0.14 indicating that Genuit Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Genuit Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ibstock 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral 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% Which has preferable valuation and earnings, 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£362.57M1.59£7.28M£1.8578.97 Do analysts rate PLP or IBST? Ibstock has a consensus target price of GBX 213.33, indicating a potential upside of 46.25%. Given Ibstock's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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 Do institutionals and insiders believe in PLP or IBST? 90.8% of Ibstock shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Ibstock shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryIbstock beats Genuit Group on 10 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£574.75M£7.62B£3.24B£2.95BDividend Yield2.99%2.45%5.17%5.02%P/E Ratio78.9719.9592.18144.07Price / Sales1.59215.9527,136,382,376,933,200.00226,514.81Price / Cash9.868.0623.8327.97Price / Book1.451.205.905.29Net Income£7.28M£545.26M£147.62M£5.90B7 Day Performance-6.13%1.89%2.32%0.74%1 Month Performance-25.88%0.91%6.31%4.60%1 Year Performance-6.49%13.32%26.48%80.91% Ibstock Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IBSTIbstock3.5468 of 5 starsGBX 145.87-3.4%GBX 213.33+46.2%-3.8%£574.75M£362.57M78.971,943PLPGenuit GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.40B£398.60M67.503,139Positive NewsGap UpBREEBreedon Group3.933 of 5 starsGBX 384.40-0.4%GBX 578.33+50.5%+1.7%£1.32B£1.52B13.763,900Gap UpSRCSigmaRoc1.234 of 5 starsGBX 106.80-0.7%GBX 95-11.0%+62.5%£1.20B£77.21B-5.382,000MSLHMarshalls3.1462 of 5 starsGBX 266.50-0.9%GBX 395+48.2%-6.4%£670.38M£620.80M31.132,726FORTForterra2.5155 of 5 starsGBX 197flatGBX 236.67+20.1%+20.9%£404.60M£317.99M51.361,787Gap UpMBHMichelmersh Brick3.2894 of 5 starsGBX 110.39+0.4%GBX 166.67+51.0%+14.3%£101.52M£70.21M12.55346News CoverageSTCMSteppe CementN/AGBX 15.37-3.9%N/A+0.8%£42.13M£99.20M43.46799Gap UpECOBEco Buildings GroupN/AGBX 4.50-2.2%N/AN/A£4.51M£220.63K-1.3324Gap DownCRHCRHN/AGBX 6,690-0.3%N/A+18.8%£57.08B£44.94B15.2877,400News CoverageHOCHochschild Mining1.8744 of 5 starsGBX 263.40+3.1%GBX 290+10.1%+49.7%£1.71B£1.01B56.183,029 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Genuit Group Competitors Breedon Group Competitors SigmaRoc 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 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s NEXT Big IPO?Cancel your internet TODAY!? 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