Ibstock (IBST) Competitors GBX 148.40 -1.80 (-1.20%) As of 08/1/2025 11:55 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 stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, dividends and media sentiment. Do analysts rate PLP or IBST? Ibstock has a consensus target price of GBX 220, suggesting a potential upside of 48.25%. 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) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Which has higher earnings and 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£362.57M1.61£7.28M£1.8580.34 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor PLP or IBST? In the previous week, Ibstock had 1 more articles in the media than Genuit Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Ibstock and 0 mentions for Genuit Group. Ibstock's average media sentiment score of 0.61 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 Positive 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% 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£584.71M£7.76B£3.17B£3.03BDividend Yield2.99%2.45%5.19%5.02%P/E Ratio80.3418.34117.77176.75Price / Sales1.61189.6230,017,513,221,196,900.00264,362.45Price / Cash9.868.0623.7827.97Price / Book1.481.185.884.53Net Income£7.28M£545.26M£148.55M£5.90B7 Day Performance-0.54%-1.73%-3.26%12.58%1 Month Performance1.73%-1.61%1.40%6.10%1 Year Performance-16.82%12.99%28.76%71.60% Ibstock Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IBSTIbstock3.4272 of 5 starsGBX 148.40-1.2%GBX 220+48.2%-19.7%£584.71M£362.57M80.341,943Gap UpPLPGenuit GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.40B£398.60M67.503,139Gap UpSRCSigmaRoc1.9873 of 5 starsGBX 116+0.9%GBX 95-18.1%+58.1%£1.31B£77.21B-5.842,000News CoverageAnalyst ForecastGap UpBREEBreedon Group3.5473 of 5 starsGBX 357-0.8%GBX 561.67+57.3%-14.4%£1.23B£1.52B12.783,900MSLHMarshalls3.7779 of 5 starsGBX 205flatGBX 327.50+59.8%-41.3%£515.68M£620.80M23.942,726FORTForterra2.0603 of 5 starsGBX 204.50+11.3%GBX 236.67+15.7%+11.8%£420.00M£317.99M53.311,787News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap UpHigh Trading VolumeMBHMichelmersh BrickN/AGBX 111.57+0.5%GBX 166.67+49.4%+12.6%£102.60M£70.21M12.69346STCMSteppe CementN/AGBX 15.12-1.2%N/A+13.9%£41.44M£99.20M42.75799ECOBEco Buildings GroupN/AGBX 3.84+2.3%N/A-72.4%£3.85M£220.63K-1.1424Gap UpCRHCRH2.0046 of 5 starsGBX 7,450+1.1%GBX 8,601+15.4%+10.6%£63.56B£44.94B17.0177,400High Trading VolumeHOCHochschild Mining2.4779 of 5 starsGBX 279.80+0.1%GBX 327+16.9%+60.1%£1.82B£1.01B59.683,029 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 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners379 passengers walked away from thisWhy Elon Musk Just Invested $51 Million Into Brand New “Miracle Metal” Developed by MIT ScientistsTrue Market Insiders | Sponsored$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost TownJeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could...Brownstone Research | SponsoredMarket Crash Warning: How to Protect Your Wealth Before August 12thChina tariffs hit August 12—and experts warn a market meltdown may follow. 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