Ibstock (IBST) Competitors GBX 194.40 -0.20 (-0.10%) As of 11:53 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock IBST vs. BREE, PLP, SRC, MSLH, FORT, MBH, STCM, ECOB, CRH, and JMATShould you be buying Ibstock stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ibstock include Breedon Group (BREE), Genuit Group (PLP), SigmaRoc (SRC), Marshalls (MSLH), Forterra (FORT), Michelmersh Brick (MBH), Steppe Cement (STCM), Eco Buildings Group (ECOB), CRH (CRH), and Johnson Matthey (JMAT). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector. Ibstock vs. Breedon Group Genuit Group SigmaRoc Marshalls Forterra Michelmersh Brick Steppe Cement Eco Buildings Group CRH Johnson Matthey Ibstock (LON:IBST) and Breedon Group (LON:BREE) 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 community ranking, risk, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations. Do institutionals & insiders believe in IBST or BREE? 90.8% of Ibstock shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.3% of Breedon Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Ibstock shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.9% of Breedon Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better earnings & valuation, IBST or BREE? Breedon Group has higher revenue and earnings than Ibstock. Breedon 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 RatioIbstock£362.57M2.11£7.28M£1.85105.25Breedon Group£1.52B1.05£96.41M£27.9316.64 Does the media refer more to IBST or BREE? In the previous week, Breedon Group had 1 more articles in the media than Ibstock. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Breedon Group and 0 mentions for Ibstock. Ibstock's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Breedon Group'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Ibstock Neutral Breedon Group Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community favor IBST or BREE? Ibstock received 2 more outperform votes than Breedon Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 81.64% of users gave Breedon Group an outperform vote while only 76.74% of users gave Ibstock an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformIbstockOutperform Votes42976.74% Underperform Votes13023.26% Breedon GroupOutperform Votes42781.64% Underperform Votes9618.36% Is IBST or BREE more profitable? Breedon Group has a net margin of 6.34% compared to Ibstock's net margin of 2.01%. Breedon Group's return on equity of 8.58% beat Ibstock's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ibstock2.01% 1.83% 3.33% Breedon Group 6.34%8.58%4.82% Do analysts prefer IBST or BREE? Ibstock currently has a consensus price target of GBX 197.50, indicating a potential upside of 1.59%. Breedon Group has a consensus price target of GBX 578.33, indicating a potential upside of 24.43%. Given Breedon Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Breedon Group is more favorable than Ibstock.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ibstock 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Breedon Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is IBST or BREE a better dividend stock? Ibstock pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Breedon Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Ibstock pays out 270.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Breedon Group pays out 50.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Breedon Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has more risk and volatility, IBST or BREE? Ibstock has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Breedon Group has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryBreedon Group beats Ibstock on 14 of the 19 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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£765.96M£7.75B£3.10B£2.68BDividend Yield2.99%2.45%5.21%5.05%P/E Ratio105.2521.0672.10134.32Price / Sales2.11231.2925,591,212,775,234,100.00203,702.45Price / Cash9.868.0624.3428.02Price / Book1.941.285.193.79Net Income£7.28M£545.26M£156.48M£5.89B7 Day Performance2.96%0.45%1.49%7.78%1 Month Performance9.71%4.40%4.49%29.45%1 Year Performance23.51%10.92%14.86%119.74% Ibstock Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IBSTIbstock0.7487 of 5 starsGBX 194.40-0.1%GBX 197.50+1.6%+23.1%£765.96M£362.57M105.251,943Gap DownBREEBreedon Group2.5757 of 5 starsGBX 443.34+0.2%GBX 578.33+30.5%+16.4%£1.53B£1.52B15.873,900PLPGenuit GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.40B£398.60M67.503,139Gap UpSRCSigmaRoc1.1072 of 5 starsGBX 103.80+1.6%GBX 95-8.5%+63.2%£1.17B£77.21B-5.232,000MSLHMarshalls3.0761 of 5 starsGBX 282+0.2%GBX 395+40.1%-8.6%£709.37M£620.80M32.942,726News CoverageGap DownFORTForterra2.0762 of 5 starsGBX 193.40+0.6%GBX 218.15+12.8%+9.1%£397.21M£317.99M50.421,787News CoverageMBHMichelmersh Brick2.8003 of 5 starsGBX 105.60+0.6%GBX 166.67+57.8%+3.3%£97.12M£70.21M12.01346STCMSteppe CementN/AGBX 16.50+3.1%N/A+8.6%£45.23M£99.20M46.65799ECOBEco Buildings GroupN/AGBX 7.70-0.6%N/A-54.0%£7.72M£220,626.89-2.2824CRHCRHN/AGBX 7,490+0.4%N/A+13.2%£63.90B£44.94B17.1077,400JMATJohnson Matthey3.3402 of 5 starsGBX 1,359.69+0.9%GBX 1,900+39.7%-24.1%£2.27B£11.69B23.10N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Breedon Group Competitors Genuit Group Competitors SigmaRoc Competitors Marshalls Competitors Forterra Competitors Michelmersh Brick Competitors Steppe Cement Competitors Eco Buildings Group Competitors CRH Competitors Johnson Matthey 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 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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