Which has better earnings & valuation, IBST or SRC?

Ibstock has higher earnings, but lower revenue than SigmaRoc. SigmaRoc is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ibstock, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Ibstock £372.10M 1.00 £7.28M £0.80 117.56 SigmaRoc £1.04B 1.33 -£226.13M £6.75 18.41

Is IBST or SRC more profitable?

SigmaRoc has a net margin of 7.68% compared to Ibstock's net margin of 0.83%. SigmaRoc's return on equity of 10.11% beat Ibstock's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ibstock 0.83% 0.79% 3.33% SigmaRoc 7.68% 10.11% 2.05%

Do analysts prefer PLP or IBST?

Ibstock has a consensus price target of GBX 131.75, suggesting a potential upside of 40.09%. 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) 0.00 Ibstock 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, 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. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Ibstock £372.10M 1.00 £7.28M £0.80 117.56 Breedon Group £1.71B 0.64 £96.41M £24.20 13.02

Is IBST or BREE more profitable?

Breedon Group has a net margin of 4.89% compared to Ibstock's net margin of 0.83%. Breedon Group's return on equity of 7.14% beat Ibstock's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ibstock 0.83% 0.79% 3.33% Breedon Group 4.89% 7.14% 4.82%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, IBST or CRH?

CRH has higher revenue and earnings than Ibstock. CRH is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ibstock, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Ibstock £372.10M 1.00 £7.28M £0.80 117.56 CRH £38.06B 0.02 £4.69B £551.00 0.21

Is IBST or CRH more profitable?

CRH has a net margin of 8.86% compared to Ibstock's net margin of 0.83%. CRH's return on equity of 10.85% beat Ibstock's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ibstock 0.83% 0.79% 3.33% CRH 8.86% 10.85% 6.20%

Which has better earnings and valuation, MSLH or IBST?

Marshalls has higher revenue and earnings than Ibstock. Marshalls is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ibstock, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Marshalls £632.10M 0.60 £21.50M £5.60 26.96 Ibstock £372.10M 1.00 £7.28M £0.80 117.56

Is MSLH or IBST more profitable?

Marshalls has a net margin of 2.28% compared to Ibstock's net margin of 0.83%. Marshalls' return on equity of 2.17% beat Ibstock's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Marshalls 2.28% 2.17% 2.64% Ibstock 0.83% 0.79% 3.33%

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IBST vs. SRC, PLP, BREE, CRH, and MSLH

Should you buy Ibstock stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Ibstock with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Ibstock include SigmaRoc (SRC), Genuit Group (PLP), Breedon Group (BREE), CRH (CRH), and Marshalls (MSLH). These companies are all part of the "building materials" industry.

How does Ibstock compare to SigmaRoc?

Ibstock (LON:IBST) and SigmaRoc (LON:SRC) 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 analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings and risk.

Ibstock has higher earnings, but lower revenue than SigmaRoc. SigmaRoc is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ibstock, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ibstock	£372.10M	1.00	£7.28M	£0.80	117.56
SigmaRoc	£1.04B	1.33	-£226.13M	£6.75	18.41

57.7% of Ibstock shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.1% of SigmaRoc shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Ibstock shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.1% of SigmaRoc shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, SigmaRoc had 3 more articles in the media than Ibstock. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for SigmaRoc and 0 mentions for Ibstock. SigmaRoc's average media sentiment score of 0.21 beat Ibstock's score of 0.00 indicating that SigmaRoc is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ibstock	Neutral
SigmaRoc	Neutral

Ibstock has a beta of 0.856, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, SigmaRoc has a beta of 1.253, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the broader market.

SigmaRoc has a net margin of 7.68% compared to Ibstock's net margin of 0.83%. SigmaRoc's return on equity of 10.11% beat Ibstock's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ibstock	0.83%	0.79%	3.33%
SigmaRoc	7.68%	10.11%	2.05%

Ibstock presently has a consensus target price of GBX 131.75, suggesting a potential upside of 40.09%. SigmaRoc has a consensus target price of GBX 165.33, suggesting a potential upside of 33.01%. Given Ibstock's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Ibstock is more favorable than SigmaRoc.

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)	2.50
SigmaRoc	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

SigmaRoc beats Ibstock on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ibstock compare to Genuit Group?

Genuit Group (LON:PLP) and Ibstock (LON:IBST) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation and earnings.

In the previous week, Genuit Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Ibstock'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Genuit Group	Neutral
Ibstock	Neutral

Ibstock has a consensus price target of GBX 131.75, suggesting a potential upside of 40.09%. 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)	0.00
Ibstock	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Ibstock has a net margin of 0.83% compared to Genuit Group's net margin of 0.00%. Ibstock's return on equity of 0.79% beat Genuit Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Genuit Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ibstock	0.83%	0.79%	3.33%

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Genuit Group	£398.60M	0.00	N/A	£8.40	N/A
Ibstock	£372.10M	1.00	£7.28M	£0.80	117.56

57.7% of Ibstock shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Ibstock shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Ibstock beats Genuit Group on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ibstock compare to Breedon Group?

Ibstock (LON:IBST) and Breedon Group (LON:BREE) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ibstock	£372.10M	1.00	£7.28M	£0.80	117.56
Breedon Group	£1.71B	0.64	£96.41M	£24.20	13.02

Ibstock has a beta of 0.856, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Breedon Group has a beta of 1.062, suggesting that its share price is 6% more volatile than the broader market.

Ibstock currently has a consensus price target of GBX 131.75, suggesting a potential upside of 40.09%. Breedon Group has a consensus price target of GBX 1,001, suggesting a potential upside of 217.78%. 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)	2.50
Breedon Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

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. Breedon Group's average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat Ibstock's score of 0.00 indicating that Breedon Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ibstock	Neutral
Breedon Group	Neutral

57.7% of Ibstock shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.7% of Breedon Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Ibstock shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.3% of Breedon Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Breedon Group has a net margin of 4.89% compared to Ibstock's net margin of 0.83%. Breedon Group's return on equity of 7.14% beat Ibstock's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ibstock	0.83%	0.79%	3.33%
Breedon Group	4.89%	7.14%	4.82%

Ibstock pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Breedon Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 14.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Ibstock pays out 500.0% 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 61.0% 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.

Summary

Breedon Group beats Ibstock on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ibstock compare to CRH?

Ibstock (LON:IBST) and CRH (LON:CRH) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

CRH has a net margin of 8.86% compared to Ibstock's net margin of 0.83%. CRH's return on equity of 10.85% beat Ibstock's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ibstock	0.83%	0.79%	3.33%
CRH	8.86%	10.85%	6.20%

Ibstock has a beta of 0.856, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, CRH has a beta of 1.241, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the broader market.

57.7% of Ibstock shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.2% of CRH shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Ibstock shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of CRH shares are held by company 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.

In the previous week, CRH had 1 more articles in the media than Ibstock. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for CRH and 0 mentions for Ibstock. Ibstock's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled CRH'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ibstock	Neutral
CRH	Neutral

Ibstock presently has a consensus price target of GBX 131.75, indicating a potential upside of 40.09%. CRH has a consensus price target of £105.22, indicating a potential upside of 9,056.73%. Given CRH's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe CRH 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)	2.50
CRH	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

CRH has higher revenue and earnings than Ibstock. CRH is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ibstock, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ibstock	£372.10M	1.00	£7.28M	£0.80	117.56
CRH	£38.06B	0.02	£4.69B	£551.00	0.21

Ibstock pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. CRH pays an annual dividend of GBX 148 per share and has a dividend yield of 128.8%. Ibstock pays out 500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CRH pays out 26.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CRH is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

CRH beats Ibstock on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ibstock compare to Marshalls?

Marshalls (LON:MSLH) and Ibstock (LON:IBST) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.

Marshalls pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Ibstock pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Marshalls pays out 135.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ibstock pays out 500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Marshalls is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Marshalls presently has a consensus target price of GBX 316.67, indicating a potential upside of 109.71%. Ibstock has a consensus target price of GBX 131.75, indicating a potential upside of 40.09%. Given Marshalls' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Marshalls is more favorable than Ibstock.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Marshalls	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Ibstock	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Marshalls has higher revenue and earnings than Ibstock. Marshalls is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ibstock, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Marshalls	£632.10M	0.60	£21.50M	£5.60	26.96
Ibstock	£372.10M	1.00	£7.28M	£0.80	117.56

In the previous week, Marshalls' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Ibstock'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Marshalls	Neutral
Ibstock	Neutral

63.4% of Marshalls shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.7% of Ibstock shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Marshalls shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Ibstock shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Marshalls has a beta of 1.274, meaning that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ibstock has a beta of 0.856, meaning that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the broader market.

Marshalls has a net margin of 2.28% compared to Ibstock's net margin of 0.83%. Marshalls' return on equity of 2.17% beat Ibstock's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Marshalls	2.28%	2.17%	2.64%
Ibstock	0.83%	0.79%	3.33%

Summary

Marshalls beats Ibstock on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	Ibstock	Building Materials Industry	Materials Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£371.51M	£6.37B	£4.58B	£2.58B
Dividend Yield	3.19%	2.95%	5.02%	6.17%
P/E Ratio	117.56	15.85	21.09	368.39
Price / Sales	1.00	75.51	5,743.87	84,422.84
Price / Cash	9.86	8.37	26.30	27.89
Price / Book	0.94	1.04	8.57	7.41
Net Income	£7.28M	£708.86M	£157.08M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-1.57%	-1.73%	1.19%	0.39%
1 Month Performance	-0.58%	-2.58%	-1.61%	0.27%
1 Year Performance	-36.96%	0.46%	35.52%	68.12%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
IBST Ibstock	2.5845 of 5 stars	GBX 94.05 +1.0%	GBX 131.75 +40.1%	-37.0%	£371.51M	£372.10M	117.56	1,943	Gap Up
SRC SigmaRoc	2.9459 of 5 stars	GBX 126.40 +4.6%	GBX 165.33 +30.8%	+6.4%	£1.40B	£1.04B	18.73	2,000	News Coverage Analyst Forecast
PLP Genuit Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£1.40B	£398.60M	67.50	3,139	Gap Up
BREE Breedon Group	4.4744 of 5 stars	GBX 315.40 +0.8%	GBX 1,001 +217.4%	-12.9%	£1.09B	£1.71B	13.03	3,900	Positive News
CRH CRH	2.2572 of 5 stars	GBX 114.91 +2.1%	£105.22 +9,056.7%	N/A	£768.04M	£38.06B	0.21	77,400	Gap Up High Trading Volume

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