Ibstock (IBST) Competitors GBX 152 -1.00 (-0.65%) As of 12:01 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 business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation. 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 better 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£362.57M1.65£7.28M£1.8582.29 Do institutionals and insiders believe in PLP or IBST? 90.8% of Ibstock shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Ibstock shares are held by 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. Does the media refer more to 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. Genuit Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Ibstock's score of -0.77 indicating that Genuit Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Genuit Group Neutral Ibstock Negative Do analysts prefer PLP or IBST? Ibstock has a consensus target price of GBX 220, indicating a potential upside of 44.74%. 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 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£598.90M£7.90B£3.31B£3.00BDividend Yield2.99%2.45%5.14%5.02%P/E Ratio82.2919.9887.84150.91Price / Sales1.65184.7931,218,733,196,606,700.00314,545.51Price / Cash9.868.0623.8727.97Price / Book1.511.216.074.59Net Income£7.28M£545.26M£147.90M£5.90B7 Day Performance4.47%1.44%2.42%4.79%1 Month Performance-6.75%1.90%6.90%8.35%1 Year Performance-19.15%13.37%26.83%79.51% Ibstock Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IBSTIbstock3.4252 of 5 starsGBX 152-0.7%GBX 220+44.7%-16.8%£598.90M£362.57M82.291,943PLPGenuit GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.40B£398.60M67.503,139Gap UpBREEBreedon Group3.7996 of 5 starsGBX 379.60+0.6%GBX 578.33+52.4%-3.5%£1.31B£1.52B13.593,900Gap UpSRCSigmaRoc0.7695 of 5 starsGBX 107.40+1.9%GBX 95-11.5%+71.5%£1.21B£77.21B-5.412,000MSLHMarshalls3.4979 of 5 starsGBX 259.50+0.2%GBX 395+52.2%-22.8%£652.77M£620.80M30.312,726News CoverageFORTForterra1.8439 of 5 starsGBX 193+0.9%GBX 236.67+22.6%+10.7%£396.38M£317.99M50.321,787News CoverageMBHMichelmersh Brick3.8086 of 5 starsGBX 106.33+0.3%GBX 166.67+56.7%+7.0%£97.79M£70.21M12.09346News CoverageSTCMSteppe CementN/AGBX 15.15-5.3%N/A-2.1%£41.53M£99.20M42.84799Gap DownECOBEco Buildings GroupN/AGBX 3.88+0.8%N/A-76.2%£3.89M£220.63K-1.1524CRHCRHN/AGBX 6,944+0.3%N/A+20.4%£59.24B£44.94B15.8677,400HOCHochschild Mining3.132 of 5 starsGBX 279.61+3.5%GBX 310+10.9%+41.5%£1.82B£1.01B59.643,029 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 7/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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