Pennon Group (PNN) Competitors GBX 498.60 +0.20 (+0.04%) As of 08/1/2025 12:04 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesSustainabilityBuy This Stock PNN vs. SVT, UU, CNA, UKW, DRX, GLO, TEP, GRP, MAST, and YUShould you be buying Pennon Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Pennon Group include Severn Trent (SVT), United Utilities Group (UU), Centrica (CNA), Greencoat UK Wind (UKW), Drax Group (DRX), ContourGlobal (GLO), Telecom Plus (TEP), Greencoat Renewables (GRP), MAST Energy Developments (MAST), and Yü Group (YU). These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector. Pennon Group vs. Its Competitors Severn Trent United Utilities Group Centrica Greencoat UK Wind Drax Group ContourGlobal Telecom Plus Greencoat Renewables MAST Energy Developments Yü Group Pennon Group (LON:PNN) and Severn Trent (LON:SVT) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends. Does the media refer more to PNN or SVT? In the previous week, Severn Trent had 6 more articles in the media than Pennon Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Severn Trent and 2 mentions for Pennon Group. Pennon Group's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Severn Trent's score of 0.21 indicating that Pennon Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Pennon Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Severn Trent 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals and insiders believe in PNN or SVT? 74.4% of Pennon Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.4% of Severn Trent shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Pennon Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Severn Trent shares are held 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. Is PNN or SVT a better dividend stock? Pennon Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 61 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.2%. Severn Trent pays an annual dividend of GBX 117 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Pennon Group pays out -1,715.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Severn Trent pays out 195.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Pennon Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PNN or SVT? Severn Trent has higher revenue and earnings than Pennon Group. Pennon Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Severn Trent, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPennon Group£1.55B1.49-£16.20M-£3.56-140.19Severn Trent£2.97B2.67£177.90M£59.9144.32 Which has more risk & volatility, PNN or SVT? Pennon Group has a beta of 0.29, indicating that its stock price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Severn Trent has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate PNN or SVT? Pennon Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 497, suggesting a potential downside of 0.32%. Severn Trent has a consensus price target of GBX 2,600, suggesting a potential downside of 2.07%. Given Pennon Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Pennon Group is more favorable than Severn Trent.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Pennon Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Severn Trent 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is PNN or SVT more profitable? Severn Trent has a net margin of 6.00% compared to Pennon Group's net margin of -1.05%. Severn Trent's return on equity of 10.40% beat Pennon Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Pennon Group-1.05% -0.88% 1.81% Severn Trent 6.00%10.40%2.35% SummarySevern Trent beats Pennon Group on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Pennon Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PNN 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 PNN 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 PNN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPennon GroupUtilities IndustryUtilities SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£2.31B£3.34B£16.00B£3.03BDividend Yield9.03%5.23%5.46%5.02%P/E Ratio-140.1919.8719.95176.75Price / Sales1.49163.85201.68264,362.43Price / Cash12.7014.0719.0327.97Price / Book1.172.712.144.53Net Income-£16.20M£76.43M£751.46M£5.90B7 Day Performance-0.28%0.21%-0.97%12.55%1 Month Performance1.67%0.03%20.29%6.07%1 Year Performance-19.85%5.77%182.91%71.57% Pennon Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PNNPennon Group1.5901 of 5 starsGBX 498.60+0.0%GBX 497-0.3%-20.8%£2.31B£1.55B-140.193,000Positive NewsDividend CutSVTSevern Trent1.5495 of 5 starsGBX 2,637-0.2%GBX 2,600-1.4%+2.6%£7.87B£2.97B44.01270UUUnited Utilities Group2.9616 of 5 starsGBX 1,120-0.4%N/A+9.1%£7.67B£1.96B60.466,000High Trading VolumeCNACentrica2.4674 of 5 starsGBX 163.65+1.9%GBX 175+6.9%+26.7%£8.18B£19.40B7.806,100Analyst ForecastUKWGreencoat UK WindN/AGBX 124.31-0.6%N/A-19.7%£2.80B£266.34M36.06N/APositive NewsEarnings ReportDRXDrax Group3.3698 of 5 starsGBX 685.50-0.4%GBX 841+22.7%+6.5%£2.51B£6.60B4.073,551News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportGLOContourGlobalN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.65B£2.57B1,091.301,518High Trading VolumeTEPTelecom Plus3.1674 of 5 starsGBX 1,838-2.3%GBX 2,600+41.5%+1.4%£1.46B£2.03B20.702,347GRPGreencoat RenewablesN/AGBX 0.80+1.1%N/A-14.7%£895.29M£13.86B15.57N/ANews CoverageMASTMAST Energy DevelopmentsN/AGBX 78.94-3.4%N/A+47,547.1%£336.56M£1.04M-7,894.0029,900Positive NewsGap DownYUYü GroupN/AGBX 1,520+0.7%N/A-3.3%£253.92M£538.89M7.08382News CoverageHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Severn Trent Competitors United Utilities Group Competitors Centrica Competitors Greencoat UK Wind Competitors Drax Group Competitors ContourGlobal Competitors Telecom Plus Competitors Greencoat Renewables Competitors MAST Energy Developments Competitors Yü Group 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:PNN) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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