PNN vs. UU, SVT, CNA, DRX, UKW, GLO, TEP, YU, JEL, and IES
Should you be buying Pennon Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Pennon Group include United Utilities Group (UU), Severn Trent (SVT), Centrica (CNA), Drax Group (DRX), Greencoat UK Wind (UKW), ContourGlobal (GLO), Telecom Plus (TEP), Yü Group (YU), Jersey Electricity (JEL), and Invinity Energy Systems (IES). These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector.
Pennon Group vs. Its Competitors
Pennon Group (LON:PNN) and United Utilities Group (LON:UU) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.
Pennon Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. United Utilities Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 50 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Pennon Group pays out -219.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. United Utilities Group pays out 269.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
80.8% of Pennon Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.3% of United Utilities Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Pennon Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of United Utilities Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
United Utilities Group has higher revenue and earnings than Pennon Group. Pennon Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than United Utilities Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Pennon Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 583.50, suggesting a potential upside of 22.07%. United Utilities Group has a consensus price target of GBX 1,535, suggesting a potential upside of 34.18%. Given United Utilities Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe United Utilities Group is more favorable than Pennon Group.
In the previous week, Pennon Group had 1 more articles in the media than United Utilities Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Pennon Group and 0 mentions for United Utilities Group. United Utilities Group's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Pennon Group's score of 0.59 indicating that United Utilities Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
United Utilities Group has a net margin of 6.51% compared to Pennon Group's net margin of -1.05%. United Utilities Group's return on equity of 6.35% beat Pennon Group's return on equity.
Pennon Group has a beta of 0.29, meaning that its share price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United Utilities Group has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
United Utilities Group beats Pennon Group on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:PNN) was last updated on 10/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
