PNN vs. SVT, UU, CNA, UKW, DRX, GLO, TEP, GRP, YU, and JEL
Should 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), Yü Group (YU), and Jersey Electricity (JEL). These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector.
Pennon Group vs. Its Competitors
Severn Trent (LON:SVT) and Pennon Group (LON:PNN) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and valuation.
In the previous week, Severn Trent and Severn Trent both had 4 articles in the media. Severn Trent's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Pennon Group's score of -0.10 indicating that Severn Trent is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Severn Trent presently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,600, indicating a potential downside of 0.61%. Pennon Group has a consensus price target of GBX 497, indicating a potential upside of 2.69%. Given Pennon Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Pennon Group is more favorable than Severn Trent.
Severn Trent has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pennon Group has a beta of 0.29, indicating that its stock price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Severn Trent pays an annual dividend of GBX 117 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Pennon Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 61 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.6%. 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 pays out -1,715.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pennon Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
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.
75.4% of Severn Trent shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.4% of Pennon Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Severn Trent shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Pennon Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
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.
Summary
Severn Trent beats Pennon Group on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
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This page (LON:PNN) was last updated on 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
