PNN vs. UU, SVT, CNA, UKW, DRX, GLO, TEP, YU, JEL, and GOOD
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), Greencoat UK Wind (UKW), Drax Group (DRX), ContourGlobal (GLO), Telecom Plus (TEP), Yü Group (YU), Jersey Electricity (JEL), and Good Energy Group (GOOD). These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector.
Pennon Group vs. Its Competitors
United Utilities Group (LON:UU) and Pennon Group (LON:PNN) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings and media sentiment.
In the previous week, United Utilities Group had 5 more articles in the media than Pennon Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for United Utilities Group and 0 mentions for Pennon Group. United Utilities Group's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Pennon Group's score of 0.00 indicating that United Utilities Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
United Utilities Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,535, indicating a potential upside of 33.77%. Pennon Group has a consensus target price of GBX 583.50, indicating a potential upside of 24.25%. Given United Utilities Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe United Utilities Group is more favorable than Pennon Group.
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.
65.3% of United Utilities Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of Pennon Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of United Utilities Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Pennon Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
United Utilities Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 50 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Pennon Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. 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. Pennon Group pays out -219.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
United Utilities Group has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pennon Group has a beta of 0.29, suggesting that its share price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
Summary
United Utilities Group beats Pennon Group on 14 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 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
