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Pennon Group (PNN) Competitors

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PNN vs. UU, SVT, CNA, DRX, and UKW

Should you buy Pennon Group stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Pennon Group with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Pennon Group include United Utilities Group (UU), Severn Trent (SVT), Centrica (CNA), Drax Group (DRX), and Greencoat UK Wind (UKW). These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector.

How does Pennon Group compare to United Utilities Group?

United Utilities Group (LON:UU) and Pennon Group (LON:PNN) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.

65.3% of United Utilities Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of Pennon Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of United Utilities Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Pennon Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, United Utilities Group and United Utilities Group both had 3 articles in the media. United Utilities Group's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Pennon Group's score of 0.00 indicating that United Utilities Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
United Utilities Group
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Pennon Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

United Utilities Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Pennon Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 30.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. 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 645.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

United Utilities Group has a beta of 0.593, meaning that its share price is 41% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Pennon Group has a beta of 0.556, meaning that its share price is 44% less volatile than the broader market.

United Utilities Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,429.57, suggesting a potential upside of 9.46%. Pennon Group has a consensus target price of GBX 630.25, suggesting a potential upside of 22.98%. Given Pennon Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Pennon Group is more favorable than United Utilities Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
United Utilities Group
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43
Pennon Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

United Utilities Group has a net margin of 22.43% compared to Pennon Group's net margin of 4.73%. United Utilities Group's return on equity of 27.72% beat Pennon Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
United Utilities Group22.43% 27.72% 2.02%
Pennon Group 4.73%3.09%1.81%

United Utilities Group has higher revenue and earnings than Pennon Group. United Utilities Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pennon Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
United Utilities Group£1.96B4.57£127.46M£18.5370.49
Pennon Group£1.18B2.05-£16.20M£4.80106.77

Summary

United Utilities Group beats Pennon Group on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Pennon Group compare to Severn Trent?

Severn Trent (LON:SVT) and Pennon Group (LON:PNN) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Severn Trent has a net margin of 11.92% compared to Pennon Group's net margin of 4.73%. Severn Trent's return on equity of 17.64% beat Pennon Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Severn Trent11.92% 17.64% 2.35%
Pennon Group 4.73%3.09%1.81%

76.2% of Severn Trent shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of Pennon Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Severn Trent shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Pennon Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Severn Trent pays an annual dividend of GBX 121.71 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Pennon Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 30.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Severn Trent pays out 116.1% 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 645.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Severn Trent has a beta of 0.556, meaning that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Pennon Group has a beta of 0.556, meaning that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Pennon Group had 1 more articles in the media than Severn Trent. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Pennon Group and 2 mentions for Severn Trent. Severn Trent's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Pennon Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Severn Trent is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Severn Trent
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Pennon Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Severn Trent presently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,938.43, suggesting a potential downside of 2.51%. Pennon Group has a consensus price target of GBX 630.25, suggesting a potential upside of 22.98%. Given Pennon Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Pennon Group is more favorable than Severn Trent.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Severn Trent
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.86
Pennon Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

Severn Trent has higher revenue and earnings than Pennon Group. Severn Trent is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pennon Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Severn Trent£2.65B3.43£177.90M£104.8028.76
Pennon Group£1.18B2.05-£16.20M£4.80106.77

Summary

Severn Trent beats Pennon Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Pennon Group compare to Centrica?

Pennon Group (LON:PNN) and Centrica (LON:CNA) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Pennon Group has a beta of 0.556, meaning that its share price is 44% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Centrica has a beta of 0.362, meaning that its share price is 64% less volatile than the broader market.

80.8% of Pennon Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.3% of Centrica shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Pennon Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Centrica shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Pennon Group has a net margin of 4.73% compared to Centrica's net margin of 0.37%. Pennon Group's return on equity of 3.09% beat Centrica's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Pennon Group4.73% 3.09% 1.81%
Centrica 0.37%1.68%-33.70%

Centrica has higher revenue and earnings than Pennon Group. Centrica is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pennon Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Pennon Group£1.18B2.05-£16.20M£4.80106.77
Centrica£19.49B0.46£1.05B-£1.50N/A

In the previous week, Centrica had 9 more articles in the media than Pennon Group. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Centrica and 3 mentions for Pennon Group. Centrica's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Pennon Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Centrica is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Pennon Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Centrica
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Pennon Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 30.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Centrica pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.83 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Pennon Group pays out 645.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Centrica pays out -322.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Pennon Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 630.25, suggesting a potential upside of 22.98%. Centrica has a consensus price target of GBX 221.33, suggesting a potential upside of 11.17%. Given Pennon Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Pennon Group is more favorable than Centrica.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Pennon Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
Centrica
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83

Summary

Pennon Group beats Centrica on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Pennon Group compare to Drax Group?

Drax Group (LON:DRX) and Pennon Group (LON:PNN) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and media sentiment.

Pennon Group has a net margin of 4.73% compared to Drax Group's net margin of 1.35%. Drax Group's return on equity of 3.94% beat Pennon Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Drax Group1.35% 3.94% 11.44%
Pennon Group 4.73%3.09%1.81%

Drax Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 27.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Pennon Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 30.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Drax Group pays out 134.7% 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 645.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

In the previous week, Pennon Group had 2 more articles in the media than Drax Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Pennon Group and 1 mentions for Drax Group. Drax Group's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Pennon Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Drax Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Drax Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Pennon Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Drax Group has higher revenue and earnings than Pennon Group. Drax Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pennon Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Drax Group£5.39B0.51£621.39M£20.2040.56
Pennon Group£1.18B2.05-£16.20M£4.80106.77

Drax Group has a beta of 0.656, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Pennon Group has a beta of 0.556, indicating that its share price is 44% less volatile than the broader market.

61.4% of Drax Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of Pennon Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Drax Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Pennon Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Drax Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,010.75, indicating a potential upside of 23.37%. Pennon Group has a consensus price target of GBX 630.25, indicating a potential upside of 22.98%. Given Drax Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Drax Group is more favorable than Pennon Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Drax Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Pennon Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

Summary

Drax Group beats Pennon Group on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Pennon Group compare to Greencoat UK Wind?

Pennon Group (LON:PNN) and Greencoat UK Wind (LON:UKW) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and media sentiment.

80.8% of Pennon Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.1% of Greencoat UK Wind shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Pennon Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Greencoat UK Wind shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Pennon Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 30.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Greencoat UK Wind pays an annual dividend of GBX 10.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.4%. Pennon Group pays out 645.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Greencoat UK Wind pays out -117.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Greencoat UK Wind is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Pennon Group had 2 more articles in the media than Greencoat UK Wind. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Pennon Group and 1 mentions for Greencoat UK Wind. Greencoat UK Wind's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Pennon Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Greencoat UK Wind is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Pennon Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Greencoat UK Wind
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Greencoat UK Wind has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Pennon Group. Greencoat UK Wind is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pennon Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Pennon Group£1.18B2.05-£16.20M£4.80106.77
Greencoat UK Wind-£184.34M-11.52£77.89M-£8.71N/A

Pennon Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 630.25, suggesting a potential upside of 22.98%. Given Pennon Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Pennon Group is more favorable than Greencoat UK Wind.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Pennon Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
Greencoat UK Wind
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Pennon Group has a net margin of 4.73% compared to Greencoat UK Wind's net margin of -99.49%. Pennon Group's return on equity of 3.09% beat Greencoat UK Wind's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Pennon Group4.73% 3.09% 1.81%
Greencoat UK Wind -99.49%-6.35%2.03%

Pennon Group has a beta of 0.556, meaning that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Greencoat UK Wind has a beta of 0.30717167, meaning that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Pennon Group beats Greencoat UK Wind on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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PNN vs. The Competition

MetricPennon GroupUtilities IndustryUtilities SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£2.42B£4.61B£18.91B£2.77B
Dividend Yield5.87%5.15%3.87%6.15%
P/E Ratio106.7728.6220.03366.02
Price / Sales2.05202.0647.2287,889.69
Price / Cash12.7014.3419.3727.89
Price / Book1.202.952.477.63
Net Income-£16.20M£78.15M£778.83M£5.89B
7 Day Performance-2.75%-2.34%-1.22%0.61%
1 Month Performance-5.36%-3.19%-1.80%0.75%
1 Year Performance2.61%10.25%19.00%84.26%

Pennon Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PNN
Pennon Group
2.1327 of 5 stars
GBX 512.50
+1.7%
GBX 630.25
+23.0%
+1.7%£2.42B£1.18B106.773,000
UU
United Utilities Group
3.2789 of 5 stars
GBX 1,381
-1.4%
GBX 1,429.57
+3.5%
+14.9%£9.46B£1.96B74.546,000
SVT
Severn Trent
1.0764 of 5 stars
GBX 3,128
-0.8%
GBX 2,978.17
-4.8%
+9.9%£9.42B£2.65B29.85270
CNA
Centrica
3.2456 of 5 stars
GBX 203.39
+0.7%
GBX 205.33
+1.0%
+30.6%£9.21B£19.49BN/A6,100
DRX
Drax Group
3.674 of 5 stars
GBX 857.50
-1.2%
GBX 1,010.75
+17.9%
+30.8%£2.88B£5.39B42.453,551

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