Pennon Group (PNN) Competitors

Pennon Group (LON:PNN) and Severn Trent (LON:SVT) are both utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking and valuation.

Does the media refer more to PNN or SVT?

In the previous week, Pennon Group and Pennon Group both had 1 articles in the media. Pennon Group's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Severn Trent's score of 0.59 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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Severn Trent	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate PNN or SVT?

Pennon Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 856.67, indicating a potential upside of 49.12%. Severn Trent has a consensus price target of GBX 2,665, indicating a potential upside of 0.00%. Given Pennon Group's higher possible upside, equities research 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Severn Trent	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PNN or SVT?

Pennon Group received 91 more outperform votes than Severn Trent when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.84% of users gave Pennon Group an outperform vote while only 52.36% of users gave Severn Trent an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Pennon Group	Outperform Votes 457 61.84%	Underperform Votes 282 38.16%
Severn Trent	Outperform Votes 366 52.36%	Underperform Votes 333 47.64%

Which has preferable earnings and 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pennon Group	£906.80M	1.81	-£9.50M	-£0.04	-14,362.50
Severn Trent	£2.34B	0.00	£140.20M	£0.51	N/A

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PNN or SVT?

73.3% of Pennon Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.3% of Severn Trent shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Pennon Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Severn Trent shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock 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 10.6%. Severn Trent pays an annual dividend of GBX 117 per share. Pennon Group pays out -152,500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Severn Trent pays out 22,941.2% 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 more risk & volatility, PNN or SVT?

Pennon Group has a beta of 0.29, meaning that its share price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Severn Trent has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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 10.00% beat Pennon Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pennon Group	-1.05%	-0.74%	1.81%
Severn Trent	6.00%	10.00%	2.35%

Summary

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