PSN vs. AVST, BLND, VTY, RMG, TEM, SPT, GEN, DOCS, WIX, and YOU
Should you be buying Persimmon stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Persimmon include Avast (AVST), British Land (BLND), Vistry Group (VTY), Royal Mail (RMG), Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust (TEM), Spirent Communications (SPT), Genuit Group (GEN), Dr. Martens (DOCS), Wickes Group (WIX), and YouGov (YOU). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.
Persimmon vs. Its Competitors
Avast (LON:AVST) and Persimmon (LON:PSN) are both mid-cap computer software companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, valuation and analyst recommendations.
Persimmon has higher revenue and earnings than Avast. Avast is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Persimmon, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
59.0% of Persimmon shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Persimmon shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Persimmon has a net margin of 8.84% compared to Avast's net margin of 0.00%. Persimmon's return on equity of 7.51% beat Avast's return on equity.
Persimmon has a consensus price target of GBX 1,520, indicating a potential upside of 23.93%. Given Persimmon's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Persimmon is more favorable than Avast.
In the previous week, Persimmon had 4 more articles in the media than Avast. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Persimmon and 0 mentions for Avast. Persimmon's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Avast's score of 0.00 indicating that Persimmon is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Avast pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.16 per share. Persimmon pays an annual dividend of GBX 60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Avast pays out 69.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Persimmon pays out 75.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Summary
Persimmon beats Avast on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:PSN) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
