Persimmon (PSN) Competitors GBX 1,115 -2.50 (-0.22%) As of 08:28 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesSustainabilityBuy This Stock PSN vs. AVST, BLND, VTY, TEM, RMG, SPT, DOCS, GEN, WIX, and YOUShould you be buying Persimmon stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Persimmon include Avast (AVST), British Land (BLND), Vistry Group (VTY), Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust (TEM), Royal Mail (RMG), Spirent Communications (SPT), Dr. Martens (DOCS), Genuit Group (GEN), Wickes Group (WIX), and YouGov (YOU). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Persimmon vs. Its Competitors Avast British Land Vistry Group Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust Royal Mail Spirent Communications Dr. Martens Genuit Group Wickes Group YouGov Avast (LON:AVST) and Persimmon (LON:PSN) are both mid-cap computer software companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations. Which has higher valuation and earnings, AVST or PSN? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAvast£940.10M0.00N/A£0.23N/APersimmon£3.39B1.05£257.98M£0.791,406.05 Is AVST or PSN a better dividend stock? Avast pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.16 per share. Persimmon pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Avast pays out 69.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Persimmon pays out 75.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AVST or PSN? 60.8% of Persimmon shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Persimmon shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate AVST or PSN? Persimmon has a consensus target price of GBX 1,431.25, indicating a potential upside of 28.36%. Given Persimmon's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Persimmon is more favorable than Avast.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Avast 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Persimmon 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is AVST or PSN more profitable? 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.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AvastN/A N/A N/A Persimmon 8.84%7.51%8.28% Does the media favor AVST or PSN? In the previous week, Persimmon had 2 more articles in the media than Avast. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Persimmon and 0 mentions for Avast. Persimmon's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Avast's score of 0.00 indicating that Persimmon is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Avast Neutral Persimmon Positive SummaryPersimmon beats Avast on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Persimmon News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PSN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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.Skip Chart PSN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPersimmonResidential Construction IndustryCyclical SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£3.57B£1.89B£3.89B£2.56BDividend Yield5.51%4.16%3.54%5.31%P/E Ratio1,406.05704.62524.735,417.61Price / Sales1.0580.66229.3197,495.16Price / Cash5.235.2031.1627.93Price / Book1.040.773.619.11Net Income£257.98M£521.56M£264.31M£5.89B7 Day Performance2.48%1.33%0.37%0.60%1 Month Performance-1.33%-0.41%0.62%3.18%1 Year Performance-34.16%-6.88%34.67%188.62% Persimmon Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PSNPersimmon3.1514 of 5 starsGBX 1,115-0.2%GBX 1,431.25+28.4%-33.4%£3.57B£3.39B1,406.056,180High Trading VolumeAVSTAvastN/AN/AN/AN/A£7.49B£940.10M3,115.651,800Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeBLNDBritish Land3.7655 of 5 starsGBX 339.40+0.4%GBX 480+41.4%-25.0%£3.39B£454M969.711,690News CoveragePositive NewsVTYVistry Group2.4255 of 5 starsGBX 629-0.6%GBX 594.80-5.4%-52.2%£2.03B£3.78B2,885.324,400TEMTempleton Emerging Markets Investment TrustN/AGBX 204.68+0.8%N/A+36.2%£2.00B£187.20M1,425.35N/APositive NewsRMGRoyal MailN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.98B£12.71B339.34100SPTSpirent Communications1.7863 of 5 starsGBX 196.60+0.6%GBX 236+20.0%+14.1%£1.14B£471M15,854.841,526DOCSDr. Martens2.4011 of 5 starsGBX 91.05-0.8%GBX 6,000+6,489.8%+46.6%£879.24M£787.60M18,210.00890Dividend CutGap UpGENGenuit Group2.7611 of 5 starsGBX 343-1.0%GBX 507+47.8%-29.3%£852.57M£586.70M1,768.042,700WIXWickes Group2.2987 of 5 starsGBX 200.28+0.9%GBX 208.33+4.0%+15.9%£463.97M£1.54B2,670.445,930Insider TradeGap DownYOUYouGov3.6189 of 5 starsGBX 364+1.1%GBX 662.50+82.0%-30.5%£426.58M£383.90M52,000.001,820Trending News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AVST Competitors BLND Competitors VTY Competitors TEM Competitors RMG Competitors SPT Competitors DOCS Competitors GEN Competitors WIX Competitors YOU Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:PSN) was last updated on 9/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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