Persimmon (PSN) Competitors GBX 1,099.50 -29.50 (-2.61%) As of 08/14/2025 12:43 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesSustainabilityBuy This Stock PSN vs. AVST, BLND, TEM, RMG, VTY, SPT, GEN, DOCS, WIX, and YOUShould you be buying Persimmon stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Persimmon include Avast (AVST), British Land (BLND), Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust (TEM), Royal Mail (RMG), Vistry Group (VTY), 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 British Land Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust Royal Mail Vistry Group Spirent Communications Genuit Group Dr. Martens 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 businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and earnings. Which has better earnings and valuation, 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£2.92B1.21£257.98M£79.8713.77 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 60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. 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. Does the media refer more to AVST or PSN? In the previous week, Persimmon had 11 more articles in the media than Avast. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Persimmon and 0 mentions for Avast. Persimmon's average media sentiment score of 0.34 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 Neutral Do insiders and institutionals believe in AVST or PSN? 59.0% of Persimmon shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Persimmon shares are owned by 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. 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% Do analysts rate AVST or PSN? Persimmon has a consensus target price of GBX 1,475, indicating a potential upside of 34.15%. Given Persimmon's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PSN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart PSN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPersimmonResidential Construction IndustryCyclical SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£3.53B£1.75B£3.51B£3.09BDividend Yield0.05%3.80%3.55%5.04%P/E Ratio13.779.8082.70169.94Price / Sales1.2183.6769.10289,809.18Price / Cash5.235.2031.1627.94Price / Book1.030.793.675.22Net Income£257.98M£521.56M£264.31M£5.89B7 Day Performance-3.81%0.93%0.45%-0.31%1 Month Performance-7.68%0.16%-0.04%0.43%1 Year Performance-34.53%-9.36%40.74%61.66% Persimmon Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PSNPersimmon3.0048 of 5 starsGBX 1,099.50-2.6%GBX 1,475+34.2%-33.9%£3.53B£2.92B13.776,180News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAVSTAvastN/AN/AN/AN/A£7.49B£940.10M3,115.651,800Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeBLNDBritish Land4.1284 of 5 starsGBX 353.40+0.3%GBX 480+35.8%-14.1%£3.52B£533.92M3.841,690TEMTempleton Emerging Markets Investment TrustN/AGBX 198.76+0.7%N/A+21.8%£2.08B£160.96M15.94N/APositive NewsRMGRoyal MailN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.98B£12.71B339.34100VTYVistry Group2.313 of 5 starsGBX 590+1.8%GBX 631+6.9%-53.4%£1.93B£3.55B7.844,400Buyback AnnouncementSPTSpirent Communications1.9512 of 5 starsGBX 195.50+0.2%GBX 236+20.7%+12.1%£1.40B£561.21M105.681,526GENGenuit Group2.2882 of 5 starsGBX 393+1.8%GBX 520+32.3%-23.1%£974.76M£553.28M41.232,700News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastDOCSDr. Martens3.4408 of 5 starsGBX 76.95-1.0%GBX 6,000+7,697.5%+7.9%£746.98M£874.20M10.91890Dividend CutWIXWickes Group2.3466 of 5 starsGBX 218+0.2%GBX 215-1.4%+37.6%£516.16M£1.45B17.625,930Positive NewsYOUYouGov2.9103 of 5 starsGBX 370.63+20.5%GBX 760+105.1%-42.0%£433.69M£335.28M-188.891,820Gap UpHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AVST Competitors BLND Competitors TEM Competitors RMG Competitors VTY Competitors SPT Competitors GEN Competitors DOCS 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 8/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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