Persimmon (PSN) Competitors GBX 1,366 -22.00 (-1.59%) As of 12:03 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesSustainabilityBuy This Stock PSN vs. AVST, BLND, VTY, RMG, TEM, 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), 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. Avast British Land Vistry Group Royal Mail Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust Spirent Communications Genuit Group Dr. Martens Wickes Group YouGov Avast (LON:AVST) and Persimmon (LON:PSN) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership. 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 price target of GBX 1,520, indicating a potential upside of 11.40%. Given Persimmon's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Do insiders and institutionals believe in AVST or PSN? 59.0% of Persimmon shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Persimmon shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community favor AVST or PSN? Persimmon received 453 more outperform votes than Avast when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 81.02% of users gave Avast an outperform vote while only 55.02% of users gave Persimmon an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAvastOutperform Votes11181.02% Underperform Votes2618.98%PersimmonOutperform Votes56455.02% Underperform Votes46144.98% Which has preferable valuation & 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£2.92B1.50£257.98M£79.8717.08 Does the media prefer AVST or PSN? In the previous week, Persimmon had 3 more articles in the media than Avast. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Persimmon and 0 mentions for Avast. Persimmon's average media sentiment score of 0.45 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 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 4.4%. 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. SummaryPersimmon beats Avast on 14 of the 17 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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£4.39B£2.56B£3.39B£2.68BDividend Yield0.05%3.67%3.47%4.96%P/E Ratio17.0810.0989.44135.15Price / Sales1.5085.8666.50216,118.81Price / Cash5.235.4031.1728.03Price / Book1.280.893.763.80Net Income£257.98M£531.33M£264.26M£5.88B7 Day Performance1.56%1.53%0.23%7.91%1 Month Performance13.15%4.95%30.51%29.42%1 Year Performance-6.22%58.26%2,597.99%119.42% Persimmon Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PSNPersimmon2.1186 of 5 starsGBX 1,366-1.6%GBX 1,520+11.3%-4.9%£4.39B£2.92B17.106,180AVSTAvastN/AN/AN/AN/A£7.49B£940.10M3,115.651,800High Trading VolumeBLNDBritish Land3.3427 of 5 starsGBX 398+0.0%GBX 470+18.1%+3.1%£3.97B£533.92M4.321,690News CoverageVTYVistry Group1.9778 of 5 starsGBX 624.80+2.4%GBX 613.33-1.8%-52.1%£2.04B£3.55B8.304,400RMGRoyal MailN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.98B£12.71B339.34100TEMTempleton Emerging Markets Investment TrustN/AGBX 174.23+2.5%N/A+7.2%£1.82B£160.96M13.97N/ASPTSpirent Communications1.23 of 5 starsGBX 189.80+1.0%GBX 236+24.3%+2.4%£1.36B£561.21M102.601,526GENGenuit Group1.8372 of 5 starsGBX 411.50-0.8%GBX 545+32.4%-11.6%£1.02B£553.28M43.172,700News CoverageAnalyst ForecastDOCSDr. Martens2.8701 of 5 starsGBX 57.65+3.4%N/A-32.0%£559.65M£874.20M8.17890News CoverageDividend CutAnalyst ForecastGap DownWIXWickes Group2.2455 of 5 starsGBX 199.39+0.7%GBX 189-5.2%+53.3%£472.10M£1.45B16.125,930Analyst ForecastYOUYouGov2.822 of 5 starsGBX 305+1.2%GBX 880+188.5%-64.9%£356.89M£335.28M-155.441,820 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AVST Competitors BLND Competitors VTY Competitors RMG Competitors TEM 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 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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