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PSN vs. AVST, BLND, TEM, RMG, and SPT

Should you buy Persimmon stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Persimmon with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Persimmon include Avast (AVST), British Land (BLND), Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust (TEM), Royal Mail (RMG), and Spirent Communications (SPT). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.

How does Persimmon compare to Avast?

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 businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings, profitability, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.

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 5.7%. Avast pays out 69.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Persimmon pays out 68.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Persimmon is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Persimmon has a consensus price target of GBX 1,524.50, suggesting a potential upside of 44.57%. 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)
0.00
Persimmon
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80

Persimmon has a net margin of 7.62% compared to Avast's net margin of 0.00%. Persimmon's return on equity of 8.05% beat Avast's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
AvastN/A N/A N/A
Persimmon 7.62%8.05%8.28%

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 Ratio
Avast£940.10M0.00N/A£0.23N/A
Persimmon£3.75B0.90£257.98M£88.2011.96

60.8% of Persimmon shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Persimmon shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Persimmon had 1 more articles in the media than Avast. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Persimmon and 0 mentions for Avast. Avast's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Persimmon's score of 0.50 indicating that Avast is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Avast Positive
Persimmon Neutral

Summary

Persimmon beats Avast on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Persimmon compare to British Land?

British Land (LON:BLND) and Persimmon (LON:PSN) are both mid-cap computer software companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

British Land has a net margin of 81.27% compared to Persimmon's net margin of 7.62%. Persimmon's return on equity of 8.05% beat British Land's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
British Land81.27% 7.75% 3.37%
Persimmon 7.62%8.05%8.28%

British Land has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Persimmon. British Land 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 Ratio
British Land£498M7.61£914.90M£45.108.20
Persimmon£3.75B0.90£257.98M£88.2011.96

British Land has a beta of 1.169, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Persimmon has a beta of 1.387, meaning that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the broader market.

British Land pays an annual dividend of GBX 22.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Persimmon pays an annual dividend of GBX 60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. British Land pays out 50.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Persimmon pays out 68.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. British Land is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, British Land and British Land both had 1 articles in the media. Persimmon's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat British Land's score of 0.00 indicating that Persimmon is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
British Land
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Persimmon
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

British Land presently has a consensus price target of GBX 450, suggesting a potential upside of 21.62%. Persimmon has a consensus price target of GBX 1,524.50, suggesting a potential upside of 44.57%. Given Persimmon's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Persimmon is more favorable than British Land.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
British Land
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.38
Persimmon
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80

45.9% of British Land shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.8% of Persimmon shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of British Land shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Persimmon shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Persimmon beats British Land on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Persimmon compare to Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust?

Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust (LON:TEM) and Persimmon (LON:PSN) are both mid-cap computer software companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Persimmon pays an annual dividend of GBX 60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust pays out 10.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Persimmon pays out 68.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust has a beta of 1.0788894, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Persimmon has a beta of 1.387, meaning that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the broader market.

Persimmon has a consensus price target of GBX 1,524.50, suggesting a potential upside of 44.57%. Given Persimmon's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Persimmon is more favorable than Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Persimmon
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80

Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust has a net margin of 100.49% compared to Persimmon's net margin of 7.62%. Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust's return on equity of 22.76% beat Persimmon's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust100.49% 22.76% 4.50%
Persimmon 7.62%8.05%8.28%

11.1% of Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.8% of Persimmon shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Persimmon shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Persimmon has higher revenue and earnings than Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust. Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust 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 Ratio
Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust£519.01M5.61£130.50M£49.216.28
Persimmon£3.75B0.90£257.98M£88.2011.96

In the previous week, Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust and Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust both had 1 articles in the media. Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Persimmon's score of 0.50 indicating that Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Persimmon
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

Persimmon beats Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Persimmon compare to Royal Mail?

Persimmon (LON:PSN) and Royal Mail (LON:RMG) are both computer software companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Persimmon pays an annual dividend of GBX 60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Royal Mail pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.17 per share. Persimmon pays out 68.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Royal Mail pays out 27.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Persimmon presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,524.50, indicating a potential upside of 44.57%. Given Persimmon's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Persimmon is more favorable than Royal Mail.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Persimmon
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80
Royal Mail
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Persimmon has a net margin of 7.62% compared to Royal Mail's net margin of 0.00%. Persimmon's return on equity of 8.05% beat Royal Mail's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Persimmon7.62% 8.05% 8.28%
Royal Mail N/A N/A N/A

60.8% of Persimmon shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Persimmon shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Persimmon has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Royal Mail. Royal Mail 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 Ratio
Persimmon£3.75B0.90£257.98M£88.2011.96
Royal Mail£12.71B0.00N/A£0.61N/A

In the previous week, Persimmon had 1 more articles in the media than Royal Mail. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Persimmon and 0 mentions for Royal Mail. Persimmon's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Royal Mail's score of 0.00 indicating that Persimmon is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Persimmon Neutral
Royal Mail Neutral

Summary

Persimmon beats Royal Mail on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Persimmon compare to Spirent Communications?

Spirent Communications (LON:SPT) and Persimmon (LON:PSN) are both computer software companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Persimmon has higher revenue and earnings than Spirent Communications. Persimmon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Spirent Communications, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Spirent Communications£471M2.49£16.67M£0.0116,032.26
Persimmon£3.75B0.90£257.98M£88.2011.96

Persimmon has a net margin of 7.62% compared to Spirent Communications' net margin of 1.53%. Persimmon's return on equity of 8.05% beat Spirent Communications' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Spirent Communications1.53% 1.82% 2.77%
Persimmon 7.62%8.05%8.28%

Spirent Communications has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Persimmon has a beta of 1.387, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the broader market.

Spirent Communications currently has a consensus price target of GBX 199, indicating a potential upside of 0.10%. Persimmon has a consensus price target of GBX 1,524.50, indicating a potential upside of 44.57%. Given Persimmon's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Persimmon is more favorable than Spirent Communications.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Spirent Communications
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Persimmon
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80

In the previous week, Persimmon had 1 more articles in the media than Spirent Communications. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Persimmon and 0 mentions for Spirent Communications. Persimmon's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Spirent Communications' score of 0.00 indicating that Persimmon is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Spirent Communications Neutral
Persimmon Neutral

57.4% of Spirent Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.8% of Persimmon shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.0% of Spirent Communications shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Persimmon shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Persimmon beats Spirent Communications on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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PSN vs. The Competition

MetricPersimmonResidential Construction IndustryCyclical SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£3.39B£1.46B£4.00B£2.77B
Dividend Yield5.62%4.74%3.61%6.09%
P/E Ratio11.9611.4577.20366.03
Price / Sales0.9059.83311.3588,361.75
Price / Cash5.235.2030.8727.89
Price / Book0.990.653.167.71
Net Income£257.98M£521.56M£247.50M£5.89B
7 Day Performance-5.30%-2.38%0.40%0.45%
1 Month Performance-8.34%-4.62%1.08%2.14%
1 Year Performance-22.49%-10.62%1.62%86.95%

Persimmon Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PSN
Persimmon
4.7212 of 5 stars
GBX 1,054.50
-1.7%
GBX 1,524.50
+44.6%
-20.2%£3.39B£3.75B11.966,180
AVST
Avast
N/AN/AN/AN/A£7.49B£940.10M3,115.651,800
BLND
British Land
3.9439 of 5 stars
GBX 368.40
-3.0%
GBX 450
+22.1%
-4.6%£3.77B£498M8.171,690
TEM
Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust
N/AGBX 304
-1.9%
N/A+78.7%£2.86B£519.01M6.18N/A
RMG
Royal Mail
N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.98B£12.71B339.34100

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This page (LON:PSN) was last updated on 5/15/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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