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Spirent Communications (SPT) Competitors

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SPT vs. PSN, BLND, TEM, RMG, VTY, GEN, DOCS, WIX, YOU, and CNIC

Should you be buying Spirent Communications stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Spirent Communications include Persimmon (PSN), British Land (BLND), Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust (TEM), Royal Mail (RMG), Vistry Group (VTY), Genuit Group (GEN), Dr. Martens (DOCS), Wickes Group (WIX), YouGov (YOU), and CentralNic Group (CNIC). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.

Spirent Communications vs. Its Competitors

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

In the previous week, Persimmon and Persimmon both had 1 articles in the media. Spirent Communications' average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Persimmon's score of -0.55 indicating that Spirent Communications is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Persimmon
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Negative
Spirent Communications
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

59.0% of Persimmon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 124.2% of Spirent Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Persimmon shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Spirent Communications shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Persimmon has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spirent Communications has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Persimmon pays an annual dividend of GBX 60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Spirent Communications pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. 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. Spirent Communications pays out 324.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Persimmon is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Persimmon currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,447.50, indicating a potential upside of 26.03%. Spirent Communications has a consensus price target of GBX 236, indicating a potential upside of 21.15%. Given Persimmon's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Persimmon is more favorable than Spirent Communications.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Persimmon
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
Spirent Communications
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

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
Persimmon£2.92B1.26£257.98M£79.8714.38
Spirent Communications£561.21M2.49£16.67M£1.85105.30

Persimmon has a net margin of 8.84% compared to Spirent Communications' net margin of 2.97%. Persimmon's return on equity of 7.51% beat Spirent Communications' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Persimmon8.84% 7.51% 8.28%
Spirent Communications 2.97%3.54%2.77%

Summary

Persimmon beats Spirent Communications on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SPT and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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SPT vs. The Competition

MetricSpirent CommunicationsSoftware IndustryComputer SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£1.40B£335.07M£29.51B£3.07B
Dividend Yield3.56%3.26%3.11%5.02%
P/E Ratio105.3010.5450.85167.03
Price / Sales2.4947,250.851,550.53303,131.58
Price / Cash8.6815.5136.7227.97
Price / Book2.988.307.324.52
Net Income£16.67M-£18.35M£803.33M£5.90B
7 Day Performance-0.41%2.49%1.13%1.15%
1 Month Performance0.82%-2.02%-0.74%3.62%
1 Year Performance10.18%13.27%53,045.82%57.70%

Spirent Communications Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SPT
Spirent Communications
1.9221 of 5 stars
GBX 194.80
+0.1%
GBX 236
+21.1%
+11.4%£1.40B£561.21M105.301,526
PSN
Persimmon
2.4306 of 5 stars
GBX 1,162
+0.9%
GBX 1,447.50
+24.6%
-25.7%£3.73B£2.92B14.556,180
BLND
British Land
4.179 of 5 stars
GBX 353.60
+0.4%
GBX 480
+35.7%
-9.7%£3.52B£533.92M3.841,690Insider Trade
TEM
Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust
N/AGBX 198.39
+0.5%
N/A+25.0%£2.07B£160.96M15.91N/A
RMG
Royal Mail
N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.98B£12.71B339.34100
VTY
Vistry Group
2.1469 of 5 stars
GBX 589.80
+1.8%
GBX 631
+7.0%
-52.1%£1.93B£3.55B7.844,400News Coverage
Insider Trade
GEN
Genuit Group
2.0894 of 5 stars
GBX 393
+1.8%
GBX 520
+32.3%
-18.5%£974.76M£553.28M41.232,700
DOCS
Dr. Martens
3.1219 of 5 stars
GBX 76.95
-1.0%
GBX 6,000
+7,697.3%
+14.3%£747.00M£874.20M10.91890Dividend Cut
WIX
Wickes Group
1.5714 of 5 stars
GBX 219
+0.7%
GBX 215
-1.8%
+47.1%£518.53M£1.45B17.715,930
YOU
YouGov
2.8074 of 5 stars
GBX 360.13
+17.1%
GBX 760
+111.0%
-32.7%£421.40M£335.28M-183.531,820Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
CNIC
CentralNic Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£339.82M£790.04M-12,660.00100

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This page (LON:SPT) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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