SPT vs. PSN, BLND, TEM, VTY, RMG, DOCS, GEN, 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), Vistry Group (VTY), Royal Mail (RMG), Dr. Martens (DOCS), Genuit Group (GEN), 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 companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.
60.8% of Persimmon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.4% of Spirent Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Persimmon shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.0% of Spirent Communications shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
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.
Persimmon presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,431.25, suggesting a potential upside of 25.27%. Spirent Communications has a consensus target price of GBX 207.67, suggesting a potential upside of 4.78%. Given Persimmon's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Persimmon is more favorable than Spirent Communications.
Persimmon has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spirent Communications has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
In the previous week, Persimmon had 2 more articles in the media than Spirent Communications. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Persimmon and 2 mentions for Spirent Communications. Persimmon's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Spirent Communications' score of 0.30 indicating that Persimmon is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Persimmon beats Spirent Communications on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:SPT) was last updated on 10/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
