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Spirent Communications (SPT) Competitors

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SPT vs. PSN, BLND, VTY, RMG, TEM, 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), Vistry Group (VTY), Royal Mail (RMG), Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust (TEM), 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 business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Persimmon pays an annual dividend of GBX 60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. 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.

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 company is poised for long-term growth.

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£2.92B1.35£257.98M£79.8715.36
Spirent Communications£561.21M2.46£16.67M£1.85103.79

In the previous week, Persimmon had 1 more articles in the media than Spirent Communications. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Persimmon and 3 mentions for Spirent Communications. Persimmon's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Spirent Communications' score of 0.36 indicating that Persimmon is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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

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%

Persimmon presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,520, indicating a potential upside of 23.93%. Spirent Communications has a consensus target price of GBX 236, indicating a potential upside of 22.92%. Given Persimmon's higher probable 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)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Spirent Communications
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

Persimmon beats Spirent Communications on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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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£1.38B£343.64M£27.35B£2.96B
Dividend Yield3.56%3.26%3.13%5.02%
P/E Ratio103.7911.0936.23146.56
Price / Sales2.4662,410.062,005.46240,165.07
Price / Cash8.6815.5137.8327.97
Price / Book2.939.117.265.31
Net Income£16.67M-£18.35M£762.23M£5.90B
7 Day Performance-0.94%1.23%2.71%1.12%
1 Month Performance-0.41%8.13%6.67%5.65%
1 Year Performance5.96%22.65%52,251.43%82.18%

Spirent Communications Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SPT
Spirent Communications
2.1563 of 5 stars
GBX 192
+0.3%
GBX 236
+22.9%
+4.6%£1.38B£561.21M103.791,526
PSN
Persimmon
2.2212 of 5 stars
GBX 1,298.50
+0.2%
GBX 1,520
+17.1%
-12.9%£4.17B£2.92B16.266,180News Coverage
BLND
British Land
4.2536 of 5 stars
GBX 379.60
+0.9%
GBX 480
+26.4%
-10.8%£3.78B£533.92M4.121,690News Coverage
Insider Trade
VTY
Vistry Group
1.4577 of 5 stars
GBX 643.95
+0.9%
GBX 613.33
-4.8%
-48.1%£2.10B£3.55B8.564,400
RMG
Royal Mail
N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.98B£12.71B339.34100
TEM
Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust
N/AGBX 188.59
+0.7%
N/A+17.7%£1.97B£160.96M15.12N/APositive News
GEN
Genuit Group
2.3098 of 5 stars
GBX 393.97
+0.1%
GBX 535
+35.8%
-11.2%£977.16M£553.28M41.342,700News Coverage
DOCS
Dr. Martens
3.1251 of 5 stars
GBX 76.95
+2.5%
GBX 6,000
+7,697.3%
+5.9%£747.00M£874.20M10.91890Dividend Cut
Gap Down
WIX
Wickes Group
1.9128 of 5 stars
GBX 225.15
+0.3%
GBX 215
-4.5%
+70.8%£533.09M£1.45B18.205,930Gap Down
YOU
YouGov
2.9784 of 5 stars
GBX 390.50
+4.1%
GBX 760
+94.6%
-3.1%£456.94M£335.28M-199.011,820Trending News
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 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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