SPT vs. PSN, BLND, VTY, TEM, RMG, 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), Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust (TEM), Royal Mail (RMG), 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 superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.
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.
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.
In the previous week, Persimmon had 8 more articles in the media than Spirent Communications. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Persimmon and 0 mentions for Spirent Communications. Persimmon's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Spirent Communications' score of 0.05 indicating that Persimmon is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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 company insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Spirent Communications shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
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 price target of GBX 1,447.50, indicating a potential upside of 18.45%. Spirent Communications has a consensus price target of GBX 236, indicating a potential upside of 22.46%. Given Spirent Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Spirent Communications is more favorable than Persimmon.
Persimmon has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spirent Communications has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Persimmon beats Spirent Communications on 11 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
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This page (LON:SPT) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
