Spirent Communications (SPT) Competitors GBX 192.60 -0.60 (-0.31%) As of 06:36 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock SPT vs. PSN, BLND, VTY, RMG, TEM, GEN, DOCS, WIX, YOU, and CNICShould 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 British Land Vistry Group Royal Mail Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust Genuit Group Dr. Martens Wickes Group YouGov CentralNic Group Persimmon (LON:PSN) and Spirent Communications (LON:SPT) are both computer software companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, valuation and profitability. Which has better earnings and valuation, PSN or SPT? 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 RatioPersimmon£2.92B1.33£257.98M£79.8715.17Spirent Communications£561.21M2.46£16.67M£1.85104.12 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PSN or SPT? 59.0% of Persimmon shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 124.2% of Spirent Communications shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Persimmon shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Spirent Communications shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is PSN or SPT more profitable? 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% Is PSN or SPT a better dividend stock? Persimmon pays an annual dividend of GBX 60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. 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. Which has more risk and volatility, PSN or SPT? Persimmon has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spirent Communications has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate PSN or SPT? Persimmon presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,520, indicating a potential upside of 25.48%. Spirent Communications has a consensus price target of GBX 236, indicating a potential upside of 22.53%. 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) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Spirent Communications 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media favor PSN or SPT? In the previous week, Persimmon had 5 more articles in the media than Spirent Communications. MarketBeat recorded 5 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. Company Overall Sentiment Persimmon Neutral Spirent Communications Neutral SummaryPersimmon beats Spirent Communications on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Spirent Communications News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SPT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?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. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart SPT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSpirent CommunicationsSoftware IndustryComputer SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£1.38B£346.05M£27.50B£2.98BDividend Yield3.56%3.26%3.13%5.02%P/E Ratio104.1211.4937.23151.38Price / Sales2.4660,137.681,943.20249,796.14Price / Cash8.6815.5138.4127.97Price / Book2.948.917.194.56Net Income£16.67M-£18.35M£763.56M£5.90B7 Day Performance0.63%-0.90%1.38%1.80%1 Month Performance-0.21%4.65%4.82%4.50%1 Year Performance5.98%24.86%52,367.77%80.25% Spirent Communications Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SPTSpirent Communications1.8837 of 5 starsGBX 192.60-0.3%GBX 236+22.5%+7.2%£1.38B£561.21M104.121,526Gap UpPSNPersimmon3.0723 of 5 starsGBX 1,298.50+0.2%GBX 1,520+17.1%-18.8%£4.17B£2.92B16.266,180BLNDBritish Land4.0769 of 5 starsGBX 379.60+0.9%GBX 480+26.4%-13.4%£3.78B£533.92M4.121,690VTYVistry Group1.8103 of 5 starsGBX 643.95+0.9%GBX 613.33-4.8%-52.3%£2.10B£3.55B8.564,400News CoverageRMGRoyal MailN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.98B£12.71B339.34100TEMTempleton Emerging Markets Investment TrustN/AGBX 188.59+0.7%N/A+16.7%£1.97B£160.96M15.12N/APositive NewsGENGenuit Group1.6771 of 5 starsGBX 393.97+0.1%GBX 535+35.8%-17.7%£977.16M£553.28M41.342,700DOCSDr. Martens3.039 of 5 starsGBX 76.95+2.5%GBX 6,000+7,697.3%+2.3%£747.00M£874.20M10.91890News CoverageDividend CutGap DownWIXWickes Group1.6047 of 5 starsGBX 225.15+0.3%GBX 215-4.5%+65.9%£533.09M£1.45B18.205,930YOUYouGov3.1078 of 5 starsGBX 390.50+4.1%GBX 760+94.6%-15.2%£456.94M£335.28M-199.011,820CNICCentralNic GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£339.82M£790.04M-12,660.00100 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PSN Alternatives BLND Alternatives VTY Alternatives RMG Alternatives TEM Alternatives GEN Alternatives DOCS Alternatives WIX Alternatives YOU Alternatives CNIC Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:SPT) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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