Severn Trent (SVT) Competitors

Acacia Mining (LON:ACA) and Severn Trent (LON:SVT) are both construction materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Does the media favor ACA or SVT?

In the previous week, Severn Trent had 3 more articles in the media than Acacia Mining. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Severn Trent and 0 mentions for Acacia Mining. Acacia Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Severn Trent's score of -0.01 indicating that Acacia Mining is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Acacia Mining	Neutral
Severn Trent	Neutral

Is ACA or SVT more profitable?

Severn Trent has a net margin of 6.00% compared to Acacia Mining's net margin of 0.00%. Severn Trent's return on equity of 10.40% beat Acacia Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Acacia Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A
Severn Trent	6.00%	10.40%	2.35%

Do analysts rate ACA or SVT?

Severn Trent has a consensus target price of GBX 2,992.50, indicating a potential upside of 14.22%. Given Severn Trent's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Severn Trent is more favorable than Acacia Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Acacia Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Severn Trent	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ACA or SVT?

75.4% of Severn Trent shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Severn Trent shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings & valuation, ACA or SVT?

Severn Trent has higher revenue and earnings than Acacia Mining. Acacia Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Severn Trent, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Acacia Mining	£645.41M	0.00	N/A	£0.50	N/A
Severn Trent	£2.97B	2.64	£177.90M	£59.91	43.73

Summary

Severn Trent beats Acacia Mining on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.