Severn Trent (SVT) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals believe in SVT or ACA?

76.2% 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is SVT or ACA 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
Severn Trent	6.00%	10.40%	2.35%
Acacia Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SVT or ACA?

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
Severn Trent	£2.43B	3.20	£177.90M	£0.76	3,373.04
Acacia Mining	£645.41M	0.00	N/A	£0.50	N/A

Does the media prefer SVT or ACA?

In the previous week, Severn Trent had 1 more articles in the media than Acacia Mining. MarketBeat recorded 1 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 -0.98 indicating that Acacia Mining is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Severn Trent	Negative
Acacia Mining	Neutral

Do analysts rate SVT or ACA?

Severn Trent currently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,992.50, indicating a potential upside of 16.12%. Given Severn Trent's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Severn Trent is more favorable than Acacia Mining.

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

Summary

Severn Trent beats Acacia Mining on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.