VTY vs. AVST, PSN, BLND, TEM, RMG, SPT, GEN, DOCS, WIX, and YOU
Should you be buying Vistry Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vistry Group include Avast (AVST), Persimmon (PSN), British Land (BLND), Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust (TEM), Royal Mail (RMG), Spirent Communications (SPT), Genuit Group (GEN), Dr. Martens (DOCS), Wickes Group (WIX), and YouGov (YOU). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.
Vistry Group vs. Its Competitors
Avast (LON:AVST) and Vistry Group (LON:VTY) are both mid-cap computer software companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment and earnings.
Vistry Group has higher revenue and earnings than Avast. Avast is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vistry Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
76.0% of Vistry Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Vistry Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Vistry Group has a net margin of 6.90% compared to Avast's net margin of 0.00%. Vistry Group's return on equity of 7.69% beat Avast's return on equity.
In the previous week, Avast and Avast both had 1 articles in the media. Vistry Group's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Avast's score of -0.59 indicating that Vistry Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Vistry Group has a consensus price target of GBX 631, suggesting a potential upside of 1.14%. Given Vistry Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Vistry Group is more favorable than Avast.
Avast pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.16 per share. Vistry Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 55 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.8%. Avast pays out 69.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vistry Group pays out 73.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
Summary
Vistry Group beats Avast on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:VTY) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
