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Watkin Jones (WJG) Competitors

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GBX 27.27 -0.33 (-1.19%)
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WJG vs. TEF, GLE, SPR, BTRW, BDEV, BKG, PSN, TW, BWY, and RDW

Should you be buying Watkin Jones stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Watkin Jones include Telford Homes (TEF), MJ Gleeson (GLE), Springfield Properties (SPR), Barratt Redrow (BTRW), Barratt Developments (BDEV), The Berkeley Group (BKG), Persimmon (PSN), Taylor Wimpey (TW), Bellway (BWY), and Redrow (RDW). These companies are all part of the "residential construction" industry.

Watkin Jones vs. Its Competitors

Telford Homes (LON:TEF) and Watkin Jones (LON:WJG) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Telford Homes has higher revenue and earnings than Watkin Jones. Watkin Jones is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Telford Homes, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Telford Homes£336.12M0.00N/A£44.50N/A
Watkin Jones£316.45M0.22-£30.76M-£0.00-18,427.03

34.6% of Watkin Jones shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of Watkin Jones shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Telford Homes has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Watkin Jones' net margin of -6.99%. Telford Homes' return on equity of 0.00% beat Watkin Jones' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Telford HomesN/A N/A N/A
Watkin Jones -6.99%-22.95%-5.63%

In the previous week, Telford Homes' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Watkin Jones'average media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Telford Homes Neutral
Watkin Jones Neutral

Summary

Telford Homes beats Watkin Jones on 6 of the 8 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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WJG vs. The Competition

MetricWatkin JonesResidential Construction IndustryCyclical SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£69.99M£1.84B£3.96B£2.56B
Dividend Yield11.20%4.16%3.53%5.30%
P/E Ratio-18,427.03667.05496.075,198.86
Price / Sales0.2277.85278.0195,883.42
Price / Cash5.245.2031.1627.93
Price / Book0.530.753.546.58
Net Income-£30.76M£521.56M£264.31M£5.89B
7 Day Performance-3.29%-1.32%-0.72%0.43%
1 Month Performance8.01%-0.01%1.16%45.60%
1 Year Performance-4.14%-7.30%36.19%155.92%

Watkin Jones Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WJG
Watkin Jones
N/AGBX 27.27
-1.2%
N/A-1.8%£69.99M£316.45M-18,427.03727
TEF
Telford Homes
N/AN/AN/AN/A£265.88M£336.12M7.85104,200High Trading Volume
GLE
MJ Gleeson
3.5144 of 5 stars
GBX 345
-0.6%
GBX 643
+86.4%
-42.8%£208.66M£358.44M10.80743
SPR
Springfield Properties
N/AGBX 98.13
-0.4%
N/A-11.7%£116.65M£267.18M15.42636News Coverage
Gap Down
BTRW
Barratt Redrow
2.4075 of 5 stars
GBX 373.57
+0.4%
GBX 509
+36.3%
N/A£0.00N/A0.006,270News Coverage
High Trading Volume
BDEV
Barratt Developments
1.8268 of 5 stars
N/AGBX 576.67
+∞
N/A£6.94B£4.17B4,017.506,728
BKG
The Berkeley Group
2.9589 of 5 stars
GBX 3,708
+0.6%
GBX 4,855
+30.9%
-29.2%£3.70B£2.30B9.862,610
PSN
Persimmon
3.1934 of 5 stars
GBX 1,106.90
+0.2%
GBX 1,431.25
+29.3%
-35.1%£3.56B£2.92B13.866,180High Trading Volume
TW
Taylor Wimpey
4.2263 of 5 stars
GBX 98.92
-1.8%
GBX 143.17
+44.7%
-42.8%£3.56B£3.45B14.431,090News Coverage
High Trading Volume
BWY
Bellway
N/AGBX 2,414
+0.7%
GBX 3,016.67
+25.0%
-26.3%£2.84B£2.34B21.932,979Gap Up
RDW
Redrow
N/AN/AN/AN/A£2.58B£1.85B1,217.19610High Trading Volume

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This page (LON:WJG) was last updated on 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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