Barratt Developments (BDEV) Competitors

Barratt Developments (LON:BDEV) and The Berkeley Group (LON:BKG) are both mid-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability and dividends.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, BDEV or BKG?

The Berkeley Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Barratt Developments. The Berkeley Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Barratt Developments, 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
Barratt Developments	£4.39B	1.14	£218.60M	£0.22	2,327.93
The Berkeley Group	£2.54B	2.17	£455.50M	£4.21	1,233.97

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of BDEV or BKG?

86.3% of Barratt Developments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.5% of The Berkeley Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Barratt Developments shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of The Berkeley Group shares are held 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.

Does the media prefer BDEV or BKG?

In the previous week, Barratt Developments had 1 more articles in the media than The Berkeley Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Barratt Developments and 0 mentions for The Berkeley Group. Barratt Developments' average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat The Berkeley Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Barratt Developments is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Barratt Developments	Positive
The Berkeley Group	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BDEV or BKG?

Barratt Developments received 491 more outperform votes than The Berkeley Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.31% of users gave Barratt Developments an outperform vote while only 67.95% of users gave The Berkeley Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Barratt Developments	Outperform Votes 1110 72.31%	Underperform Votes 425 27.69%
The Berkeley Group	Outperform Votes 619 67.95%	Underperform Votes 292 32.05%

Is BDEV or BKG more profitable?

The Berkeley Group has a net margin of 17.92% compared to Barratt Developments' net margin of 4.98%. The Berkeley Group's return on equity of 13.75% beat Barratt Developments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Barratt Developments	4.98%	3.94%	3.75%
The Berkeley Group	17.92%	13.75%	4.72%

Do analysts rate BDEV or BKG?

Barratt Developments presently has a consensus target price of GBX 509.29, suggesting a potential downside of 0.56%. The Berkeley Group has a consensus target price of GBX 4,614.86, suggesting a potential downside of 11.17%. Given Barratt Developments' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Barratt Developments is more favorable than The Berkeley Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Barratt Developments	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
The Berkeley Group	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Which has more volatility & risk, BDEV or BKG?

Barratt Developments has a beta of 1.56, suggesting that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Berkeley Group has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BDEV or BKG a better dividend stock?

Barratt Developments pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. The Berkeley Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Barratt Developments pays out 12,727.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. The Berkeley Group pays out 2,185.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Barratt Developments beats The Berkeley Group on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.