BWY vs. BKG, TW, BDEV, PSN, VTY, RDW, CRN, MCS, CRST, and GLE
Should you be buying Bellway stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bellway include The Berkeley Group (BKG), Taylor Wimpey (TW), Barratt Developments (BDEV), Persimmon (PSN), Vistry Group (VTY), Redrow (RDW), Cairn Homes (CRN), McCarthy & Stone (MCS), Crest Nicholson (CRST), and MJ Gleeson (GLE). These companies are all part of the "residential construction" industry.
Bellway (LON:BWY) and The Berkeley Group (LON:BKG) are both mid-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, community ranking, earnings, valuation and media sentiment.
The Berkeley Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Bellway. The Berkeley Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bellway, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Bellway received 201 more outperform votes than The Berkeley Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.69% of users gave Bellway an outperform vote while only 67.95% of users gave The Berkeley Group an outperform vote.
Bellway pays an annual dividend of GBX 111 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. The Berkeley Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Bellway pays out 6,166.7% 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.
In the previous week, Bellway and Bellway both had 1 articles in the media. Bellway's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat The Berkeley Group's score of -0.15 indicating that Bellway is being referred to more favorably in the media.
75.6% of Bellway shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.5% of The Berkeley Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Bellway shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of The Berkeley Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
The Berkeley Group has a net margin of 17.92% compared to Bellway's net margin of 7.63%. The Berkeley Group's return on equity of 13.75% beat Bellway's return on equity.
Bellway presently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,715, suggesting a potential upside of 0.82%. The Berkeley Group has a consensus price target of GBX 4,614.86, suggesting a potential downside of 11.51%. Given Bellway's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Bellway is more favorable than The Berkeley Group.
Bellway has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Berkeley Group has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Bellway beats The Berkeley Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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