VTY vs. BKG, TW, BDEV, PSN, BWY, RDW, CRN, MCS, CRST, and ABBY
Should you be buying Vistry Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vistry Group include The Berkeley Group (BKG), Taylor Wimpey (TW), Barratt Developments (BDEV), Persimmon (PSN), Bellway (BWY), Redrow (RDW), Cairn Homes (CRN), McCarthy & Stone (MCS), Crest Nicholson (CRST), and Abbey (ABBY). These companies are all part of the "residential construction" industry.
The Berkeley Group (LON:BKG) and Vistry Group (LON:VTY) are both mid-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
The Berkeley Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Vistry Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 55 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. 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. Vistry Group pays out 8,593.8% 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 has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Vistry Group. The Berkeley Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vistry Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
69.5% of The Berkeley Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.0% of Vistry Group shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of The Berkeley Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Vistry Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
The Berkeley Group has a net margin of 17.92% compared to The Berkeley Group's net margin of 6.27%. Vistry Group's return on equity of 13.75% beat The Berkeley Group's return on equity.
The Berkeley Group received 570 more outperform votes than Vistry Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.95% of users gave The Berkeley Group an outperform vote while only 56.98% of users gave Vistry Group an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Vistry Group had 1 more articles in the media than The Berkeley Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Vistry Group and 0 mentions for The Berkeley Group. The Berkeley Group's average media sentiment score of 0.08 beat Vistry Group's score of -0.15 indicating that Vistry Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
The Berkeley Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 4,614.86, suggesting a potential downside of 11.08%. Vistry Group has a consensus price target of GBX 956, suggesting a potential downside of 25.43%. Given Vistry Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe The Berkeley Group is more favorable than Vistry Group.
The Berkeley Group has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vistry Group has a beta of 2.11, suggesting that its stock price is 111% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
The Berkeley Group beats Vistry Group on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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