The Berkeley Group (BKG) Competitors

The Berkeley Group (LON:BKG) and Barratt Developments (LON:BDEV) 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 profitability, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

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

55.9% of The Berkeley Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.2% of Barratt Developments shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.8% of The Berkeley Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Barratt Developments shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BKG or BDEV?

Barratt Developments received 494 more outperform votes than The Berkeley Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.23% of users gave Barratt Developments an outperform vote while only 67.72% of users gave The Berkeley Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
The Berkeley Group	Outperform Votes 619 67.72%	Underperform Votes 295 32.28%
Barratt Developments	Outperform Votes 1113 72.23%	Underperform Votes 428 27.77%

Do analysts rate BKG or BDEV?

The Berkeley Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 4,825, indicating a potential upside of 28.71%. Barratt Developments has a consensus price target of GBX 572.50, indicating a potential upside of 0.00%. Given The Berkeley Group's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe The Berkeley Group is more favorable than Barratt Developments.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Berkeley Group	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50
Barratt Developments	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media refer more to BKG or BDEV?

In the previous week, The Berkeley Group had 1 more articles in the media than Barratt Developments. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for The Berkeley Group and 0 mentions for Barratt Developments. Barratt Developments' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat The Berkeley Group's score of -1.14 indicating that Barratt Developments is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
The Berkeley Group	Negative
Barratt Developments	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, BKG or BDEV?

The Berkeley Group has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Barratt Developments has a beta of 1.63, meaning that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BKG or BDEV a better dividend stock?

The Berkeley Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Barratt Developments pays an annual dividend of GBX 16 per share. The Berkeley Group pays out 18.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Barratt Developments pays out 13,333.3% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is BKG or BDEV more profitable?

The Berkeley Group has a net margin of 16.13% compared to Barratt Developments' net margin of 2.74%. The Berkeley Group's return on equity of 11.40% beat Barratt Developments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Berkeley Group	16.13%	11.40%	4.33%
Barratt Developments	2.74%	2.07%	2.77%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, BKG or BDEV?

The Berkeley Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Barratt Developments. Barratt Developments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Berkeley Group, 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
The Berkeley Group	£2.30B	1.62	£371.15M	£376.12	9.97
Barratt Developments	£4.17B	0.00	£114.10M	£0.12	N/A

Summary

The Berkeley Group beats Barratt Developments on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.