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The Berkeley Group (BKG) Competitors

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GBX 4,000 +16.00 (+0.40%)
As of 04/24/2025 11:56 AM Eastern

BKG vs. BDEV, TW, PSN, BWY, RDW, VTY, CRN, GLV, MCS, and CRST

Should you be buying The Berkeley Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Berkeley Group include Barratt Developments (BDEV), Taylor Wimpey (TW), Persimmon (PSN), Bellway (BWY), Redrow (RDW), Vistry Group (VTY), Cairn Homes (CRN), Glenveagh Properties (GLV), McCarthy & Stone (MCS), and Crest Nicholson (CRST). These companies are all part of the "residential construction" industry.

The Berkeley Group vs.

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

The Berkeley Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. 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.

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.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
The Berkeley GroupOutperform Votes
619
67.72%
Underperform Votes
295
32.28%
Barratt DevelopmentsOutperform Votes
1113
72.23%
Underperform Votes
428
27.77%

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 Group16.13% 11.40% 4.33%
Barratt Developments 2.74%2.07%2.77%

The Berkeley Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 4,700, indicating a potential upside of 17.50%. Barratt Developments has a consensus target price of GBX 572.50, indicating a potential upside of 0.00%. Given The Berkeley Group's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly 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
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Barratt Developments
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

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 -0.59 indicating that Barratt Developments is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
The Berkeley Group Negative
Barratt Developments Neutral

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

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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
The Berkeley Group£2.30B1.73£371.15M£376.1210.63
Barratt Developments£4.17B0.00£114.10M£0.12N/A

Summary

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

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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BKG vs. The Competition

MetricThe Berkeley GroupResidential Construction IndustryCyclical SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£3.99B£2.42B£3.17B£2.52B
Dividend Yield0.07%3.68%3.48%4.96%
P/E Ratio10.639.1420.31131.73
Price / Sales1.7380.4958.81238,268.04
Price / Cash4.145.4030.9128.02
Price / Book1.200.843.294.47
Net Income£371.15M£531.33M£260.10M£5.81B
7 Day Performance2.14%2.50%1.40%1.56%
1 Month Performance10.25%0.94%-1.90%5.40%
1 Year Performance-13.90%56.73%1,664.38%101.20%

The Berkeley Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BKG
The Berkeley Group
1.6823 of 5 stars
GBX 4,000
+0.4%
GBX 4,700
+17.5%
-13.9%£3.99B£2.30B10.632,610News Coverage
BDEV
Barratt Developments
1.2642 of 5 stars
N/AGBX 572.50
+∞
N/A£6.94B£4.17B4,017.506,728
TW
Taylor Wimpey
3.1331 of 5 stars
GBX 104.10
-0.3%
GBX 166.67
+60.1%
-13.0%£3.74B£3.45B15.191,090High Trading Volume
PSN
Persimmon
1.2938 of 5 stars
GBX 1,139.50
+2.0%
GBX 1,520
+33.4%
-3.2%£3.66B£2.92B14.276,180High Trading Volume
BWY
Bellway
1.3743 of 5 stars
GBX 2,344
+2.3%
GBX 3,204.20
+36.7%
+3.1%£2.76B£2.34B21.302,979News Coverage
RDW
Redrow
N/AN/AN/AN/A£2.58B£1.85B1,217.19610High Trading Volume
VTY
Vistry Group
1.7124 of 5 stars
GBX 565.20
+4.8%
GBX 613.33
+8.5%
-45.9%£1.85B£3.55B7.514,400Gap Up
CRN
Cairn Homes
1.5658 of 5 stars
GBX 158.30
+1.7%
GBX 175
+10.5%
+15.7%£1.18B£928.63M11.07350News Coverage
Gap Down
GLV
Glenveagh Properties
N/AGBX 1.49
+4.5%
N/A+28.9%£826.45M£41.75B18.93502Gap Up
MCS
McCarthy & Stone
N/AN/AN/AN/A£644.25M£621.43M21.397,500High Trading Volume
CRST
Crest Nicholson
2.7467 of 5 stars
GBX 157.10
+4.9%
GBX 218.33
+39.0%
-6.7%£402.94M£632.51M-15.13778

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This page (LON:BKG) was last updated on 4/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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