The Berkeley Group (BKG) Competitors GBX 4,000 +16.00 (+0.40%) As of 04/24/2025 11:56 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesSustainabilityBuy This Stock BKG vs. BDEV, TW, PSN, BWY, RDW, VTY, CRN, GLV, MCS, and CRSTShould 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. Barratt Developments Taylor Wimpey Persimmon Bellway Redrow Vistry Group Cairn Homes Glenveagh Properties McCarthy & Stone Crest Nicholson 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. 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 1.7%. 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. 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformThe Berkeley GroupOutperform Votes61967.72% Underperform Votes29532.28% Barratt DevelopmentsOutperform Votes111372.23% Underperform Votes42827.77% 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 Group16.13% 11.40% 4.33% Barratt Developments 2.74%2.07%2.77% Do analysts rate BKG or BDEV? 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) 2.00Barratt Developments 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the media favor 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 -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 Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in BKG or BDEV? 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. Which has more volatility and risk, BKG or BDEV? 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. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioThe Berkeley Group£2.30B1.73£371.15M£376.1210.63Barratt Developments£4.17B0.00£114.10M£0.12N/A SummaryThe Berkeley Group beats Barratt Developments on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get The Berkeley Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BKG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BKG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricThe Berkeley GroupResidential Construction IndustryCyclical SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£3.99B£2.42B£3.17B£2.52BDividend Yield0.07%3.68%3.48%4.96%P/E Ratio10.639.1420.31131.73Price / Sales1.7380.4958.81238,268.04Price / Cash4.145.4030.9128.02Price / Book1.200.843.294.47Net Income£371.15M£531.33M£260.10M£5.81B7 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 Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BKGThe Berkeley Group1.6823 of 5 starsGBX 4,000+0.4%GBX 4,700+17.5%-13.9%£3.99B£2.30B10.632,610News CoverageBDEVBarratt Developments1.2642 of 5 starsN/AGBX 572.50+∞N/A£6.94B£4.17B4,017.506,728TWTaylor Wimpey3.1331 of 5 starsGBX 104.10-0.3%GBX 166.67+60.1%-13.0%£3.74B£3.45B15.191,090High Trading VolumePSNPersimmon1.2938 of 5 starsGBX 1,139.50+2.0%GBX 1,520+33.4%-3.2%£3.66B£2.92B14.276,180High Trading VolumeBWYBellway1.3743 of 5 starsGBX 2,344+2.3%GBX 3,204.20+36.7%+3.1%£2.76B£2.34B21.302,979News CoverageRDWRedrowN/AN/AN/AN/A£2.58B£1.85B1,217.19610High Trading VolumeVTYVistry Group1.7124 of 5 starsGBX 565.20+4.8%GBX 613.33+8.5%-45.9%£1.85B£3.55B7.514,400Gap UpCRNCairn Homes1.5658 of 5 starsGBX 158.30+1.7%GBX 175+10.5%+15.7%£1.18B£928.63M11.07350News CoverageGap DownGLVGlenveagh PropertiesN/AGBX 1.49+4.5%N/A+28.9%£826.45M£41.75B18.93502Gap UpMCSMcCarthy & StoneN/AN/AN/AN/A£644.25M£621.43M21.397,500High Trading VolumeCRSTCrest Nicholson2.7467 of 5 starsGBX 157.10+4.9%GBX 218.33+39.0%-6.7%£402.94M£632.51M-15.13778 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BDEV Competitors TW Competitors PSN Competitors BWY Competitors RDW Competitors VTY Competitors CRN Competitors GLV Competitors MCS Competitors CRST Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:BKG) was last updated on 4/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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