Bellway (BWY) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer BDEV or BWY?

Barratt Developments currently has a consensus target price of GBX 572.50, suggesting a potential upside of 0.00%. Bellway has a consensus target price of GBX 3,204.20, suggesting a potential upside of 40.41%. Given Bellway's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bellway is more favorable than Barratt Developments.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Barratt Developments	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Bellway	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Which has more risk and volatility, BDEV or BWY?

Barratt Developments has a beta of 1.63, indicating that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bellway has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, BDEV or BWY?

Bellway has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Barratt Developments. Barratt Developments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bellway, 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
Barratt Developments	£4.17B	0.00	£114.10M	£0.12	N/A
Bellway	£2.34B	1.15	£128.30M	£110.07	20.73

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BDEV or BWY?

Barratt Developments received 289 more outperform votes than Bellway when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.23% of users gave Barratt Developments an outperform vote while only 70.61% of users gave Bellway an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Barratt Developments	Outperform Votes 1113 72.23%	Underperform Votes 428 27.77%
Bellway	Outperform Votes 824 70.61%	Underperform Votes 343 29.39%

Is BDEV or BWY more profitable?

Bellway has a net margin of 5.48% compared to Barratt Developments' net margin of 2.74%. Bellway's return on equity of 3.78% beat Barratt Developments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Barratt Developments	2.74%	2.07%	2.77%
Bellway	5.48%	3.78%	4.55%

Is BDEV or BWY a better dividend stock?

Barratt Developments pays an annual dividend of GBX 16 per share. Bellway pays an annual dividend of GBX 111 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. 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. Bellway pays out 100.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Bellway is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BDEV or BWY?

60.2% of Barratt Developments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.3% of Bellway shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Barratt Developments shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Bellway shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to BDEV or BWY?

In the previous week, Barratt Developments had 2 more articles in the media than Bellway. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Barratt Developments and 0 mentions for Bellway. Barratt Developments' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Bellway's score of 0.00 indicating that Barratt Developments is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Barratt Developments	Positive
Bellway	Neutral

Summary

Bellway beats Barratt Developments on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.