Bellway (BWY) Competitors

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

Is BDEV or BWY a better dividend stock?

Barratt Developments pays an annual dividend of GBX 16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Bellway pays an annual dividend of GBX 111 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. 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 6,166.7% 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, BDEV or BWY?

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BDEV or BWY?

Barratt Developments received 290 more outperform votes than Bellway when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.23% of users gave Barratt Developments an outperform vote while only 70.58% 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 823 70.58%	Underperform Votes 343 29.42%

Which has better valuation & earnings, BDEV or BWY?

Bellway has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Barratt Developments. Bellway is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Barratt Developments, 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	1.66	£114.10M	£0.12	4,017.50
Bellway	£2.87B	1.01	£219M	£1.80	1,354.44

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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 insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Bellway shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to BDEV or BWY?

In the previous week, Barratt Developments' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Bellway'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Barratt Developments	Neutral
Bellway	Neutral

Is BDEV or BWY more profitable?

Bellway has a net margin of 7.63% compared to Barratt Developments' net margin of 2.74%. Bellway's return on equity of 6.33% beat Barratt Developments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Barratt Developments	2.74%	2.07%	2.77%
Bellway	7.63%	6.33%	4.55%

Do analysts prefer BDEV or BWY?

Barratt Developments currently has a consensus price target of GBX 572.50, suggesting a potential upside of 18.75%. Bellway has a consensus price target of GBX 3,204.20, suggesting a potential upside of 31.43%. Given Bellway's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Summary

Bellway beats Barratt Developments on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.