CRH (CRH) Competitors

CRH (LON:CRH) and Severn Trent (LON:SVT) are both construction materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk and media sentiment.

Do analysts recommend CRH or SVT?

Severn Trent has a consensus price target of GBX 2,600, indicating a potential downside of 2.44%. Given Severn Trent's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Severn Trent is more favorable than CRH.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CRH	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Severn Trent	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media prefer CRH or SVT?

In the previous week, Severn Trent had 2 more articles in the media than CRH. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Severn Trent and 1 mentions for CRH. Severn Trent's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat CRH's score of 0.00 indicating that Severn Trent is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CRH	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Severn Trent	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, CRH or SVT?

CRH has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Severn Trent has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CRH or SVT?

91.8% of CRH shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.4% of Severn Trent shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of CRH shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Severn Trent shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CRH or SVT a better dividend stock?

CRH pays an annual dividend of GBX 104 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Severn Trent pays an annual dividend of GBX 117 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. CRH pays out 23.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Severn Trent pays out 195.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Is CRH or SVT more profitable?

CRH has a net margin of 10.44% compared to Severn Trent's net margin of 6.00%. CRH's return on equity of 18.07% beat Severn Trent's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CRH	10.44%	18.07%	6.20%
Severn Trent	6.00%	10.40%	2.35%

Which has better earnings & valuation, CRH or SVT?

CRH has higher revenue and earnings than Severn Trent. CRH is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Severn Trent, 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
CRH	£44.94B	1.29	£4.69B	£437.92	15.53
Severn Trent	£2.97B	2.68	£177.90M	£59.91	44.48

Summary

CRH beats Severn Trent on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.