CRH (CRH) Competitors

Severn Trent (LON:SVT) and CRH (LON:CRH) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Is SVT or CRH more profitable?

CRH has a net margin of 9.77% compared to Severn Trent's net margin of 6.00%. CRH's return on equity of 15.49% beat Severn Trent's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Severn Trent	6.00%	10.00%	2.35%
CRH	9.77%	15.49%	6.20%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in SVT or CRH?

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SVT or CRH?

Severn Trent received 46 more outperform votes than CRH when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.26% of users gave CRH an outperform vote while only 52.36% of users gave Severn Trent an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Severn Trent	Outperform Votes 366 52.36%	Underperform Votes 333 47.64%
CRH	Outperform Votes 320 64.26%	Underperform Votes 178 35.74%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, SVT or CRH?

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
Severn Trent	£2.34B	3.50	£140.20M	£0.51	5,347.06
CRH	£35B	1.53	£3.40B	£3.70	2,128.65

Does the media refer more to SVT or CRH?

In the previous week, CRH had 1 more articles in the media than Severn Trent. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for CRH and 3 mentions for Severn Trent. CRH's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Severn Trent's score of -0.11 indicating that CRH is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Severn Trent	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
CRH	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer SVT or CRH?

Severn Trent presently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,665, indicating a potential downside of 2.27%. Given Severn Trent's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Severn Trent is more favorable than CRH.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Severn Trent	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
CRH	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is SVT or CRH a better dividend stock?

Severn Trent pays an annual dividend of GBX 117 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. CRH pays an annual dividend of GBX 104 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Severn Trent pays out 22,941.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CRH pays out 2,810.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more risk & volatility, SVT or CRH?

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

Summary

CRH beats Severn Trent on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.