Cairn Homes (CRN) Competitors

Cairn Homes (LON:CRN) and The Berkeley Group (LON:BKG) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CRN or BKG?

The Berkeley Group has higher revenue and earnings than Cairn Homes. The Berkeley Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cairn Homes, 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
Cairn Homes	£928.63M	1.29	£127.43M	£14.30	11.28
The Berkeley Group	£2.30B	1.68	£371.15M	£376.12	10.32

Does the media refer more to CRN or BKG?

In the previous week, The Berkeley Group had 2 more articles in the media than Cairn Homes. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for The Berkeley Group and 0 mentions for Cairn Homes. The Berkeley Group's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Cairn Homes' score of 0.00 indicating that The Berkeley Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Cairn Homes	Neutral
The Berkeley Group	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CRN or BKG?

69.1% of Cairn Homes shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.9% of The Berkeley Group shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of Cairn Homes shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.8% of The Berkeley Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer CRN or BKG?

Cairn Homes currently has a consensus price target of GBX 175, suggesting a potential upside of 8.56%. The Berkeley Group has a consensus price target of GBX 4,700, suggesting a potential upside of 21.13%. Given The Berkeley Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe The Berkeley Group is more favorable than Cairn Homes.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cairn Homes	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
The Berkeley Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CRN or BKG?

The Berkeley Group received 523 more outperform votes than Cairn Homes when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 77.42% of users gave Cairn Homes an outperform vote while only 67.72% of users gave The Berkeley Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cairn Homes	Outperform Votes 96 77.42%	Underperform Votes 28 22.58%
The Berkeley Group	Outperform Votes 619 67.72%	Underperform Votes 295 32.28%

Is CRN or BKG a better dividend stock?

Cairn Homes pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. The Berkeley Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Cairn Homes pays out 42.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Berkeley Group pays out 18.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Which has more volatility and risk, CRN or BKG?

Cairn Homes has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Berkeley Group has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CRN or BKG more profitable?

The Berkeley Group has a net margin of 16.13% compared to Cairn Homes' net margin of 13.72%. Cairn Homes' return on equity of 14.73% beat The Berkeley Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cairn Homes	13.72%	14.73%	7.83%
The Berkeley Group	16.13%	11.40%	4.33%

Summary

The Berkeley Group beats Cairn Homes on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.