Crest Nicholson (CRST) Competitors GBX 171.10 +1.30 (+0.77%) (As of 11:53 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider Trades CRST vs. CRN, MCS, ABBY, GLE, TEF, SPR, WJG, GLV, BTRW, and BDEVShould you be buying Crest Nicholson stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Crest Nicholson include Cairn Homes (CRN), McCarthy & Stone (MCS), Abbey (ABBY), MJ Gleeson (GLE), Telford Homes (TEF), Springfield Properties (SPR), Watkin Jones (WJG), Glenveagh Properties (GLV), Barratt Redrow (BTRW), and Barratt Developments (BDEV). These companies are all part of the "residential construction" industry. Crest Nicholson vs. Cairn Homes McCarthy & Stone Abbey MJ Gleeson Telford Homes Springfield Properties Watkin Jones Glenveagh Properties Barratt Redrow Barratt Developments Crest Nicholson (LON:CRST) and Cairn Homes (LON:CRN) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends and earnings. Is CRST or CRN a better dividend stock? Crest Nicholson pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Cairn Homes pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Crest Nicholson pays out -13,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cairn Homes pays out 4,285.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Crest Nicholson is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has more risk and volatility, CRST or CRN? Crest Nicholson has a beta of 2, meaning that its share price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cairn Homes has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CRST or CRN? Cairn Homes has higher revenue and earnings than Crest Nicholson. Crest Nicholson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cairn Homes, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCrest Nicholson£632.30M0.69-£26.60M-£0.10-1,713.50Cairn Homes£813.40M1.45£111.62M£0.141,347.14 Does the media refer more to CRST or CRN? In the previous week, Crest Nicholson had 1 more articles in the media than Cairn Homes. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Crest Nicholson and 0 mentions for Cairn Homes. Crest Nicholson's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Cairn Homes'average media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Crest Nicholson Neutral Cairn Homes Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community favor CRST or CRN? Crest Nicholson received 472 more outperform votes than Cairn Homes when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 77.42% of users gave Cairn Homes an outperform vote while only 68.52% of users gave Crest Nicholson an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCrest NicholsonOutperform Votes56868.52% Underperform Votes26131.48% Cairn HomesOutperform Votes9677.42% Underperform Votes2822.58% Is CRST or CRN more profitable? Cairn Homes has a net margin of 13.72% compared to Crest Nicholson's net margin of -4.21%. Cairn Homes' return on equity of 14.97% beat Crest Nicholson's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Crest Nicholson-4.21% -3.17% 0.16% Cairn Homes 13.72%14.97%7.83% Do insiders and institutionals believe in CRST or CRN? 97.5% of Crest Nicholson shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.1% of Cairn Homes shares are held by institutional investors. 9.5% of Crest Nicholson shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Cairn Homes shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer CRST or CRN? Crest Nicholson presently has a consensus target price of GBX 223, indicating a potential upside of 30.14%. Cairn Homes has a consensus target price of GBX 175, indicating a potential downside of 7.21%. Given Crest Nicholson's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Crest Nicholson is more favorable than Cairn Homes.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Crest Nicholson 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.75Cairn Homes 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryCairn Homes beats Crest Nicholson on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Brownstone ResearchDo this Before Elon’s Reveal on January 22ndElon’s newest tech could pay you an extra $30,000 a year — while you sleep. It’s smaller than a quarter but designed to power a $9 trillion AI revolution. And I’ve identified a little-known supplier Elon is depending on to make it all happen.I urge you to watch this video now. Get Crest Nicholson News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CRST and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CRST vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCrest NicholsonResidential Construction IndustryCyclical SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£439.20M£2.13B£2.43B£1.40BDividend Yield6.64%4.11%4.36%11.72%P/E Ratio-1,713.50564.79390.241,555.95Price / Sales0.6989.23316.59285,078.87Price / Cash2.085.0325.4332.92Price / Book0.550.833.062.85Net Income-£26.60M£176.02M£256.75M£152.61M7 Day Performance1.81%-1.72%-1.30%19.04%1 Month Performance16.25%-2.17%-0.09%18.75%1 Year Performance-19.33%54.40%9.65%23.62% Crest Nicholson Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CRSTCrest Nicholson2.3159 of 5 starsGBX 171.10+0.8%GBX 223+30.3%-21.2%£438.56M£632.30M-1,711.00778Positive NewsCRNCairn HomesN/AGBX 192.40-1.2%GBX 175-9.0%+77.8%£1.21B£813.40M1,391.43350MCSMcCarthy & StoneN/AGBX 119.80flatN/AN/A£644.25M£621.43M21.397,500High Trading VolumeABBYAbbeyN/AGBX 1,600+9,900.0%N/AN/A£334.03M£192.13M12.79228Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeGLEMJ Gleeson2.2844 of 5 starsGBX 524+0.8%GBX 643+22.7%+12.6%£305.91M£345.34M1,575.76743High Trading VolumeTEFTelford HomesN/AN/AN/AN/A£265.88M£336.12M7.85104,200High Trading VolumeSPRSpringfield PropertiesN/AGBX 89-0.4%N/A+14.7%£105.69M£266.53M1,491.67636WJGWatkin JonesN/AGBX 19.60+0.8%GBX 50+155.1%-61.6%£50.30M£434.48M-162.00727Gap UpGLVGlenveagh PropertiesN/AGBX 1.68+5.7%N/A+36.5%£9.71M£588.54M20.00502BTRWBarratt RedrowN/AGBX 434.40-0.6%N/AN/A£0.00N/A0.006,270BDEVBarratt Developments1.5452 of 5 starsN/AGBX 572.50+∞-14.8%£6.94B£4.17B4,017.506,728 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Cairn Homes Alternatives McCarthy & Stone Alternatives Abbey Alternatives MJ Gleeson Alternatives Telford Homes Alternatives Springfield Properties Alternatives Watkin Jones Alternatives Glenveagh Properties Alternatives Barratt Redrow Alternatives Barratt Developments Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (LON:CRST) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis drone stock is setting up to transform medical supply deliveryDrone stocks are on a tear, with certain symbols seeing gains as high as 300% over just a matter of weeks.The Tomorrow Investor | SponsoredUncover the Top Gold Stock of the Bull MarketGold Stocks Are Surging—Is West Red Lake Gold Mines Your Next Profit Play?Huge Alerts | SponsoredHealthcare Takes A Big Step Forward With The Help of A.I.To date, we've seen baseline AI models lay the groundwork. 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