Crest Nicholson (CRST) Competitors GBX 150 -1.80 (-1.19%) (As of 11/15/2024 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 Cairn Homes (LON:CRN) and Crest Nicholson (LON:CRST) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, profitability, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Which has more risk & volatility, CRN or CRST? Cairn Homes has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crest Nicholson has a beta of 2, suggesting that its share price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CRN or CRST? 69.1% of Cairn Homes shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.5% of Crest Nicholson shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of Cairn Homes shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of Crest Nicholson shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer CRN or CRST? In the previous week, Cairn Homes had 2 more articles in the media than Crest Nicholson. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Cairn Homes and 0 mentions for Crest Nicholson. Cairn Homes' average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Crest Nicholson's score of 0.00 indicating that Cairn Homes is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Cairn Homes Neutral Crest Nicholson Neutral Do analysts recommend CRN or CRST? Cairn Homes presently has a consensus target price of GBX 175, indicating a potential downside of 3.95%. Crest Nicholson has a consensus target price of GBX 220.50, indicating a potential upside of 47.00%. Given Crest Nicholson's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Crest Nicholson 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) 3.00Crest Nicholson 2 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50 Is CRN or CRST 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 Cairn Homes13.72% 14.97% 7.83% Crest Nicholson -4.21%-3.17%0.16% Is CRN or CRST a better dividend stock? Cairn Homes pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Crest Nicholson pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.7%. 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 pays out -13,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Crest Nicholson is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has higher earnings and valuation, CRN or CRST? 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 RatioCairn Homes£813.40M1.41£111.62M£0.141,301.43Crest Nicholson£632.30M0.61-£26.60M-£0.10-1,500.00 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CRN or CRST? 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 68.60% of users gave Crest Nicholson an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCairn HomesOutperform Votes9677.42% Underperform Votes2822.58% Crest NicholsonOutperform Votes56868.60% Underperform Votes26031.40% SummaryCairn Homes beats Crest Nicholson on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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£384.48M£2.36B£2.78B£1.62BDividend Yield6.64%4.09%3.98%6.83%P/E Ratio-1,500.00532.45364.491,753.00Price / Sales0.6185.76391.80249,198.64Price / Cash2.085.4028.2427.47Price / Book0.480.873.412.84Net Income-£26.60M£180.79M£275.31M£158.19M7 Day Performance-5.12%-0.28%-0.84%-0.63%1 Month Performance-19.79%-5.86%-1.74%3.34%1 Year Performance-18.88%73.62%14.15%124.27% Crest Nicholson Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CRSTCrest Nicholson2.4738 of 5 starsGBX 150-1.2%GBX 220.50+47.0%-18.8%£384.48M£632.30M-1,500.00778CRNCairn Homes0.7081 of 5 starsGBX 182.20-0.3%N/A+70.9%£1.14B£813.40M1,301.43350MCSMcCarthy & StoneN/AN/AN/AN/A£644.25M£621.43M21.397,500High Trading VolumeABBYAbbeyN/AN/AN/A+0.0%£334.03M£192.13M12.79228Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeGLEMJ Gleeson1.5167 of 5 starsGBX 541-2.7%N/A+18.9%£315.84M£345.34M1,639.39743News CoverageTEFTelford HomesN/AN/AN/AN/A£265.88M£336.12M7.85104,200High Trading VolumeSPRSpringfield PropertiesN/AGBX 93-2.1%N/A+37.8%£110.44M£266.53M1,550.00636WJGWatkin Jones3.0499 of 5 starsGBX 23.95-0.4%N/A-49.4%£61.47M£434.48M-199.58727News CoverageGap UpGLVGlenveagh PropertiesN/AGBX 1.57-1.3%N/A+54.2%£9.05M£588.54M19.56502BTRWBarratt RedrowN/AGBX 409.50-0.2%N/AN/A£0.00N/A0.006,270BDEVBarratt Developments1.646 of 5 starsN/AN/AN/A£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 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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