FORT vs. SRC, IBST, MSLH, MBH, STCM, ECOB, CRH, BREE, PLP, and EVR
Should you be buying Forterra stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Forterra include SigmaRoc (SRC), Ibstock (IBST), Marshalls (MSLH), Michelmersh Brick (MBH), Steppe Cement (STCM), Eco Buildings Group (ECOB), CRH (CRH), Breedon Group (BREE), Genuit Group (PLP), and EVRAZ (EVR). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Forterra vs.
Forterra (LON:FORT) and SigmaRoc (LON:SRC) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations and profitability.
Forterra has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SigmaRoc has a beta of 1.72, meaning that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.
71.9% of Forterra shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.9% of SigmaRoc shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.9% of Forterra shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.8% of SigmaRoc shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Forterra has a net margin of 2.46% compared to SigmaRoc's net margin of -0.29%. Forterra's return on equity of 3.73% beat SigmaRoc's return on equity.
Forterra received 217 more outperform votes than SigmaRoc when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.15% of users gave SigmaRoc an outperform vote while only 74.45% of users gave Forterra an outperform vote.
Forterra has higher earnings, but lower revenue than SigmaRoc. SigmaRoc is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Forterra, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Forterra had 4 more articles in the media than SigmaRoc. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Forterra and 1 mentions for SigmaRoc. SigmaRoc's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Forterra's score of 0.10 indicating that SigmaRoc is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Forterra currently has a consensus target price of GBX 180.87, indicating a potential upside of 12.62%. SigmaRoc has a consensus target price of GBX 95, indicating a potential upside of 30.85%. Given SigmaRoc's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe SigmaRoc is more favorable than Forterra.
Summary
Forterra beats SigmaRoc on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:FORT) was last updated on 1/31/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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