FORT vs. SRC, IBST, MSLH, MBH, STCM, ECOB, CRH, BREE, PLP, and HOC
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 Hochschild Mining (HOC). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Forterra vs.
SigmaRoc (LON:SRC) and Forterra (LON:FORT) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.
Forterra has a net margin of 2.46% compared to SigmaRoc's net margin of -0.29%. Forterra's return on equity of 3.76% beat SigmaRoc's return on equity.
In the previous week, Forterra had 2 more articles in the media than SigmaRoc. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Forterra and 0 mentions for SigmaRoc. Forterra's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat SigmaRoc's score of 0.00 indicating that Forterra is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Forterra has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.
SigmaRoc currently has a consensus target price of GBX 95, suggesting a potential upside of 26.24%. Forterra has a consensus target price of GBX 215.65, suggesting a potential upside of 42.02%. Given Forterra's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Forterra is more favorable than SigmaRoc.
SigmaRoc has a beta of 1.72, indicating that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Forterra has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Forterra received 218 more outperform votes than SigmaRoc when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.15% of users gave SigmaRoc an outperform vote while only 74.51% of users gave Forterra an outperform vote.
47.9% of SigmaRoc shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.9% of Forterra shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.8% of SigmaRoc shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.9% of Forterra shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Forterra beats SigmaRoc on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:FORT) was last updated on 3/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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