FORT vs. SRC, MSLH, IBST, 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), Marshalls (MSLH), Ibstock (IBST), 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.
SigmaRoc (LON:SRC) and Forterra (LON:FORT) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, community ranking, institutional ownership 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 3.73% beat SigmaRoc's return on equity.
In the previous week, SigmaRoc and SigmaRoc both had 1 articles in the media. SigmaRoc's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Forterra's score of 0.00 indicating that SigmaRoc is being referred to more favorably in the 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.
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 insiders. Comparatively, 6.9% of Forterra shares are owned 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.
SigmaRoc has a beta of 1.72, indicating that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Forterra has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.
SigmaRoc presently has a consensus target price of GBX 95, suggesting a potential upside of 28.90%. Forterra has a consensus target price of GBX 180.87, suggesting a potential upside of 9.62%. Given SigmaRoc's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe SigmaRoc is more favorable than Forterra.
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.
Summary
SigmaRoc and Forterra tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:FORT) was last updated on 12/26/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
