Genuit Group (GEN) Competitors

Genuit Group (LON:GEN) and Persimmon (LON:PSN) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, media sentiment and profitability.

Is GEN or PSN a better dividend stock?

Genuit Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Persimmon pays an annual dividend of GBX 60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Genuit Group pays out 12,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Persimmon pays out 7,500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Persimmon is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts recommend GEN or PSN?

Genuit Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 512.50, suggesting a potential upside of 18.63%. Persimmon has a consensus target price of GBX 1,510, suggesting a potential upside of 18.71%. Given Persimmon's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Persimmon is more favorable than Genuit Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Genuit Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Persimmon	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media prefer GEN or PSN?

In the previous week, Genuit Group had 2 more articles in the media than Persimmon. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Genuit Group and 0 mentions for Persimmon. Genuit Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Persimmon'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Genuit Group	Neutral
Persimmon	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GEN or PSN?

Persimmon received 529 more outperform votes than Genuit Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 87.18% of users gave Genuit Group an outperform vote while only 55.03% of users gave Persimmon an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Genuit Group	Outperform Votes 34 87.18%	Underperform Votes 5 12.82%
Persimmon	Outperform Votes 563 55.03%	Underperform Votes 460 44.97%

Is GEN or PSN more profitable?

Persimmon has a net margin of 8.84% compared to Genuit Group's net margin of 4.26%. Persimmon's return on equity of 7.58% beat Genuit Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Genuit Group	4.26%	3.75%	4.59%
Persimmon	8.84%	7.58%	8.28%

Which has more risk & volatility, GEN or PSN?

Genuit Group has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Persimmon has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, GEN or PSN?

Persimmon has higher revenue and earnings than Genuit Group. Persimmon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Genuit Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Genuit Group	£554.10M	1.94	£23.60M	£0.10	4,320.00
Persimmon	£2.90B	1.40	£256.40M	£0.80	1,590.00

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GEN or PSN?

82.1% of Genuit Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.0% of Persimmon shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of Genuit Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Persimmon shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Persimmon beats Genuit Group on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.