Ibstock (IBST) Competitors GBX 174.80 0.00 (0.00%) As of 12:46 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock IBST vs. BREE, PLP, SRC, MSLH, FORT, MBH, STCM, ECOB, CRH, and JMATShould you be buying Ibstock stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ibstock include Breedon Group (BREE), Genuit Group (PLP), SigmaRoc (SRC), Marshalls (MSLH), Forterra (FORT), Michelmersh Brick (MBH), Steppe Cement (STCM), Eco Buildings Group (ECOB), CRH (CRH), and Johnson Matthey (JMAT). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector. Ibstock vs. Breedon Group Genuit Group SigmaRoc Marshalls Forterra Michelmersh Brick Steppe Cement Eco Buildings Group CRH Johnson Matthey Ibstock (LON:IBST) and Breedon Group (LON:BREE) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and media sentiment. Is IBST or BREE a better dividend stock? Ibstock pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Breedon Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Ibstock pays out 270.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Breedon Group pays out 50.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Breedon Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of IBST or BREE? 90.8% of Ibstock shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.3% of Breedon Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Ibstock shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.9% of Breedon Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, IBST or BREE? Breedon Group has higher revenue and earnings than Ibstock. Breedon Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ibstock, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIbstock£362.57M1.89£7.28M£1.8594.31Breedon Group£1.52B1.04£96.41M£27.9316.47 Does the media prefer IBST or BREE? In the previous week, Ibstock and Ibstock both had 1 articles in the media. Breedon Group's average media sentiment score of 0.35 beat Ibstock's score of 0.00 indicating that Breedon Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ibstock 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Breedon Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more volatility & risk, IBST or BREE? Ibstock has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Breedon Group has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate IBST or BREE? Ibstock presently has a consensus target price of GBX 185, suggesting a potential upside of 6.20%. Breedon Group has a consensus target price of GBX 561.67, suggesting a potential upside of 22.08%. Given Breedon Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Breedon Group is more favorable than Ibstock.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ibstock 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Breedon Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the MarketBeat Community favor IBST or BREE? Ibstock received 3 more outperform votes than Breedon Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 81.61% of users gave Breedon Group an outperform vote while only 76.88% of users gave Ibstock an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformIbstockOutperform Votes42976.88% Underperform Votes12923.12% Breedon GroupOutperform Votes42681.61% Underperform Votes9618.39% Is IBST or BREE more profitable? Breedon Group has a net margin of 6.34% compared to Ibstock's net margin of 2.01%. Breedon Group's return on equity of 8.58% beat Ibstock's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ibstock2.01% 1.83% 3.33% Breedon Group 6.34%8.58%4.82% SummaryBreedon Group beats Ibstock on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Ibstock News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IBST and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 IBST vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricIbstockBuilding Materials IndustryMaterials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£686.37M£8.33B£3.11B£2.60BDividend Yield2.99%2.44%5.14%4.95%P/E Ratio94.3119.8782.41141.70Price / Sales1.89256.1625,633,028,482,581,500.00295,848.18Price / Cash9.868.6024.3427.94Price / Book1.731.225.124.62Net Income£7.28M£545.26M£153.74M£5.79B7 Day Performance1.16%-2.65%0.20%0.47%1 Month Performance7.20%1.87%6.13%6.07%1 Year Performance14.91%5.16%27.62%124.58% Ibstock Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IBSTIbstock0.5682 of 5 starsGBX 174.80flatGBX 185+5.8%+14.6%£688.73M£362.57M94.641,943High Trading VolumeBREEBreedon Group2.562 of 5 starsGBX 477.50-0.5%GBX 561.67+17.6%+22.1%£1.64B£1.52B17.103,900PLPGenuit GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.40B£398.60M67.503,139Gap UpSRCSigmaRoc0.7707 of 5 starsGBX 96.30+1.4%GBX 95-1.3%+41.8%£1.09B£77.21B-4.852,000MSLHMarshalls3.883 of 5 starsGBX 237-2.7%GBX 395+66.7%-9.7%£596.18M£620.80M27.682,726Gap DownFORTForterra2.9077 of 5 starsGBX 162+1.3%GBX 218.15+34.7%-6.2%£332.72M£317.99M42.231,787Gap UpMBHMichelmersh Brick3.7781 of 5 starsGBX 102.33-1.0%GBX 170+66.1%-7.1%£94.11M£70.21M11.64346Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeSTCMSteppe CementN/AGBX 15.44+1.9%N/A-30.0%£42.32M£99.20M43.66799ECOBEco Buildings GroupN/AGBX 5.40-4.0%N/A-55.7%£5.41M£220,626.89-1.6024Gap DownCRHCRHN/AGBX 7,502+0.8%N/A+8.4%£64.00B£44.94B17.1377,400Positive NewsJMATJohnson Matthey3.319 of 5 starsGBX 1,425+1.1%GBX 1,975+38.6%-25.0%£2.38B£11.69B24.21N/ANews CoverageNegative News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Breedon Group Competitors Genuit Group Competitors SigmaRoc Competitors Marshalls Competitors Forterra Competitors Michelmersh Brick Competitors Steppe Cement Competitors Eco Buildings Group Competitors CRH Competitors Johnson Matthey Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:IBST) was last updated on 3/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA brutally honest economic warning for 2025 (see proof)New York Times best-selling financial author and world-renowned economist Addison Wiggin (a man who’s worked s...Banyan Hill Publishing | Sponsored$2 Trillion Disappears Because of Fed's Secretive New Move$2 trillion has disappeared from the US government's books. 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