Ibstock (IBST) Competitors GBX 166.80 -2.00 (-1.18%) As of 01/20/2025 11:49 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider Trades IBST vs. PLP, BREE, 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 Genuit Group (PLP), Breedon Group (BREE), 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. Genuit Group Breedon Group SigmaRoc Marshalls Forterra Michelmersh Brick Steppe Cement Eco Buildings Group CRH Johnson Matthey Ibstock (LON:IBST) and Genuit Group (LON:PLP) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and profitability. Which has better earnings & valuation, IBST or PLP? Ibstock has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Genuit Group. Genuit 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£361.30M1.82£7.25M£0.028,340.00Genuit Group£398.60M0.00N/A£8.40N/A Do analysts prefer IBST or PLP? Ibstock currently has a consensus target price of GBX 166.67, suggesting a potential downside of 0.08%. Given Genuit Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Genuit 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) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Genuit Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is IBST or PLP more profitable? Ibstock has a net margin of 2.01% compared to Genuit Group's net margin of 0.00%. Ibstock's return on equity of 1.79% beat Genuit Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ibstock2.01% 1.79% 3.33% Genuit Group N/A N/A N/A Does the media prefer IBST or PLP? In the previous week, Ibstock had 5 more articles in the media than Genuit Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Ibstock and 0 mentions for Genuit Group. Ibstock's average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat Genuit Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Ibstock is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Ibstock Neutral Genuit Group Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community favor IBST or PLP? Ibstock received 51 more outperform votes than Genuit Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.84% of users gave Ibstock an outperform vote while only 68.92% of users gave Genuit Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformIbstockOutperform Votes42876.84% Underperform Votes12923.16% Genuit GroupOutperform Votes37768.92% Underperform Votes17031.08% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in IBST or PLP? 90.8% of Ibstock shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Ibstock shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryIbstock beats Genuit Group on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. 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£656.96M£6.33B£2.99B£2.03BDividend Yield2.77%2.90%5.10%5.16%P/E Ratio8,340.00651.26110.221,927.10Price / Sales1.8277.26881,333.02421,310.89Price / Cash9.868.0624.2929.19Price / Book1.671.303.773.07Net Income£7.25M£454.25M£153.08M£183.47M7 Day Performance2.08%0.95%1.56%3.07%1 Month Performance-5.23%-1.60%4.27%3.53%1 Year Performance15.59%10.59%27.76%165.99% Ibstock Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IBSTIbstock1.0218 of 5 starsGBX 166.80-1.2%GBX 166.67-0.1%+15.6%£656.96M£361.30M8,340.001,943Gap DownPLPGenuit GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.40B£398.60M67.503,139Gap UpBREEBreedon Group1.8021 of 5 starsGBX 405.50-1.2%GBX 518.33+27.8%+20.5%£1.39B£1.51B1,448.213,900SRCSigmaRoc2.2713 of 5 starsGBX 71.70-0.7%GBX 95+32.5%+22.2%£795.87M£759.05M-7,170.002,000MSLHMarshalls2.897 of 5 starsGBX 248.50-2.0%GBX 395+59.0%-2.8%£628.38M£623.80M3,106.252,726FORTForterra1.8278 of 5 starsGBX 152.80-1.2%GBX 180.87+18.4%+5.6%£316.14M£325.30M3,820.001,787News CoverageMBHMichelmersh Brick2.7653 of 5 starsGBX 106+1.8%GBX 170+60.4%+2.5%£99.30M£70.69M1,325.00346STCMSteppe CementN/AGBX 14.30-4.2%N/A-36.3%£31.32M£79.26M665.00799Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeECOBEco Buildings GroupN/AGBX 7.50-4.8%N/A-49.2%£6.11MN/A-250.0024Gap DownCRHCRHN/AGBX 7,484+0.1%N/A+47.2%£50.87B£35B2,022.7077,400JMATJohnson Matthey3.2532 of 5 starsGBX 1,316+0.3%GBX 1,975+50.1%-12.8%£2.29B£12.84B2,268.97N/ANegative News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Genuit Group Competitors Breedon 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 Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (LON:IBST) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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