Ibstock (IBST) Competitors

Ibstock (LON:IBST) and Breedon Group (LON:BREE) 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 dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, community ranking, earnings, valuation and media sentiment.

Which has more risk and volatility, 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 institutionals and insiders hold more shares of IBST or BREE?

90.8% of Ibstock shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.3% of Breedon Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Ibstock shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.9% of Breedon Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor IBST or BREE?

Ibstock received 2 more outperform votes than Breedon Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 81.64% of users gave Breedon Group an outperform vote while only 76.88% of users gave Ibstock an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ibstock	Outperform Votes 429 76.88%	Underperform Votes 129 23.12%
Breedon Group	Outperform Votes 427 81.64%	Underperform Votes 96 18.36%

Which has better earnings & valuation, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ibstock	£362.57M	1.92	£7.28M	£1.85	95.83
Breedon Group	£1.52B	1.00	£96.41M	£27.93	15.88

Does the media favor IBST or BREE?

In the previous week, Breedon Group had 2 more articles in the media than Ibstock. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Breedon Group and 1 mentions for Ibstock. Ibstock's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Breedon Group's score of -0.32 indicating that Ibstock is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ibstock	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Breedon Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is IBST or BREE a better dividend stock?

Ibstock pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Breedon Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. 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 analysts recommend IBST or BREE?

Ibstock presently has a consensus price target of GBX 185, suggesting a potential upside of 4.52%. Breedon Group has a consensus price target of GBX 578.33, suggesting a potential upside of 30.43%. Given Breedon Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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)	2.50
Breedon Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

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
Ibstock	2.01%	1.83%	3.33%
Breedon Group	6.34%	8.58%	4.82%

Summary

Breedon Group beats Ibstock on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.