Pennon Group (PNN) Competitors GBX 596 +9.00 (+1.53%) (As of 11/22/2024 12:19 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesSustainability PNN vs. SVT, UU, CNA, UKW, DRX, GLO, TEP, YU, AMPH, and GOODShould you be buying Pennon Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Pennon Group include Severn Trent (SVT), United Utilities Group (UU), Centrica (CNA), Greencoat UK Wind (UKW), Drax Group (DRX), ContourGlobal (GLO), Telecom Plus (TEP), Yü Group (YU), Aggregated Micro Power (AMPH), and Good Energy Group (GOOD). These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector. Pennon Group vs. Severn Trent United Utilities Group Centrica Greencoat UK Wind Drax Group ContourGlobal Telecom Plus Yü Group Aggregated Micro Power Good Energy Group Severn Trent (LON:SVT) and Pennon Group (LON:PNN) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Which has higher valuation and earnings, SVT or PNN? Severn Trent has higher revenue and earnings than Pennon Group. Pennon Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Severn Trent, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSevern Trent£2.34B3.56£140.20M£0.515,441.18Pennon Group£906.80M1.88-£9.50M-£0.04-14,900.00 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SVT or PNN? Pennon Group received 91 more outperform votes than Severn Trent when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.84% of users gave Pennon Group an outperform vote while only 52.36% of users gave Severn Trent an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSevern TrentOutperform Votes36652.36% Underperform Votes33347.64% Pennon GroupOutperform Votes45761.84% Underperform Votes28238.16% Do institutionals & insiders believe in SVT or PNN? 75.4% of Severn Trent shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.4% of Pennon Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Severn Trent shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Pennon Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer SVT or PNN? Severn Trent presently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,665, indicating a potential downside of 3.96%. Pennon Group has a consensus target price of GBX 856.67, indicating a potential upside of 43.74%. Given Pennon Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Pennon Group is more favorable than Severn Trent.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Severn Trent 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Pennon Group 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Which has more risk & volatility, SVT or PNN? Severn Trent has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pennon Group has a beta of 0.29, indicating that its stock price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is SVT or PNN a better dividend stock? Severn Trent pays an annual dividend of GBX 117 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Pennon Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 61 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.2%. Severn Trent pays out 22,941.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Pennon Group pays out -152,500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pennon Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the media favor SVT or PNN? In the previous week, Severn Trent had 1 more articles in the media than Pennon Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Severn Trent and 3 mentions for Pennon Group. Pennon Group's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Severn Trent's score of -0.11 indicating that Pennon Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Severn Trent 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Pennon Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is SVT or PNN more profitable? Severn Trent has a net margin of 6.00% compared to Pennon Group's net margin of -1.05%. Severn Trent's return on equity of 10.00% beat Pennon Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Severn Trent6.00% 10.00% 2.35% Pennon Group -1.05%-0.74%1.81% SummarySevern Trent beats Pennon Group on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Priority GoldJD Vance Predicts: Wall Street vs. Trump & Your MoneyTrump's back in the White House, but Wall Street is pissed. Here's the deal: Wall Street's about to purposely crash the bond market to sabotage Trump's comeback.Get your free guide NOW before it's too late. Get Pennon Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PNN 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 PNN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPennon GroupUtilities IndustryUtilities SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£1.70B£3.58B£14.23B£1.57BDividend Yield11.07%4.55%4.06%11.49%P/E Ratio-14,900.001,141.55102.471,600.55Price / Sales1.88233.5425.87243,937.99Price / Cash12.7015.7318.4932.45Price / Book1.473.362.302.88Net Income-£9.50M£64.16M£615.46M£170.91M7 Day Performance5.02%1.85%0.85%-0.04%1 Month Performance0.51%-0.02%-0.33%-0.44%1 Year Performance-21.37%3.14%11.55%24.22% Pennon Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PNNPennon Group3.5527 of 5 starsGBX 596+1.5%GBX 856.67+43.7%-20.5%£1.70B£906.80M-14,900.003,000Dividend CutNews CoveragePositive NewsSVTSevern Trent1.316 of 5 starsGBX 2,775+1.4%GBX 2,665-4.0%+3.8%£8.33B£2.34B5,470.59270Dividend CutNews CoverageUUUnited Utilities Group3.6207 of 5 starsGBX 1,131.50+1.8%GBX 1,230+8.7%+3.3%£7.72B£1.95B5,850.006,000High Trading VolumeCNACentrica3.1608 of 5 starsGBX 123.05+0.0%GBX 171.25+39.2%-16.0%£6.39B£20.48B559.326,100UKWGreencoat UK WindN/AGBX 126.20+0.1%N/A-11.7%£2.86B£214.02M4,206.67N/APositive NewsDRXDrax Group1.7532 of 5 starsGBX 655+0.2%GBX 761+16.2%+51.5%£2.49B£7.39B393.983,551GLOContourGlobalN/AGBX 251+0.2%N/A+0.0%£1.65B£2.57B1,091.301,518High Trading VolumeTEPTelecom PlusN/AGBX 1,740flatN/A+5.6%£1.38B£2.04B1,950.562,347Gap DownYUYü GroupN/AGBX 1,840-1.6%N/A+62.6%£308.75M£577.78M886.26382High Trading VolumeAMPHAggregated Micro PowerN/AGBX 92+407.4%N/AN/A£64.54M£49.33M70.771,620Gap UpGOODGood Energy Group2.0681 of 5 starsGBX 352.50+1.4%GBX 500+41.8%+12.6%£64.30M£195.98M-897.4470Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Severn Trent Competitors United Utilities Group Competitors Centrica Competitors Greencoat UK Wind Competitors Drax Group Competitors ContourGlobal Competitors Telecom Plus Competitors Yü Group Competitors Aggregated Micro Power Competitors Good Energy Group 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:PNN) was last updated on 11/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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