SPT vs. PSN, BLND, VTY, RMG, TEM, GEN, DOCS, YOU, WIX, and SST
Should you be buying Spirent Communications stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Spirent Communications include Persimmon (PSN), British Land (BLND), Vistry Group (VTY), Royal Mail (RMG), Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust (TEM), Genuit Group (GEN), Dr. Martens (DOCS), YouGov (YOU), Wickes Group (WIX), and Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos (SST). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.
Spirent Communications vs.
Persimmon (LON:PSN) and Spirent Communications (LON:SPT) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.
Persimmon has higher revenue and earnings than Spirent Communications. Persimmon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Spirent Communications, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Spirent Communications received 35 more outperform votes than Persimmon when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.19% of users gave Spirent Communications an outperform vote while only 55.08% of users gave Persimmon an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Persimmon and Persimmon both had 1 articles in the media. Spirent Communications' average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Persimmon's score of -0.19 indicating that Spirent Communications is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
59.0% of Persimmon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 124.2% of Spirent Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Persimmon shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Spirent Communications shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Persimmon has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spirent Communications has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Persimmon pays an annual dividend of GBX 60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Spirent Communications pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. 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. Spirent Communications pays out 30,000.0% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Persimmon has a net margin of 8.84% compared to Spirent Communications' net margin of 2.97%. Persimmon's return on equity of 7.58% beat Spirent Communications' return on equity.
Persimmon presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,520, indicating a potential upside of 25.46%. Spirent Communications has a consensus price target of GBX 236.80, indicating a potential upside of 34.16%. Given Spirent Communications' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Spirent Communications is more favorable than Persimmon.
Summary
Persimmon and Spirent Communications tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:SPT) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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