Watkin Jones (WJG) Competitors GBX 27 -0.45 (-1.64%) As of 04:53 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock WJG vs. TEF, GLE, SPR, BTRW, BDEV, TW, PSN, BKG, BWY, and RDWShould you be buying Watkin Jones stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Watkin Jones include Telford Homes (TEF), MJ Gleeson (GLE), Springfield Properties (SPR), Barratt Redrow (BTRW), Barratt Developments (BDEV), Taylor Wimpey (TW), Persimmon (PSN), The Berkeley Group (BKG), Bellway (BWY), and Redrow (RDW). These companies are all part of the "residential construction" industry. Watkin Jones vs. Its Competitors Telford Homes MJ Gleeson Springfield Properties Barratt Redrow Barratt Developments Taylor Wimpey Persimmon The Berkeley Group Bellway Redrow Telford Homes (LON:TEF) and Watkin Jones (LON:WJG) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and valuation. Does the media refer more to TEF or WJG? In the previous week, Watkin Jones had 2 more articles in the media than Telford Homes. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Watkin Jones and 0 mentions for Telford Homes. Telford Homes' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Watkin Jones'average media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Telford Homes Neutral Watkin Jones Neutral Which has stronger valuation & earnings, TEF or WJG? Telford Homes has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Watkin Jones. Watkin Jones is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Telford Homes, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTelford Homes£336.12M0.00N/A£44.50N/AWatkin Jones£440.07M0.16-£30.76M-£11.70-2.31 Is TEF or WJG more profitable? Telford Homes has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Watkin Jones' net margin of -6.99%. Telford Homes' return on equity of 0.00% beat Watkin Jones' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Telford HomesN/A N/A N/A Watkin Jones -6.99%-22.95%-5.63% Do analysts recommend TEF or WJG? Watkin Jones has a consensus target price of GBX 50, indicating a potential upside of 85.19%. Given Watkin Jones' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Watkin Jones is more favorable than Telford Homes.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Telford Homes 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Watkin Jones 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is TEF or WJG a better dividend stock? Telford Homes pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.17 per share. Watkin Jones pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 22.2%. Telford Homes pays out 0.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Watkin Jones pays out -51.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Watkin Jones is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do institutionals and insiders believe in TEF or WJG? 56.3% of Watkin Jones shares are held by institutional investors. 11.0% of Watkin Jones shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryWatkin Jones beats Telford Homes on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Watkin Jones News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WJG 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 WJG 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 WJG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWatkin JonesResidential Construction IndustryCyclical SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£70.14M£1.78B£3.40B£3.01BDividend Yield11.20%3.80%3.53%5.02%P/E Ratio-2.3110.3174.61169.37Price / Sales0.1684.9871.81277,057.63Price / Cash5.245.2031.1627.97Price / Book0.520.803.754.60Net Income-£30.76M£521.56M£264.31M£5.90B7 Day Performance-2.88%-1.09%-0.05%10.76%1 Month Performance-9.40%-1.42%2.18%9.00%1 Year Performance-49.44%-8.66%2,623.33%57.61% Watkin Jones Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WJGWatkin Jones1.5871 of 5 starsGBX 27-1.6%GBX 50+85.2%-50.5%£70.14M£440.07M-2.31727TEFTelford HomesN/AN/AN/AN/A£265.88M£336.12M7.85104,200High Trading VolumeGLEMJ Gleeson4.0183 of 5 starsGBX 368+0.8%GBX 643+74.7%-40.5%£222.57M£358.44M11.52743SPRSpringfield PropertiesN/AGBX 103+2.5%N/A+3.1%£122.44M£267.18M16.18636BTRWBarratt RedrowN/AGBX 417.93-0.6%GBX 540+29.2%N/A£0.00N/A0.006,270News CoverageInsider TradeBDEVBarratt Developments1.5094 of 5 starsN/AGBX 572.50+∞N/A£6.94B£4.17B4,017.506,728TWTaylor Wimpey3.7175 of 5 starsGBX 111.90-1.0%GBX 158.33+41.5%-29.0%£4.02B£3.45B16.321,090High Trading VolumePSNPersimmon2.0017 of 5 starsGBX 1,194.94-0.2%GBX 1,520+27.2%-20.3%£3.84B£2.92B14.966,180BKGThe Berkeley Group3.3381 of 5 starsGBX 3,622+0.9%GBX 4,700+29.8%-24.5%£3.61B£2.30B9.632,610Positive NewsInsider TradeBWYBellway2.575 of 5 starsGBX 2,638.21+0.3%GBX 3,284+24.5%-5.0%£3.10B£2.34B23.972,979Gap DownRDWRedrowN/AN/AN/AN/A£2.58B£1.85B1,217.19610News CoverageHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TEF Competitors GLE Competitors SPR Competitors BTRW Competitors BDEV Competitors TW Competitors PSN Competitors BKG Competitors BWY Competitors RDW 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:WJG) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredWhy Elon is funding the “Quantum Power Grid”Elon knows the future isn’t about smarter AI — it’s about powering it. 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