Critical Contrast: Barratt Developments (BTDPF) and Its Peers

Insider & Institutional Ownership

46.4% of Barratt Developments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.7% of shares of all “Household Durables” companies are held by institutional investors. 18.5% of shares of all “Household Durables” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Barratt Developments and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Barratt Developments	N/A	N/A	12.99
Barratt Developments Competitors	$5.29 billion	$322.27 million	25.75

Barratt Developments’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Barratt Developments. Barratt Developments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Barratt Developments and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Barratt Developments	N/A	N/A	N/A
Barratt Developments Competitors	-21.21%	-14.61%	1.16%

Dividends

Barratt Developments pays an annual dividend of $0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Barratt Developments pays out 10.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Household Durables” companies pay a dividend yield of 4.4% and pay out 33.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Barratt Developments competitors beat Barratt Developments on 6 of the 9 factors compared.

About Barratt Developments

Barratt Redrow plc engages in the housebuilding business in the United Kingdom. The company acquires and develops land; plans, designs, and constructs homes, apartments, penthouses, and communities, as well as undertakes mixed-use regeneration schemes; and develops retail, leisure, office, industrial, and mixed-use properties. It is also involved in the commercial development business under the Wilson Bowden Developments brand name. The company offers its homes under the Barratt Homes, David Wilson Homes, and Barratt London brands. The company was formerly known as Barratt Developments plc and changed its name Barratt Redrow plc in October 2024. Barratt Redrow plc was incorporated in 1958 and is headquartered in Coalville, the United Kingdom.