Financial Review: Bellway (OTCMKTS:BLWYY) and Barratt Redrow (OTCMKTS:BTDPY)

Bellway (OTCMKTS:BLWYY) and Barratt Redrow (OTCMKTS:BTDPY) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Bellway and Barratt Redrow’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bellway	N/A	N/A	N/A
Barratt Redrow	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Bellway and Barratt Redrow, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bellway	0	4	0	0	2.00
Barratt Redrow	0	3	4	1	2.75

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Bellway and Barratt Redrow”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bellway	$3.62 billion	0.99	$204.69 million	N/A	N/A
Barratt Redrow	$7.22 billion	0.68	$241.22 million	N/A	N/A

Barratt Redrow has higher revenue and earnings than Bellway.

Risk & Volatility

Bellway has a beta of 0.13, suggesting that its share price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Barratt Redrow has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Bellway pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Barratt Redrow pays an annual dividend of $0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.1% of Barratt Redrow shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Barratt Redrow beats Bellway on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Bellway

Bellway p.l.c., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the home building business in the United Kingdom. The company builds and sells homes ranging from one-bedroom apartments to six-bedroom family homes, as well as provides homes to housing associations for social housing. It offers homes under Bellway and Ashberry brands. Bellway p.l.c. was incorporated in 1978 and is headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne, the United Kingdom.

About Barratt Redrow

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.