Reviewing The Berkeley Group (BKGFF) and Its Competitors

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares The Berkeley Group and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
The Berkeley Group	N/A	N/A	16.19
The Berkeley Group Competitors	$5.27 billion	$319.19 million	25.95

The Berkeley Group’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than The Berkeley Group. The Berkeley Group 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.

Dividends

The Berkeley Group pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. The Berkeley Group pays out 68.8% 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 33.1% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. The Berkeley Group lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Profitability

This table compares The Berkeley Group and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Berkeley Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
The Berkeley Group Competitors	-21.11%	-14.39%	1.25%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

45.9% of The Berkeley Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.7% of shares of all “Household Durables” companies are owned by institutional investors. 18.5% of shares of all “Household Durables” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

The Berkeley Group competitors beat The Berkeley Group on 7 of the 9 factors compared.

About The Berkeley Group

The Berkeley Group Holdings plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the residential-led and mixed-use property development and ancillary activities in the United Kingdom. The company is involved in land selling activities. It operates under the Berkeley, St Edward, St George, St James, St Joseph, and St William brand names. The Berkeley Group Holdings plc was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Cobham, the United Kingdom.