Contrasting Bellway (BLWYF) and Its Peers

Bellway (OTCMKTS:BLWYF) is one of 149 public companies in the “Household Durables” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Bellway to related companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and profitability.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

49.3% of Bellway 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bellway	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bellway Competitors	-21.23%	-17.53%	1.13%

Dividends

Bellway pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Bellway pays out 10.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Household Durables” companies pay a dividend yield of 4.5% and pay out 33.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bellway	N/A	N/A	14.89
Bellway Competitors	$5.26 billion	$319.32 million	10.12

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Bellway and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bellway	0	0	2	0	3.00
Bellway Competitors	1737	7287	8064	303	2.40

As a group, “Household Durables” companies have a potential upside of 49.63%. Given Bellway’s competitors higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bellway has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

Bellway competitors beat Bellway on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

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, Ashberry, and Bellway London brands. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne, the United Kingdom.