Financial Contrast: Taylor Wimpey (TWODF) and Its Competitors

Taylor Wimpey (OTCMKTS:TWODF) is one of 150 public companies in the “Household Durables” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Taylor Wimpey to related companies based on the strength of its dividends, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Taylor Wimpey and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Taylor Wimpey	N/A	N/A	11.93
Taylor Wimpey Competitors	$5.27 billion	$319.19 million	26.55

Taylor Wimpey’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Taylor Wimpey. Taylor Wimpey 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

Taylor Wimpey pays an annual dividend of $0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Taylor Wimpey pays out 7.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Household Durables” companies pay a dividend yield of 4.3% and pay out 33.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Taylor Wimpey	N/A	N/A	N/A
Taylor Wimpey Competitors	-21.27%	-17.43%	1.18%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Taylor Wimpey and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Taylor Wimpey	3	1	2	0	1.83
Taylor Wimpey Competitors	1721	7266	8043	300	2.40

As a group, “Household Durables” companies have a potential upside of 47.16%. Given Taylor Wimpey’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Taylor Wimpey has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

39.9% of Taylor Wimpey 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, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Taylor Wimpey competitors beat Taylor Wimpey on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

Taylor Wimpey Company Profile

Taylor Wimpey plc operates as a homebuilder in the United Kingdom and Spain. It builds and delivers various homes and communities. Taylor Wimpey plc was incorporated in 1935 and is based in High Wycombe, the United Kingdom.