Taylor Wimpey (TWODF) & The Competition Critical Analysis

Taylor Wimpey (OTCMKTS:TWODF) is one of 149 publicly-traded companies in the “Household Durables” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Taylor Wimpey to similar companies based on the strength of its dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and risk.

Insider and Institutional 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 insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Taylor Wimpey	N/A	N/A	12.68
Taylor Wimpey Competitors	$5.28 billion	$322.40 million	13.60

Taylor Wimpey’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Taylor Wimpey. Taylor Wimpey is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, 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 0.6%. 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 4.4% and pay out 33.4% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

This table compares Taylor Wimpey and its rivals’ 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	-21.22%	-17.51%	1.14%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Taylor Wimpey and its rivals, as reported 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	1736	7281	8058	303	2.40

As a group, “Household Durables” companies have a potential upside of 47.50%. Given Taylor Wimpey’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Taylor Wimpey has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

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

About Taylor Wimpey

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.