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Costain shares are less expensive than other comparable stocks. They are safely financed and are good value, but show below average growth. We recommend evaluating whether the future of the company Costain is really as difficult as the low price of the stock suggests. If you believe that the future of the company is market-typical or even better, then this could be an argument for a share purchase.
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2. Maire Tecnimont (XL, IT) Construction & Engineering
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3. Keller (XL, GB) Construction & Engineering
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4. Koninklijke BAM Groep (XL, NL) Construction & Engineering
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5. Skanska (XXL, SE) Construction & Engineering
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6. Webuild (XL, IT) Construction & Engineering
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7. Kier (XL, GB) Construction & Engineering
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8. Morgan Sindall (XL, GB) Construction & Engineering
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9. NCC (XL, SE) Construction & Engineering
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10. Eiffage (XXL, FR) Construction & Engineering
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Large companies - similar region as Costain
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1. ABF (XXL, GB) Packaged Foods & Meats
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2. Bellway (XL, GB) Homebuilding
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3. Computacenter (XL, GB) IT Consulting & oth. Services
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4. Vistry Group (XL, GB) Homebuilding
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5. Hays (XL, GB) HR- & Employment Services
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6. Royal Mail (XXL, GB) Air Freight & Logistics
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7. Taylor Wimpey (XL, GB) Homebuilding
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8. Keller (XL, GB) Construction & Engineering
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9. RS Group (XL, GB) Trading & Distribution
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10. Aviva (XXL, GB) Multi-line Insurance
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10. Aviva (XXL, GB) Multi-line Insurance
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Mid sized companies - similar industry as Costain
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1. Severfield (M, GB) Construction & Engineering
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2. Renold (M, GB) Industrial Machinery
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3. QinetiQ (L, GB) Aerospace & Defense
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4. Vesuvius (L, GB) Industrial Machinery
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5. Genuit (M, GB) Building Products
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6. Norcros (M, GB) Building Products
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7. Macfarlane Group (M, GB) Trading & Distribution
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8. Bodycote (L, GB) Industrial Machinery
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9. Epwin (M, GB) Building Products
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10. VP (M, GB) Trading & Distribution
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1. ME Group (M, GB) Leisure Products
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2. International Personal Finance (L, GB) Consumer Finance
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3. M J Gleeson (M, GB) Homebuilding
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4. A.G. Barr (M, GB) Soft Drinks
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5. Severfield (M, GB) Construction & Engineering
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6. Hunting (L, GB) Oil & Gas Equipment
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7. Spectris (L, GB) Electronic Equipment
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8. Lancashire (L, GB) Property & Casualty Insurance
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9. Sirius Real Estate (M, GB) Real Estate: Operating Services
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10. Bloomsbury (M, GB) Publishing
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10. Bloomsbury (M, GB) Publishing
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