Derwent London (DLN) Competitors

Derwent London (LON:DLN) and Great Portland Estates (LON:GPE) are both real estate companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Does the media refer more to DLN or GPE?

In the previous week, Derwent London had 2 more articles in the media than Great Portland Estates. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Derwent London and 0 mentions for Great Portland Estates. Great Portland Estates' average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Derwent London's score of 0.42 indicating that Great Portland Estates is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Derwent London	Neutral
Great Portland Estates	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of DLN or GPE?

72.3% of Derwent London shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.6% of Great Portland Estates shares are held by institutional investors. 8.0% of Derwent London shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Great Portland Estates shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend DLN or GPE?

Derwent London currently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,306.50, indicating a potential downside of 6.47%. Great Portland Estates has a consensus price target of GBX 423.25, indicating a potential upside of 13.93%. Given Great Portland Estates' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Great Portland Estates is more favorable than Derwent London.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Derwent London	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Great Portland Estates	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Is DLN or GPE more profitable?

Derwent London has a net margin of -129.47% compared to Great Portland Estates' net margin of -292.59%. Derwent London's return on equity of -9.90% beat Great Portland Estates' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Derwent London	-129.47%	-9.90%	1.96%
Great Portland Estates	-292.59%	-17.58%	0.79%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DLN or GPE?

Derwent London received 372 more outperform votes than Great Portland Estates when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.87% of users gave Great Portland Estates an outperform vote while only 51.40% of users gave Derwent London an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Derwent London	Outperform Votes 386 51.40%	Underperform Votes 365 48.60%
Great Portland Estates	Outperform Votes 14 60.87%	Underperform Votes 9 39.13%

Is DLN or GPE a better dividend stock?

Derwent London pays an annual dividend of GBX 80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Great Portland Estates pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Derwent London pays out -2,492.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Great Portland Estates pays out -1,188.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Derwent London is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk & volatility, DLN or GPE?

Derwent London has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Great Portland Estates has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and earnings, DLN or GPE?

Great Portland Estates has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Derwent London. Derwent London is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Great Portland Estates, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Derwent London	£278.60M	9.94	-£360.70M	-£3.21	-768.22
Great Portland Estates	£105.20M	14.31	-£307.80M	-£1.01	-367.82

Summary

Derwent London beats Great Portland Estates on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.