LAND vs. LMP, UTG, BLND, GPOR, SIR, DIGS, HBRN, BCPT, RDI, and MKLW
Should you be buying Land Securities Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Land Securities Group include LondonMetric Property (LMP), Unite Group (UTG), British Land (BLND), Great Portland Estates (GPOR), Secure Income REIT (SIR), GCP Student Living (DIGS), Hibernia REIT (HBRN), Balanced Commercial Property Trust (BCPT), Rdi Reit (RDI), and A & J Mucklow Group P L C (MKLW). These companies are all part of the "reit - diversified" industry.
Land Securities Group (LON:LAND) and LondonMetric Property (LON:LMP) are both mid-cap real estate companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, risk and analyst recommendations.
Land Securities Group has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LondonMetric Property has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Land Securities Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 40 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. LondonMetric Property pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Land Securities Group pays out -9,302.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. LondonMetric Property pays out -5,263.2% 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. Land Securities Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
In the previous week, Land Securities Group had 2 more articles in the media than LondonMetric Property. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Land Securities Group and 2 mentions for LondonMetric Property. Land Securities Group's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat LondonMetric Property's score of 0.63 indicating that Land Securities Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Land Securities Group has a net margin of -38.71% compared to LondonMetric Property's net margin of -124.25%. Land Securities Group's return on equity of -5.05% beat LondonMetric Property's return on equity.
LondonMetric Property has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Land Securities Group. Land Securities Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LondonMetric Property, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Land Securities Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 663, indicating a potential upside of 2.63%. LondonMetric Property has a consensus price target of GBX 229.50, indicating a potential upside of 12.94%. Given LondonMetric Property's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe LondonMetric Property is more favorable than Land Securities Group.
75.7% of Land Securities Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.7% of LondonMetric Property shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Land Securities Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of LondonMetric Property shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Land Securities Group received 182 more outperform votes than LondonMetric Property when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.88% of users gave Land Securities Group an outperform vote while only 56.51% of users gave LondonMetric Property an outperform vote.
Summary
Land Securities Group beats LondonMetric Property on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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