British Land (BLND) Competitors

British Land (LON:BLND) and Avast (LON:AVST) are both mid-cap computer software companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, risk and earnings.

Is BLND or AVST a better dividend stock?

British Land pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Avast pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.16 per share. British Land pays out 65.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Avast pays out 69.6% 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. British Land is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BLND or AVST?

British Land has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Avast. Avast is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than British Land, 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
British Land	£454M	7.66	£914.90M	£0.35	994.29
Avast	£940.10M	0.00	N/A	£0.23	N/A

Do analysts rate BLND or AVST?

British Land currently has a consensus price target of GBX 480, indicating a potential upside of 37.93%. Given British Land's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe British Land is more favorable than Avast.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
British Land	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Avast	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media prefer BLND or AVST?

In the previous week, British Land's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Avast'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
British Land	Neutral
Avast	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BLND or AVST?

45.9% of British Land shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of British Land shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is BLND or AVST more profitable?

British Land has a net margin of 171.35% compared to Avast's net margin of 0.00%. British Land's return on equity of 18.53% beat Avast's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
British Land	171.35%	18.53%	3.37%
Avast	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

British Land beats Avast on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.