British Land (BLND) Competitors GBX 337.40 -3.00 (-0.88%) As of 12:23 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesSustainabilityBuy This Stock BLND vs. AVST, PSN, VTY, TEM, RMG, SPT, GEN, DOCS, WIX, and YOUShould you be buying British Land stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of British Land include Avast (AVST), Persimmon (PSN), Vistry Group (VTY), Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust (TEM), Royal Mail (RMG), Spirent Communications (SPT), Genuit Group (GEN), Dr. Martens (DOCS), Wickes Group (WIX), and YouGov (YOU). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. British Land vs. Its Competitors Avast Persimmon Vistry Group Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust Royal Mail Spirent Communications Genuit Group Dr. Martens Wickes Group YouGov Avast (LON:AVST) and British Land (LON:BLND) are both mid-cap computer software companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and valuation. Is AVST or BLND a better dividend stock? Avast pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.16 per share. British Land pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. Avast pays out 69.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. British Land pays out 25.0% 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 earnings and valuation, AVST or BLND? British Land has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAvast£940.10M0.00N/A£0.23N/ABritish Land£533.92M6.30£914.90M£92.063.66 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AVST or BLND? 69.4% of British Land shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of British Land shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is AVST or BLND 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 AvastN/A N/A N/A British Land 171.35%18.53%3.37% Does the media refer more to AVST or BLND? In the previous week, Avast had 1 more articles in the media than British Land. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Avast and 0 mentions for British Land. British Land's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Avast's score of 0.00 indicating that British Land is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Avast Neutral British Land Positive Do analysts rate AVST or BLND? British Land has a consensus target price of GBX 480, indicating a potential upside of 42.26%. Given British Land's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe British Land is more favorable than Avast.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Avast 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00British Land 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryBritish Land beats Avast on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get British Land News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BLND and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BLND vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBritish LandREIT IndustryReal Estate SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£3.36B£989.25M£1.64B£3.18BDividend Yield6.15%6.26%6.30%5.04%P/E Ratio3.667.5810.91166.92Price / Sales6.30393.77929.65448,413.15Price / Cash31.53127.7866.7927.93Price / Book0.680.721.316.35Net Income£914.90M£51.66M-£120.13M£5.89B7 Day Performance-1.92%0.18%0.25%0.76%1 Month Performance-6.10%-0.60%0.51%49.50%1 Year Performance-17.18%-4.11%8.13%141.61% British Land Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BLNDBritish Land4.2585 of 5 starsGBX 337.40-0.9%GBX 480+42.3%-17.0%£3.36B£533.92M3.661,690Positive NewsAVSTAvastN/AN/AN/AN/A£7.49B£940.10M3,115.651,800News CoverageNegative NewsHigh Trading VolumePSNPersimmon3.0248 of 5 starsGBX 1,130+3.1%GBX 1,431.25+26.7%N/A£3.63B£2.92B14.156,180Gap UpVTYVistry Group2.1952 of 5 starsGBX 644.40+2.0%GBX 631-2.1%-53.6%£2.11B£3.55B8.564,400News CoveragePositive NewsTEMTempleton Emerging Markets Investment TrustN/AGBX 200.50+0.4%N/A+23.8%£2.10B£160.96M16.08N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsRMGRoyal MailN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.98B£12.71B339.34100SPTSpirent Communications1.6946 of 5 starsGBX 196.60+0.1%GBX 236+20.0%+10.6%£1.41B£561.21M106.281,526News CoverageGENGenuit Group1.5889 of 5 starsGBX 367.50+1.5%GBX 506.67+37.9%-23.7%£911.51M£553.28M38.562,700DOCSDr. Martens3.3284 of 5 starsGBX 84.45+4.2%GBX 6,000+7,004.8%+25.0%£819.81M£874.20M11.97890Positive NewsDividend CutWIXWickes Group1.6214 of 5 starsGBX 216-0.2%GBX 215-0.5%+22.7%£511.42M£1.45B17.465,930News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeYOUYouGov2.9863 of 5 starsGBX 327+2.0%GBX 662.50+102.6%-32.5%£382.64M£335.28M-166.651,820 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AVST Alternatives PSN Alternatives VTY Alternatives TEM Alternatives RMG Alternatives SPT Alternatives GEN Alternatives DOCS Alternatives WIX Alternatives YOU Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:BLND) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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