British Land (BLND) Competitors

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

Is BLND or AVST a better dividend stock?

British Land pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Avast pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.16 per share. British Land pays out 25.0% 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.

Does the media favor BLND or AVST?

In the previous week, British Land had 6 more articles in the media than Avast. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for British Land and 1 mentions for Avast. British Land's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Avast's score of 0.00 indicating that British Land is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
British Land	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Avast	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate BLND or AVST?

British Land currently has a consensus target price of GBX 480, indicating a potential upside of 32.09%. Given British Land's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Avast	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

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

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

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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation & 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	£533.92M	6.78	£914.90M	£92.06	3.95
Avast	£940.10M	0.00	N/A	£0.23	N/A

Summary

British Land beats Avast on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.