British Land (BLND) Competitors

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Should you buy British Land stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares British Land with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with British Land include Avast (AVST), Persimmon (PSN), Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust (TEM), Royal Mail (RMG), and Spirent Communications (SPT). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.

How does British Land compare to Avast?

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

In the previous week, British Land had 13 more articles in the media than Avast. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for British Land and 0 mentions for Avast. Avast's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat British Land's score of 0.70 indicating that Avast is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
British Land	Positive
Avast	Positive

British Land currently has a consensus target price of GBX 448.13, indicating a potential upside of 15.38%. Given British Land's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe British Land is more favorable than Avast.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
British Land	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Avast	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

British Land has a net margin of 81.27% compared to Avast's net margin of 0.00%. British Land's return on equity of 7.75% beat Avast's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
British Land	81.27%	7.75%	3.37%
Avast	N/A	N/A	N/A

45.9% of British Land shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of British Land shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

British Land pays an annual dividend of GBX 22.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Avast pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.16 per share. British Land pays out 50.6% 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.

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	£498M	7.99	£914.90M	£45.10	8.61
Avast	£940.10M	0.00	N/A	£0.23	N/A

Summary

British Land beats Avast on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does British Land compare to Persimmon?

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

45.9% of British Land shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.8% of Persimmon shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of British Land shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Persimmon shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

British Land currently has a consensus price target of GBX 448.13, indicating a potential upside of 15.38%. Persimmon has a consensus price target of GBX 1,524.50, indicating a potential upside of 43.48%. Given Persimmon's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Persimmon is more favorable than British Land.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
British Land	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Persimmon	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

British Land has a beta of 1.169, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Persimmon has a beta of 1.387, meaning that its share price is 39% more volatile than the broader market.

British Land pays an annual dividend of GBX 22.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Persimmon pays an annual dividend of GBX 60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. British Land pays out 50.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Persimmon pays out 68.0% 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.

British Land has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Persimmon. British Land is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Persimmon, 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	£498M	7.99	£914.90M	£45.10	8.61
Persimmon	£3.75B	0.91	£257.98M	£88.20	12.05

In the previous week, British Land had 11 more articles in the media than Persimmon. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for British Land and 2 mentions for Persimmon. British Land's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Persimmon's score of -0.27 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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Persimmon	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

British Land has a net margin of 81.27% compared to Persimmon's net margin of 7.62%. Persimmon's return on equity of 8.05% beat British Land's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
British Land	81.27%	7.75%	3.37%
Persimmon	7.62%	8.05%	8.28%

Summary

Persimmon beats British Land on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does British Land compare to Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust?

British Land (LON:BLND) and Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust (LON:TEM) are both mid-cap computer software companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and profitability.

British Land pays an annual dividend of GBX 22.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. British Land pays out 50.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust pays out 10.7% 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.

In the previous week, British Land had 13 more articles in the media than Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for British Land and 0 mentions for Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust. British Land's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that British Land is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
British Land	Positive
Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	Neutral

British Land presently has a consensus price target of GBX 448.13, indicating a potential upside of 15.38%. Given British Land's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe British Land is more favorable than Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
British Land	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

British Land has a beta of 1.169, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust has a beta of 1.0788894, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the broader market.

45.9% of British Land shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.1% of Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of British Land shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust has a net margin of 100.49% compared to British Land's net margin of 81.27%. Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust's return on equity of 22.76% beat British Land's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
British Land	81.27%	7.75%	3.37%
Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	100.49%	22.76%	4.50%

British Land has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust. Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust 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	£498M	7.99	£914.90M	£45.10	8.61
Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	£519.01M	5.63	£130.50M	£49.21	6.31

Summary

British Land beats Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does British Land compare to Royal Mail?

British Land (LON:BLND) and Royal Mail (LON:RMG) are both computer software companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

British Land has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Royal Mail. Royal Mail 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	£498M	7.99	£914.90M	£45.10	8.61
Royal Mail	£12.71B	0.00	N/A	£0.61	N/A

British Land has a net margin of 81.27% compared to Royal Mail's net margin of 0.00%. British Land's return on equity of 7.75% beat Royal Mail's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
British Land	81.27%	7.75%	3.37%
Royal Mail	N/A	N/A	N/A

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
British Land	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Royal Mail	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

British Land pays an annual dividend of GBX 22.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Royal Mail pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.17 per share. British Land pays out 50.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Royal Mail pays out 27.4% 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.

In the previous week, British Land had 13 more articles in the media than Royal Mail. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for British Land and 0 mentions for Royal Mail. British Land's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Royal Mail's score of 0.00 indicating that British Land is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
British Land	Positive
Royal Mail	Neutral

45.9% of British Land shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of British Land shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

British Land beats Royal Mail on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does British Land compare to Spirent Communications?

British Land (LON:BLND) and Spirent Communications (LON:SPT) are both computer software companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

British Land has higher revenue and earnings than Spirent Communications. British Land is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Spirent Communications, 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	£498M	7.99	£914.90M	£45.10	8.61
Spirent Communications	£471M	2.49	£16.67M	£0.01	16,032.26

British Land has a beta of 1.169, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Spirent Communications has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the broader market.

British Land presently has a consensus target price of GBX 448.13, indicating a potential upside of 15.38%. Spirent Communications has a consensus target price of GBX 199, indicating a potential upside of 0.10%. Given British Land's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe British Land is more favorable than Spirent Communications.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
British Land	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Spirent Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

British Land has a net margin of 81.27% compared to Spirent Communications' net margin of 1.53%. British Land's return on equity of 7.75% beat Spirent Communications' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
British Land	81.27%	7.75%	3.37%
Spirent Communications	1.53%	1.82%	2.77%

45.9% of British Land shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.4% of Spirent Communications shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of British Land shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.0% of Spirent Communications 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.

In the previous week, British Land had 13 more articles in the media than Spirent Communications. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for British Land and 0 mentions for Spirent Communications. British Land's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Spirent Communications' score of 0.00 indicating that British Land is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
British Land	Positive
Spirent Communications	Neutral

Summary

British Land beats Spirent Communications on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	British Land	REIT Industry	Real Estate Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£3.98B	£1.15B	£2.03B	£2.79B
Dividend Yield	6.11%	14.31%	7.38%	6.16%
P/E Ratio	8.61	15.21	29.15	365.60
Price / Sales	7.99	424.37	780.63	87,567.35
Price / Cash	31.53	127.78	68.04	27.89
Price / Book	0.79	0.76	1.30	7.63
Net Income	£914.90M	£51.66M	-£124.57M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	2.75%	0.29%	-0.30%	-0.02%
1 Month Performance	-2.58%	-1.74%	-1.30%	1.06%
1 Year Performance	-5.48%	2.44%	3.42%	85.15%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
BLND British Land	4.1654 of 5 stars	GBX 388.40 +0.3%	GBX 448.13 +15.4%	-5.7%	£3.98B	£498M	8.61	1,690	Trending News Earnings Report Analyst Forecast High Trading Volume
AVST Avast	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£7.49B	£940.10M	3,115.65	1,800	News Coverage Positive News High Trading Volume
PSN Persimmon	4.7112 of 5 stars	GBX 1,061.50 -0.7%	GBX 1,524.50 +43.6%	-23.8%	£3.41B	£3.75B	12.04	6,180
TEM Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	N/A	GBX 311.88 +2.6%	N/A	+75.6%	£2.94B	£519.01M	6.34	N/A	Positive News Gap Up High Trading Volume
RMG Royal Mail	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£1.98B	£12.71B	339.34	100

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British Land (BLND) Competitors

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British Land (BLND) Competitors

BLND vs. AVST, PSN, TEM, RMG, and SPT

How does British Land compare to Avast?

Does the media prefer BLND or AVST?

Do analysts rate BLND or AVST?

Is BLND or AVST more profitable?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BLND or AVST?

Is BLND or AVST a better dividend stock?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BLND or AVST?

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How does British Land compare to Persimmon?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BLND or PSN?

Do analysts rate BLND or PSN?

Which has more volatility and risk, BLND or PSN?

Is BLND or PSN a better dividend stock?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BLND or PSN?

Does the media prefer BLND or PSN?

Is BLND or PSN more profitable?

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How does British Land compare to Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust?

Is BLND or TEM a better dividend stock?

Does the media favor BLND or TEM?

Do analysts recommend BLND or TEM?

Which has more volatility and risk, BLND or TEM?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BLND or TEM?

Is BLND or TEM more profitable?

Which has better valuation & earnings, BLND or TEM?

Summary

How does British Land compare to Royal Mail?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BLND or RMG?

Is BLND or RMG more profitable?

Do analysts recommend BLND or RMG?

Is BLND or RMG a better dividend stock?

Does the media refer more to BLND or RMG?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BLND or RMG?

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How does British Land compare to Spirent Communications?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, BLND or SPT?

Which has more volatility and risk, BLND or SPT?

Do analysts recommend BLND or SPT?

Is BLND or SPT more profitable?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BLND or SPT?

Does the media prefer BLND or SPT?

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