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British Land (BLND) Competitors

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

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?

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

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 Ratio
Avast£940.10M0.00N/A£0.23N/A
British Land£523M8.21£914.90M£45.309.25

In the previous week, British Land had 3 more articles in the media than Avast. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for British Land and 0 mentions for Avast. Avast's average media sentiment score of 1.78 beat British Land's score of -0.33 indicating that Avast is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Avast Very Positive
British Land Neutral

British Land has a consensus target price of GBX 446.44, indicating a potential upside of 6.50%. Given British Land's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)
0.00
British Land
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.30

British Land has a net margin of 86.48% compared to Avast's net margin of 0.00%. British Land's return on equity of 7.73% beat Avast's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
AvastN/A N/A N/A
British Land 86.48%7.73%3.37%

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 stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Avast pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.16 per share. British Land pays an annual dividend of GBX 22.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Avast pays out 69.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. British Land pays out 50.5% 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.

Summary

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

How does British Land compare to Persimmon?

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

Persimmon pays an annual dividend of GBX 60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. British Land pays an annual dividend of GBX 22.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Persimmon pays out 68.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. British Land pays out 50.5% 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 2 more articles in the media than Persimmon. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for British Land and 1 mentions for Persimmon. Persimmon's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat British Land's score of -0.33 indicating that Persimmon is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Persimmon has a beta of 1.396, suggesting that its share price is 40% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, British Land has a beta of 1.181, suggesting that its share price is 18% more volatile than the broader market.

Persimmon presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,524.50, indicating a potential upside of 46.24%. British Land has a consensus target price of GBX 446.44, indicating a potential upside of 6.50%. Given Persimmon's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Persimmon is more favorable than British Land.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Persimmon
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80
British Land
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.30

60.8% of Persimmon shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.9% of British Land shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Persimmon shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of British Land shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

British Land has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Persimmon£3.75B0.89£257.98M£88.2011.82
British Land£523M8.21£914.90M£45.309.25

British Land has a net margin of 86.48% 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
Persimmon7.62% 8.05% 8.28%
British Land 86.48%7.73%3.37%

Summary

Persimmon beats British Land on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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

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

British Land has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust£781.18M3.68£130.50M£77.544.23
British Land£523M8.21£914.90M£45.309.25

Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust has a beta of 0.785, suggesting that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, British Land has a beta of 1.181, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, British Land had 2 more articles in the media than Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for British Land and 1 mentions for Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust. Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat British Land's score of -0.33 indicating that Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
British Land
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

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

Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust has a net margin of 96.24% compared to British Land's net margin of 86.48%. Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust's return on equity of 31.30% beat British Land's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust96.24% 31.30% 4.50%
British Land 86.48%7.73%3.37%

British Land has a consensus price target of GBX 446.44, indicating a potential upside of 6.50%. Given British Land's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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
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
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.30

Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. British Land pays an annual dividend of GBX 22.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust pays out 6.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. British Land pays out 50.5% 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.

Summary

British Land beats Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does British Land compare to Royal Mail?

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

Royal Mail pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.17 per share. British Land pays an annual dividend of GBX 22.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Royal Mail pays out 27.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. British Land pays out 50.5% 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 has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Royal Mail£12.71B0.00N/A£0.61N/A
British Land£523M8.21£914.90M£45.309.25

British Land has a consensus price target of GBX 446.44, indicating a potential upside of 6.50%. Given British Land's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe British Land is more favorable than Royal Mail.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Royal Mail
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
British Land
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.30

In the previous week, British Land had 3 more articles in the media than Royal Mail. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for British Land and 0 mentions for Royal Mail. Royal Mail's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat British Land's score of -0.33 indicating that Royal Mail is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Royal Mail Neutral
British Land Neutral

British Land has a net margin of 86.48% compared to Royal Mail's net margin of 0.00%. British Land's return on equity of 7.73% beat Royal Mail's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Royal MailN/A N/A N/A
British Land 86.48%7.73%3.37%

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

Summary

British Land beats Royal Mail on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does British Land compare to Spirent Communications?

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

57.4% of Spirent Communications shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.9% of British Land shares are held by institutional investors. 22.0% of Spirent Communications shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% 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 stock is poised for long-term growth.

British Land has a net margin of 86.48% compared to Spirent Communications' net margin of 1.53%. British Land's return on equity of 7.73% beat Spirent Communications' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Spirent Communications1.53% 1.82% 2.77%
British Land 86.48%7.73%3.37%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Spirent Communications£471M2.49£16.67M£0.0116,032.26
British Land£523M8.21£914.90M£45.309.25

Spirent Communications has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, British Land has a beta of 1.181, meaning that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the broader market.

Spirent Communications currently has a consensus price target of GBX 199, indicating a potential upside of 0.10%. British Land has a consensus price target of GBX 446.44, indicating a potential upside of 6.50%. Given British Land's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe British Land is more favorable than Spirent Communications.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Spirent Communications
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
British Land
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.30

In the previous week, British Land had 3 more articles in the media than Spirent Communications. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for British Land and 0 mentions for Spirent Communications. Spirent Communications' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat British Land's score of -0.33 indicating that Spirent Communications is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Spirent Communications Neutral
British Land Neutral

Summary

British Land beats Spirent Communications on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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.
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BLND vs. The Competition

MetricBritish LandREIT IndustryReal Estate SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£4.20B£1.17B£2.04B£3.00B
Dividend Yield5.64%14.06%7.28%6.18%
P/E Ratio9.2515.5630.04366.78
Price / Sales8.21430.99380.9886,623.82
Price / Cash31.53127.7868.0327.87
Price / Book0.850.771.347.85
Net Income£914.90M£51.66M-£124.57M£5.89B
7 Day Performance5.06%1.60%0.36%-0.06%
1 Month Performance10.90%0.52%-0.68%0.95%
1 Year Performance8.43%0.60%0.37%75.33%

British Land Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BLND
British Land
3.7225 of 5 stars
GBX 419.20
+2.3%
GBX 446.44
+6.5%
+8.4%£4.20B£523M9.251,690
AVST
Avast
N/AN/AN/AN/A£7.49B£940.10M3,115.651,800
PSN
Persimmon
4.832 of 5 stars
GBX 1,053
flat
GBX 1,524.50
+44.8%
-24.9%£3.38B£3.75B11.946,180
TEM
Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust
N/AGBX 316.01
-1.6%
N/A+82.2%£2.77B£781.18M4.08N/A
RMG
Royal Mail
N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.98B£12.71B339.34100

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This page (LON:BLND) was last updated on 6/14/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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