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CLI vs. WKP, RGL, DLN, GPE, SHED, BCPT, ESP, THRL, PRSR, and HWG

Should you be buying CLS stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CLS include Workspace Group (WKP), Regional REIT (RGL), Derwent London (DLN), Great Portland Estates (GPE), Urban Logistics REIT (SHED), Balanced Commercial Property Trust (BCPT), Empiric Student Property (ESP), Target Healthcare REIT (THRL), Prs Reit (PRSR), and Harworth Group (HWG). These companies are all part of the "real estate" sector.

CLS vs. Its Competitors

CLS (LON:CLI) and Workspace Group (LON:WKP) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

CLS pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Workspace Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. CLS pays out -36.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Workspace Group pays out 1,014.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CLS is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

CLS has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Workspace Group has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Workspace Group has a net margin of -104.45% compared to CLS's net margin of -134.11%. Workspace Group's return on equity of -12.20% beat CLS's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
CLS-134.11% -23.42% 2.30%
Workspace Group -104.45%-12.20%2.35%

Workspace Group has higher revenue and earnings than CLS. CLS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Workspace Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
CLS£146M1.61-£207.36M-£0.14-411.89
Workspace Group£185.20M4.08-£192.71M£0.0314,035.71

25.0% of CLS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.7% of Workspace Group shares are held by institutional investors. 60.6% of CLS shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Workspace Group shares are held 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.

In the previous week, Workspace Group had 1 more articles in the media than CLS. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Workspace Group and 0 mentions for CLS. CLS's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Workspace Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
CLS Neutral
Workspace Group Neutral

CLS currently has a consensus price target of GBX 85, indicating a potential upside of 44.31%. Given CLS's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe CLS is more favorable than Workspace Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
CLS
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Workspace Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Summary

Workspace Group beats CLS on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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CLI vs. The Competition

MetricCLSREIT IndustryReal Estate SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£224.53M£757.88M£1.76B£2.60B
Dividend Yield7.06%11.45%6.85%5.31%
P/E Ratio-411.89661.68260.845,395.57
Price / Sales1.61274.72671.3997,513.31
Price / Cash5.6263.0766.7927.93
Price / Book0.280.431.339.20
Net Income-£207.36M-£181.49M-£120.13M£5.89B
7 Day Performance10.09%0.66%0.34%0.74%
1 Month Performance-5.00%1.43%0.55%3.37%
1 Year Performance-35.98%-9.25%5.07%190.45%

CLS Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CLI
CLS
2.6153 of 5 stars
GBX 58.90
+2.3%
GBX 85
+44.3%
-36.7%£224.53M£146M-411.89118Positive News
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
WKP
Workspace Group
N/AGBX 394
-1.3%
N/A-39.4%£757.49M£185.20M14,071.43293News Coverage
Dividend Cut
RGL
Regional REIT
2.5102 of 5 stars
GBX 123.76
+1.3%
N/A-10.3%£200.60M-£33.29M-369.43N/ANews Coverage
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
DLN
Derwent London
2.8616 of 5 stars
GBX 1,635
-2.4%
N/A-32.2%£1.84B£220.70M773.60199News Coverage
Negative News
Analyst Forecast
GPE
Great Portland Estates
N/AGBX 297.50
-0.2%
GBX 395.50
+32.9%
-14.6%£1.20B£94.20M988.37134
SHED
Urban Logistics REIT
N/AGBX 156
flat
N/A+25.6%£724.09M£58.96M29.70N/AHigh Trading Volume
BCPT
Balanced Commercial Property Trust
N/AN/AN/AN/A£672.09M£55.75M-1,368.57N/ANews Coverage
High Trading Volume
ESP
Empiric Student Property
N/AGBX 89.50
-0.9%
N/A-7.8%£594.44M£85.60M2,081.40150
THRL
Target Healthcare REIT
N/AGBX 94.40
+0.2%
N/A+6.5%£585.50M£77.66M811.00N/ANews Coverage
PRSR
Prs Reit
N/AGBX 103.40
+0.2%
N/A+11.0%£567.93M£116.05M517.002High Trading Volume
HWG
Harworth Group
2.9083 of 5 stars
GBX 169.50
flat
GBX 210
+23.9%
-5.5%£549.98M£181.59M979.77120Positive News
Earnings Report
Insider Trade

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This page (LON:CLI) was last updated on 9/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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