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CLI vs. WKP, RGL, DLN, GPE, SUPR, DIGS, UKCM, HBRN, SHED, and BCPT

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), Supermarket Income REIT (SUPR), GCP Student Living (DIGS), UK Commercial Property REIT (UKCM), Hibernia REIT (HBRN), Urban Logistics REIT (SHED), and Balanced Commercial Property Trust (BCPT). These companies are all part of the "real estate" sector.

CLS vs. Its Competitors

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

Workspace Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. CLS pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.3%. Workspace Group pays out -27.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CLS pays out -15.4% 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.

Workspace Group has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CLS has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% 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
Workspace Group-104.45% -12.20% 2.35%
CLS -134.11%-23.42%2.30%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Workspace Group£184.50M4.17-£192.71M-£100.27-3.99
CLS£154.62M1.56-£207.36M-£51.90-1.16

CLS has a consensus price target of GBX 100, suggesting a potential upside of 65.73%. Given CLS's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe CLS is more favorable than Workspace Group.

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

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 1.11 beat Workspace Group's score of 0.34 indicating that CLS is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Workspace Group Neutral
CLS Positive

63.1% of Workspace Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.7% of CLS shares are owned by institutional investors. 32.2% of Workspace Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 66.4% of CLS shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Workspace Group beats CLS on 10 of the 18 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£240.45M£714.48M£1.63B£3.17B
Dividend Yield10.74%12.57%6.30%5.04%
P/E Ratio-1.161.7410.89168.09
Price / Sales1.56170.351,106.73477,360.22
Price / Cash5.6263.0766.7927.93
Price / Book0.290.421.317.19
Net Income-£207.36M-£181.49M-£120.13M£5.89B
7 Day Performance-3.61%-0.76%-0.30%0.15%
1 Month Performance-9.40%-0.91%0.55%49.91%
1 Year Performance-33.25%-6.09%7.94%160.45%

CLS Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CLI
CLS
3.627 of 5 stars
GBX 60.34
-1.2%
GBX 100
+65.7%
-33.2%£240.45M£154.62M-1.16118Positive News
Gap Up
WKP
Workspace Group
N/AGBX 410.50
+1.0%
N/AN/A£788.08M£184.50M-4.09293Dividend Cut
RGL
Regional REIT
N/AGBX 125.40
+2.0%
N/A-8.2%£202.70M£287.40M-0.78N/A
DLN
Derwent London
N/AGBX 1,720.50
+0.1%
GBX 2,700
+56.9%
-27.2%£1.93B£277.67M-5.34199
GPE
Great Portland Estates
2.8378 of 5 stars
GBX 313
flat
GBX 357.33
+14.2%
-9.5%£1.25B£230.33M3.12134
SUPR
Supermarket Income REIT
N/AGBX 79.60
+0.5%
N/A+5.1%£991.87M£107.21M-46.82N/A
DIGS
GCP Student Living
N/AN/AN/AN/A£966.92M£36.29M8.43112Gap Up
UKCM
UK Commercial Property REIT
N/AN/AN/AN/A£947.70M£73.09M-270.00N/A
HBRN
Hibernia REIT
N/AN/AN/AN/A£906.02M£66.21M35.1035
SHED
Urban Logistics REIT
N/AGBX 156
flat
N/A+29.6%£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/AHigh Trading Volume

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This page (LON:CLI) was last updated on 8/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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