CLS (CLI) Competitors GBX 69.40 +0.40 (+0.58%) As of 11:54 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock CLI vs. WKP, RGL, DLN, GPE, SUPR, DIGS, UKCM, HBRN, SHED, and ESPShould 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 Empiric Student Property (ESP). These companies are all part of the "real estate" sector. CLS vs. Its Competitors Workspace Group Regional REIT Derwent London Great Portland Estates Supermarket Income REIT GCP Student Living UK Commercial Property REIT Hibernia REIT Urban Logistics REIT Empiric Student Property CLS (LON:CLI) and Workspace Group (LON:WKP) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, media sentiment and profitability. Which has more volatility and risk, CLI or WKP? CLS has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Workspace Group has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CLI or WKP? 27.7% of CLS shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.1% of Workspace Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 66.4% of CLS shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 32.2% of Workspace Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is CLI or WKP more profitable? 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% Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CLI or WKP? 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 RatioCLS£154.62M1.79-£207.36M-£51.90-1.34Workspace Group£184.50M4.13-£192.71M-£100.27-3.96 Does the media prefer CLI or WKP? In the previous week, CLS had 8 more articles in the media than Workspace Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for CLS and 2 mentions for Workspace Group. CLS's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Workspace Group's score of -0.22 indicating that CLS is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment CLS 4 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Workspace Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is CLI or WKP a better dividend stock? CLS pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.5%. Workspace Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. CLS pays out -15.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Workspace Group pays out -27.9% 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. Do analysts rate CLI or WKP? CLS currently has a consensus price target of GBX 114, suggesting a potential upside of 64.27%. Given CLS's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research 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) 3.00Workspace Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 SummaryCLS and Workspace Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get CLS News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CLI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CLI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart CLI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCLSREIT IndustryReal Estate SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£276.55M£745.02M£1.60B£2.96BDividend Yield10.74%12.57%6.26%5.02%P/E Ratio-1.341.7410.41147.41Price / Sales1.79188.771,254.59240,143.56Price / Cash5.6263.0766.7927.97Price / Book0.330.441.314.55Net Income-£207.36M-£181.49M-£120.13M£5.90B7 Day Performance-1.00%-0.19%0.30%1.27%1 Month Performance9.64%1.06%2.56%4.62%1 Year Performance-25.54%31.13%13.25%82.58% CLS Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CLICLS3.5361 of 5 starsGBX 69.40+0.6%GBX 114+64.3%-26.0%£276.55M£154.62M-1.34118Gap UpWKPWorkspace GroupN/AGBX 426.50+1.4%N/A-34.8%£818.80M£184.50M-4.25293Dividend CutRGLRegional REITN/AGBX 122+0.7%N/A+932.8%£197.21M£287.40M-0.76N/ANews CoverageInsider TradeDLNDerwent London2.7888 of 5 starsGBX 2,095.35+1.1%GBX 2,700+28.9%-13.2%£2.35B£277.67M-6.50199GPEGreat Portland Estates2.6306 of 5 starsGBX 359.97+0.4%GBX 411+14.2%-1.7%£1.44B£230.33M3.59134Positive NewsSUPRSupermarket Income REITN/AGBX 86.79+2.2%N/A+12.7%£1.08B£107.21M-51.05N/ADIGSGCP Student LivingN/AN/AN/AN/A£966.92M£36.29M8.43112News CoverageGap UpUKCMUK Commercial Property REITN/AN/AN/AN/A£947.70M£73.09M-270.00N/AHBRNHibernia REITN/AN/AN/AN/A£906.02M£66.21M35.1035SHEDUrban Logistics REITN/AGBX 156flatGBX 142-9.0%+30.4%£724.09M£58.96M29.70N/AHigh Trading VolumeESPEmpiric Student PropertyN/AGBX 102.60-0.2%N/A+5.6%£679.63M£89.58M11.52150 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Workspace Group Alternatives Regional REIT Alternatives Derwent London Alternatives Great Portland Estates Alternatives Supermarket Income REIT Alternatives GCP Student Living Alternatives UK Commercial Property REIT Alternatives Hibernia REIT Alternatives Urban Logistics REIT Alternatives Empiric Student Property Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:CLI) was last updated on 7/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA grave, grave error.I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. 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