CLS (CLI) Competitors

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CLI vs. WKP, RGL, DLN, GPE, and SHED

Should you buy CLS stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares CLS 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 CLS include Workspace Group (WKP), Regional REIT (RGL), Derwent London (DLN), Great Portland Estates (GPE), and Urban Logistics REIT (SHED). These companies are all part of the "real estate" sector.

How does CLS compare to Workspace Group?

CLS (LON:CLI) and Workspace Group (LON:WKP) 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 dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and earnings.

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
CLS£139.70M1.43-£207.36M-£12.60N/A
Workspace Group£181.40M3.67-£192.71M-£39.50N/A

8.2% of CLS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.5% of Workspace Group shares are held by institutional investors. 60.1% 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

CLS presently has a consensus price target of GBX 64, suggesting a potential upside of 27.49%. Workspace Group has a consensus price target of GBX 440.50, suggesting a potential upside of 27.09%. Given CLS's higher probable upside, 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)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Workspace Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83

CLS has a net margin of -36.01% compared to Workspace Group's net margin of -66.32%. CLS's return on equity of -6.67% beat Workspace Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
CLS-36.01% -6.67% 2.30%
Workspace Group -66.32%-8.83%2.35%

CLS pays an annual dividend of GBX 3.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. Workspace Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 28.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%. CLS pays out -31.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Workspace Group pays out -71.9% 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. Workspace Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Workspace Group had 2 more articles in the media than CLS. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Workspace Group and 1 mentions for CLS. CLS's average media sentiment score of 1.14 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
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Workspace Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

CLS has a beta of 0.994, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Workspace Group has a beta of 1.092, meaning that its share price is 9% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Workspace Group beats CLS on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does CLS compare to Regional REIT?

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

CLS has higher revenue and earnings than Regional REIT. Regional REIT 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
CLS£139.70M1.43-£207.36M-£12.60N/A
Regional REIT-£11.01M-13.63-£258.36M-£10.10N/A

Regional REIT has a net margin of -20.80% compared to CLS's net margin of -36.01%. Regional REIT's return on equity of -4.99% beat CLS's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
CLS-36.01% -6.67% 2.30%
Regional REIT -20.80%-4.99%3.19%

In the previous week, CLS and CLS both had 1 articles in the media. CLS's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Regional REIT's score of 0.00 indicating that CLS is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
CLS Positive
Regional REIT Neutral

CLS has a beta of 0.994, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Regional REIT has a beta of 0.614, suggesting that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the broader market.

CLS pays an annual dividend of GBX 3.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. Regional REIT pays an annual dividend of GBX 9.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.5%. CLS pays out -31.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Regional REIT pays out -96.0% 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. Regional REIT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

CLS currently has a consensus price target of GBX 64, indicating a potential upside of 27.49%. Regional REIT has a consensus price target of GBX 140, indicating a potential upside of 51.19%. Given Regional REIT's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Regional REIT is more favorable than CLS.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
CLS
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Regional REIT
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

8.2% of CLS shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.9% of Regional REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. 60.1% of CLS shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Regional REIT shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Regional REIT beats CLS on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does CLS compare to Derwent London?

CLS (LON:CLI) and Derwent London (LON:DLN) are both real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
CLS£139.70M1.43-£207.36M-£12.60N/A
Derwent London£388.70M5.48-£359.76M£143.5113.24

CLS presently has a consensus price target of GBX 64, suggesting a potential upside of 27.49%. Derwent London has a consensus price target of GBX 1,956.50, suggesting a potential upside of 2.97%. Given CLS's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe CLS is more favorable than Derwent London.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
CLS
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Derwent London
2 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.22

Derwent London has a net margin of 40.73% compared to CLS's net margin of -36.01%. Derwent London's return on equity of 4.48% beat CLS's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
CLS-36.01% -6.67% 2.30%
Derwent London 40.73%4.48%1.96%

8.2% of CLS shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.8% of Derwent London shares are owned by institutional investors. 60.1% of CLS shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Derwent London shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

CLS has a beta of 0.994, indicating that its share price is 1% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Derwent London has a beta of 1.192, indicating that its share price is 19% more volatile than the broader market.

CLS pays an annual dividend of GBX 3.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. Derwent London pays an annual dividend of GBX 81 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. CLS pays out -31.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Derwent London pays out 56.4% 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. CLS is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Derwent London had 1 more articles in the media than CLS. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Derwent London and 1 mentions for CLS. CLS's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Derwent London's score of 0.00 indicating that CLS is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
CLS
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Derwent London
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

Derwent London beats CLS on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does CLS compare to Great Portland Estates?

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

Great Portland Estates currently has a consensus price target of GBX 390.11, suggesting a potential upside of 21.38%. CLS has a consensus price target of GBX 64, suggesting a potential upside of 27.49%. Given CLS's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe CLS is more favorable than Great Portland Estates.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Great Portland Estates
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
CLS
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Great Portland Estates has higher earnings, but lower revenue than CLS. CLS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Great Portland Estates, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Great Portland Estates£117.90M11.00£398.10M£38.108.44
CLS£139.70M1.43-£207.36M-£12.60N/A

Great Portland Estates has a beta of 0.913, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, CLS has a beta of 0.994, indicating that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Great Portland Estates and Great Portland Estates both had 1 articles in the media. CLS's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Great Portland Estates' score of 0.00 indicating that CLS is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Great Portland Estates
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
CLS
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Great Portland Estates pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. CLS pays an annual dividend of GBX 3.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. Great Portland Estates pays out 20.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CLS pays out -31.6% 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. CLS is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

51.0% of Great Portland Estates shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.2% of CLS shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Great Portland Estates shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 60.1% of CLS shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Great Portland Estates has a net margin of 131.04% compared to CLS's net margin of -36.01%. Great Portland Estates' return on equity of 7.41% beat CLS's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Great Portland Estates131.04% 7.41% 0.79%
CLS -36.01%-6.67%2.30%

Summary

CLS beats Great Portland Estates on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does CLS compare to Urban Logistics REIT?

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

Urban Logistics REIT has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CLS. CLS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Urban Logistics REIT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
CLS£139.70M1.43-£207.36M-£12.60N/A
Urban Logistics REIT£58.96M12.28£24.33M£5.2529.70

CLS pays an annual dividend of GBX 3.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. Urban Logistics REIT pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. CLS pays out -31.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Urban Logistics REIT pays out 152.3% 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.

In the previous week, CLS had 1 more articles in the media than Urban Logistics REIT. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for CLS and 0 mentions for Urban Logistics REIT. CLS's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Urban Logistics REIT's score of 0.00 indicating that CLS is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
CLS Positive
Urban Logistics REIT Neutral

CLS has a beta of 0.994, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Urban Logistics REIT has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the broader market.

CLS currently has a consensus target price of GBX 64, suggesting a potential upside of 27.49%. Given CLS's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe CLS is more favorable than Urban Logistics REIT.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
CLS
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Urban Logistics REIT
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

8.2% of CLS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.6% of Urban Logistics REIT shares are held by institutional investors. 60.1% of CLS shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.9% of Urban Logistics REIT 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.

Urban Logistics REIT has a net margin of 41.17% compared to CLS's net margin of -36.01%. Urban Logistics REIT's return on equity of 3.24% beat CLS's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
CLS-36.01% -6.67% 2.30%
Urban Logistics REIT 41.17%3.24%2.62%

Summary

CLS beats Urban Logistics REIT on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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CLI vs. The Competition

MetricCLSREIT IndustryReal Estate SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£199.85M£692.49M£1.99B£2.80B
Dividend Yield8.22%9.41%7.26%6.16%
P/E Ratio-3.982.6529.62367.11
Price / Sales1.43217.56381.6686,377.99
Price / Cash5.6263.0768.0127.85
Price / Book0.240.391.347.99
Net Income-£207.36M-£181.49M-£124.57M£5.89B
7 Day Performance5.24%0.70%-0.12%1.38%
1 Month Performance8.42%0.64%-0.84%1.63%
1 Year Performance-23.48%-8.70%-0.03%73.73%

CLS Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CLI
CLS
3.7701 of 5 stars
GBX 50.20
-0.4%
GBX 64
+27.5%
-22.9%£199.85M£139.70MN/A118
WKP
Workspace Group
3.4829 of 5 stars
GBX 331.18
-0.7%
GBX 439.17
+32.6%
-15.5%£636.83M£182.90MN/A293
RGL
Regional REIT
2.2471 of 5 stars
GBX 90.36
-1.0%
GBX 140
+54.9%
-20.4%£146.47M-£11.01MN/AN/A
DLN
Derwent London
2.4157 of 5 stars
GBX 1,873
+0.8%
GBX 1,956.50
+4.5%
-4.5%£2.10B£388.70M13.05199
GPE
Great Portland Estates
3.9731 of 5 stars
GBX 314.20
-0.1%
GBX 390.11
+24.2%
-7.6%£1.27B£117.90M8.25134

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This page (LON:CLI) was last updated on 6/18/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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