Derwent London (DLN) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, GPE or DLN?

Great Portland Estates has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Derwent London has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, GPE or DLN?

Great Portland Estates has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Derwent London. Derwent London 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Great Portland Estates	£94.20M	12.84	£398.10M	£0.30	996.68
Derwent London	£220.70M	8.53	-£359.76M	£2.11	793.00

Does the media prefer GPE or DLN?

In the previous week, Great Portland Estates had 10 more articles in the media than Derwent London. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Great Portland Estates and 1 mentions for Derwent London. Great Portland Estates' average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Derwent London's score of -0.92 indicating that Great Portland Estates is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Great Portland Estates	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Derwent London	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in GPE or DLN?

63.1% of Great Portland Estates shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.8% of Derwent London shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Great Portland Estates shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Derwent London 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.

Is GPE or DLN more profitable?

Great Portland Estates has a net margin of 172.83% compared to Derwent London's net margin of -129.56%. Great Portland Estates' return on equity of 15.50% beat Derwent London's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Great Portland Estates	172.83%	15.50%	0.79%
Derwent London	-129.56%	-10.41%	1.96%

Is GPE or DLN a better dividend stock?

Great Portland Estates pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Derwent London pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.81 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Great Portland Estates pays out 35.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Derwent London pays out 38.1% 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 prefer GPE or DLN?

Great Portland Estates presently has a consensus target price of GBX 395.50, suggesting a potential upside of 31.83%. Given Great Portland Estates' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Great Portland Estates is more favorable than Derwent London.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Great Portland Estates	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Derwent London	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Great Portland Estates beats Derwent London on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.