Derwent London (DLN) Competitors

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

Is DLN or GPE a better dividend stock?

Derwent London pays an annual dividend of GBX 80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Great Portland Estates pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Derwent London pays out -24.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Great Portland Estates pays out 12.0% 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. Derwent London is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is DLN or GPE 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
Derwent London	-129.56%	-10.41%	1.96%
Great Portland Estates	172.83%	15.50%	0.79%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of DLN or GPE?

72.3% of Derwent London shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.1% of Great Portland Estates shares are held by institutional investors. 8.0% of Derwent London shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Great Portland Estates 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.

Does the media refer more to DLN or GPE?

In the previous week, Derwent London and Derwent London both had 1 articles in the media. Derwent London's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Great Portland Estates'average media sentiment score.

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

Which has more risk and volatility, DLN or GPE?

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

Do analysts recommend DLN or GPE?

Derwent London presently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,700, suggesting a potential upside of 38.60%. Great Portland Estates has a consensus target price of GBX 378.50, suggesting a potential upside of 11.00%. Given Derwent London's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Derwent London is more favorable than Great Portland Estates.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Derwent London	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Great Portland Estates	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has higher earnings and valuation, DLN or GPE?

Great Portland Estates has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Derwent London	£277.67M	7.85	-£359.76M	-£322.32	-6.04
Great Portland Estates	£230.33M	5.93	£398.10M	£100.40	3.40

Summary

Derwent London beats Great Portland Estates on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.