Derwent London (DLN) Competitors

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

Which has preferable 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	7.67	-£359.76M	-£322.32	-5.90
Great Portland Estates	£230.33M	5.73	£398.10M	£100.40	3.28

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DLN or GPE?

Derwent London received 374 more outperform votes than Great Portland Estates when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.33% of users gave Great Portland Estates an outperform vote while only 51.53% of users gave Derwent London an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Derwent London	Outperform Votes 388 51.53%	Underperform Votes 365 48.47%
Great Portland Estates	Outperform Votes 14 58.33%	Underperform Votes 10 41.67%

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 analysts rate DLN or GPE?

Derwent London currently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,700, indicating a potential upside of 41.96%. Great Portland Estates has a consensus price target of GBX 374, indicating a potential upside of 13.51%. Given Derwent London's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more volatility and risk, DLN or GPE?

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

Does the media prefer 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 1.16 beat Great Portland Estates' score of 0.90 indicating that Derwent London is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Derwent London	Positive
Great Portland Estates	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals believe in DLN or GPE?

72.3% of Derwent London shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.1% of Great Portland Estates shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.0% of Derwent London shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Great Portland Estates 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 DLN or GPE a better dividend stock?

Derwent London pays an annual dividend of GBX 80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Great Portland Estates pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. 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.

Summary

Derwent London beats Great Portland Estates on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.