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Derwent London (DLN) Competitors

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GBX 1,897 +14.00 (+0.74%)
As of 12:48 PM Eastern

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

Should you buy Derwent London stock or one of its competitors? Derwent London's main competitors and comparable companies include Great Portland Estates (GPE), Workspace Group (WKP), CLS (CLI), Regional REIT (RGL), and Land Securities Group (LAND). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "real estate" sector.

How does Derwent London compare to Great Portland Estates?

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

In the previous week, Great Portland Estates and Great Portland Estates both had 1 articles in the media. Derwent London's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Great Portland Estates' score of 0.05 indicating that Derwent London 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)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Derwent London
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 has a net margin of 131.04% compared to Derwent London's net margin of 11.97%. Great Portland Estates' return on equity of 7.41% beat Derwent London's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Great Portland Estates131.04% 7.41% 0.79%
Derwent London 11.97%1.35%1.96%

Great Portland Estates has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Derwent London. Great Portland Estates 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
Great Portland Estates£117.90M11.38£398.10M£38.108.73
Derwent London£396.20M5.24-£359.76M£42.7644.25

Great Portland Estates pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Derwent London pays an annual dividend of GBX 81.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Great Portland Estates pays out 20.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Derwent London pays out 190.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

50.6% of Great Portland Estates shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.8% of Derwent London shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Great Portland Estates presently has a consensus target price of GBX 375.13, suggesting a potential upside of 12.79%. Derwent London has a consensus target price of GBX 1,912.29, suggesting a potential upside of 1.07%. Given Great Portland Estates' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.44
Derwent London
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25

Great Portland Estates has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Derwent London has a beta of 1.186, indicating that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

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

How does Derwent London compare to Workspace Group?

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

Workspace Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Derwent London. Workspace Group 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
Derwent London£396.20M5.24-£359.76M£42.7644.25
Workspace Group£181.40M3.61-£192.71M-£62.60N/A

In the previous week, Workspace Group had 1 more articles in the media than Derwent London. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Workspace Group and 1 mentions for Derwent London. Derwent London's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Workspace Group's score of 0.10 indicating that Derwent London is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Derwent London pays an annual dividend of GBX 81.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Workspace Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 28.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. Derwent London pays out 190.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Workspace Group pays out -45.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Workspace Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Derwent London has a net margin of 11.97% compared to Workspace Group's net margin of -66.32%. Derwent London's return on equity of 1.35% beat Workspace Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Derwent London11.97% 1.35% 1.96%
Workspace Group -66.32%-8.83%2.35%

56.8% of Derwent London shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.6% of Workspace Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Derwent London 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 company is poised for long-term growth.

Derwent London has a beta of 1.186, meaning that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Workspace Group has a beta of 1.087, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the broader market.

Derwent London currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,912.29, suggesting a potential upside of 1.07%. Workspace Group has a consensus target price of GBX 407.50, suggesting a potential upside of 19.99%. Given Workspace Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Workspace Group is more favorable than Derwent London.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Derwent London
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25
Workspace Group
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Summary

Derwent London beats Workspace Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Derwent London compare to CLS?

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

56.8% of Derwent London shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.5% of CLS shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Derwent London shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 60.1% of CLS shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

CLS has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Derwent London£396.20M5.24-£359.76M£42.7644.25
CLS£132.10M1.43-£207.36M-£24.00N/A

In the previous week, Derwent London and Derwent London both had 1 articles in the media. Derwent London's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat CLS's score of 0.59 indicating that Derwent London is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Derwent London
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
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 has a beta of 1.186, meaning that its share price is 19% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, CLS has a beta of 1.011, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the broader market.

Derwent London presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,912.29, indicating a potential upside of 1.07%. CLS has a consensus price target of GBX 48, indicating a potential upside of 2.02%. Given CLS's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CLS is more favorable than Derwent London.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Derwent London
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25
CLS
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Derwent London pays an annual dividend of GBX 81.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. CLS pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. Derwent London pays out 190.6% 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 pays out -16.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CLS is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Derwent London has a net margin of 11.97% compared to CLS's net margin of -72.29%. Derwent London's return on equity of 1.35% beat CLS's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Derwent London11.97% 1.35% 1.96%
CLS -72.29%-13.63%2.30%

Summary

Derwent London beats CLS on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Derwent London compare to Regional REIT?

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

Derwent London pays an annual dividend of GBX 81.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Regional REIT pays an annual dividend of GBX 9.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.8%. Derwent London pays out 190.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Regional REIT pays out -135.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Regional REIT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

56.8% of Derwent London shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.8% of Regional REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Derwent London shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Regional REIT shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Derwent London and Derwent London both had 1 articles in the media. Regional REIT's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Derwent London's score of 0.67 indicating that Regional REIT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Derwent London
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Regional REIT
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Regional REIT has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Derwent London. Regional REIT 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
Derwent London£396.20M5.24-£359.76M£42.7644.25
Regional REIT-£6.08M-23.35-£258.36M-£7.00N/A

Derwent London currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,912.29, suggesting a potential upside of 1.07%. Given Derwent London's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Derwent London is more favorable than Regional REIT.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Derwent London
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25
Regional REIT
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Derwent London has a beta of 1.186, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Regional REIT has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the broader market.

Derwent London has a net margin of 11.97% compared to Regional REIT's net margin of -15.53%. Derwent London's return on equity of 1.35% beat Regional REIT's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Derwent London11.97% 1.35% 1.96%
Regional REIT -15.53%-3.61%3.19%

Summary

Derwent London beats Regional REIT on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Derwent London compare to Land Securities Group?

Land Securities Group (LON:LAND) and Derwent London (LON:DLN) are both mid-cap real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Land Securities Group had 1 more articles in the media than Derwent London. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Land Securities Group and 1 mentions for Derwent London. Land Securities Group's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Derwent London's score of 0.67 indicating that Land Securities Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

50.3% of Land Securities Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.8% of Derwent London shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Land Securities Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Derwent London shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Land Securities Group has higher revenue and earnings than Derwent London. Land Securities Group 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
Land Securities Group£870M6.25-£318.80M£45.9014.30
Derwent London£396.20M5.24-£359.76M£42.7644.25

Land Securities Group has a net margin of 38.45% compared to Derwent London's net margin of 11.97%. Land Securities Group's return on equity of 5.29% beat Derwent London's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Land Securities Group38.45% 5.29% 2.40%
Derwent London 11.97%1.35%1.96%

Land Securities Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 31.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Derwent London pays an annual dividend of GBX 81.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Land Securities Group pays out 68.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Derwent London pays out 190.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Land Securities Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Land Securities Group has a beta of 1.151, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Derwent London has a beta of 1.186, meaning that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the broader market.

Land Securities Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 654.33, indicating a potential downside of 0.33%. Derwent London has a consensus target price of GBX 1,912.29, indicating a potential upside of 1.07%. Given Derwent London's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Derwent London is more favorable than Land Securities Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Land Securities Group
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60
Derwent London
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25

Summary

Land Securities Group beats Derwent London on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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DLN vs. The Competition

MetricDerwent LondonOffice REITs IndustryReal Estate SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£2.08B£1.58B£5.35B£2.79B
Dividend Yield4.35%7.77%5.94%5.12%
P/E Ratio44.3634.6129.2822.80
Price / Sales5.252.674.925.08
Price / Cash79.7333.8525.6020.23
Price / Book0.620.641.802.57
Net Income-£359.76M-£44.70M-£73.01M£5.88B
7 Day Performance1.88%-0.40%-0.25%0.83%
1 Month Performance5.62%0.28%-1.22%-1.49%
1 Year Performance5.04%-16.07%-5.04%7.00%

Derwent London Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
DLN
Derwent London
1.395 of 5 stars
GBX 1,897
+0.7%
GBX 1,912.29
+0.8%
+3.9%£2.08B£396.20M44.36206
GPE
Great Portland Estates
2.694 of 5 stars
GBX 325.54
+0.2%
GBX 375.13
+15.2%
-2.7%£1.31B£117.90M8.54134
WKP
Workspace Group
2.1892 of 5 stars
GBX 331
-0.4%
GBX 407.50
+23.1%
-17.6%£637.67M£181.40MN/A293
CLI
CLS
1.7922 of 5 stars
GBX 47.11
-1.9%
GBX 48
+1.9%
-21.7%£189.12M£132.10MN/A118
RGL
Regional REIT
N/AGBX 88.29
+0.9%
N/A-21.8%£143.11M-£6.08MN/AN/A

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