Derwent London (DLN) Competitors

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

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 4.5%. Great Portland Estates pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. 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.

Do analysts rate DLN or GPE?

Derwent London currently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,700, suggesting a potential upside of 51.49%. Great Portland Estates has a consensus price target of GBX 357.33, suggesting a potential upside of 9.28%. Given Derwent London's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly 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)	3 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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to DLN or GPE?

In the previous week, Derwent London had 6 more articles in the media than Great Portland Estates. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Derwent London and 2 mentions for Great Portland Estates. Great Portland Estates' average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Derwent London's score of 0.15 indicating that Great Portland Estates is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

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%

Which has more volatility & risk, DLN or GPE?

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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, 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	7.19	-£359.76M	-£322.32	-5.53
Great Portland Estates	£230.33M	5.69	£398.10M	£100.40	3.26

Summary

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