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Derwent London (DLN) Competitors

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GBX 1,660 +16.00 (+0.97%)
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DLN vs. GPE, WKP, CLI, RGL, LMP, LAND, UTG, BLND, BBOX, and SHC

Should you be buying Derwent London stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Derwent London include Great Portland Estates (GPE), Workspace Group (WKP), CLS (CLI), Regional REIT (RGL), LondonMetric Property (LMP), Land Securities Group (LAND), Unite Group (UTG), British Land (BLND), Tritax Big Box REIT (BBOX), and Shaftesbury Capital (SHC). These companies are all part of the "real estate" sector.

Derwent London vs. Its Competitors

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

56.8% of Derwent London shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.1% of Great Portland Estates shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Derwent London shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Great Portland Estates shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Derwent London£220.70M8.45-£359.76M£2.11785.43
Great Portland Estates£94.20M13.12£398.10M£0.301,018.27

Derwent London pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.81 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Great Portland Estates pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Derwent London pays out 38.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Great Portland Estates pays out 35.9% 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 has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Great Portland Estates has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Derwent London had 2 more articles in the media than Great Portland Estates. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Derwent London and 0 mentions for Great Portland Estates. Great Portland Estates' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Derwent London's score of -1.10 indicating that Great Portland Estates is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Derwent London Negative
Great Portland Estates Neutral

Derwent London presently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,290, suggesting a potential upside of 37.95%. Great Portland Estates has a consensus price target of GBX 395.50, suggesting a potential upside of 29.04%. Given Derwent London's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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

Summary

Derwent London and Great Portland Estates tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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DLN vs. The Competition

MetricDerwent LondonREIT IndustryReal Estate SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£1.86B£754.34M£1.76B£2.57B
Dividend Yield5.01%11.45%6.85%5.31%
P/E Ratio785.43661.43261.055,427.87
Price / Sales8.45273.60631.1897,460.80
Price / Cash79.7363.0766.7927.93
Price / Book0.540.431.339.27
Net Income-£359.76M-£181.49M-£120.13M£5.89B
7 Day Performance1.07%0.59%0.43%0.77%
1 Month Performance-3.99%1.04%0.51%44.86%
1 Year Performance-32.24%-8.75%5.91%183.55%

Derwent London Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
DLN
Derwent London
2.8513 of 5 stars
GBX 1,660
+1.0%
GBX 2,290
+38.0%
-33.1%£1.86B£220.70M785.43199News Coverage
Negative News
Analyst Forecast
GPE
Great Portland Estates
N/AGBX 298
-0.5%
GBX 395.50
+32.7%
-16.1%£1.20B£94.20M990.03134Positive News
WKP
Workspace Group
N/AGBX 399
+0.1%
N/A-39.6%£767.10M£185.20M14,250.00293News Coverage
Dividend Cut
CLI
CLS
3.3772 of 5 stars
GBX 55.60
-1.4%
GBX 85
+52.9%
-38.7%£221.35M£146M-388.81118Positive News
RGL
Regional REIT
2.5371 of 5 stars
GBX 122.20
-2.2%
N/AN/A£198.07M-£33.29M-364.78N/AAnalyst Forecast
LMP
LondonMetric Property
2.1371 of 5 stars
GBX 181.20
+0.3%
GBX 230
+26.9%
-14.5%£4.23B£396.70M1,065.8835News Coverage
LAND
Land Securities Group
2.4975 of 5 stars
GBX 546
+0.8%
GBX 671
+22.9%
-17.6%£4.07B£832M1,030.19598News Coverage
Positive News
UTG
Unite Group
3.2033 of 5 stars
GBX 705.50
+0.3%
GBX 1,205
+70.8%
-27.0%£3.45B£321.50M1,013.651,801
BLND
British Land
3.7611 of 5 stars
GBX 340
+0.5%
GBX 480
+41.2%
-27.4%£3.40B£454M971.431,690News Coverage
BBOX
Tritax Big Box REIT
2.8629 of 5 stars
GBX 136.60
-0.3%
GBX 189
+38.4%
-13.7%£3.39B£578.30M791.88N/A
SHC
Shaftesbury Capital
3.0151 of 5 stars
GBX 142.29
+0.6%
GBX 200
+40.6%
-9.3%£2.59B£233.50M817.763,000

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