Dr. Martens (DOCS) Competitors

Dr. Martens (LON:DOCS) and British Land (LON:BLND) are both computer software companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.

Is DOCS or BLND a better dividend stock?

Dr. Martens pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. British Land pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Dr. Martens pays out 368.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. British Land pays out 65.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. British Land is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is DOCS or BLND more profitable?

British Land has a net margin of 171.35% compared to Dr. Martens' net margin of 7.89%. Dr. Martens' return on equity of 18.91% beat British Land's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dr. Martens	7.89%	18.91%	8.12%
British Land	171.35%	18.53%	3.37%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in DOCS or BLND?

32.1% of Dr. Martens shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.9% of British Land shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Dr. Martens shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of British Land shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, DOCS or BLND?

British Land has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Dr. Martens. British Land is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dr. Martens, 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
Dr. Martens	£787.60M	1.14	£68.97M	£0.01	18,550.00
British Land	£454M	7.58	£914.90M	£0.35	982.86

Does the media prefer DOCS or BLND?

In the previous week, British Land had 1 more articles in the media than Dr. Martens. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for British Land and 5 mentions for Dr. Martens. British Land's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Dr. Martens' score of 0.85 indicating that British Land is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dr. Martens	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
British Land	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend DOCS or BLND?

Dr. Martens currently has a consensus target price of GBX 6,000, suggesting a potential upside of 6,369.00%. British Land has a consensus target price of GBX 480, suggesting a potential upside of 39.53%. Given Dr. Martens' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Dr. Martens is more favorable than British Land.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dr. Martens	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
British Land	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility and risk, DOCS or BLND?

Dr. Martens has a beta of 0.11, meaning that its share price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, British Land has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

British Land beats Dr. Martens on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.