EVRAZ (EVR) Competitors

Land Securities Group (LON:LAND) and EVRAZ (LON:EVR) are both real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment and valuation.

Which has more risk and volatility, LAND or EVR?

Land Securities Group has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EVRAZ has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to LAND or EVR?

In the previous week, Land Securities Group had 2 more articles in the media than EVRAZ. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Land Securities Group and 0 mentions for EVRAZ. Land Securities Group's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat EVRAZ's score of 0.00 indicating that Land Securities Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Land Securities Group	Positive
EVRAZ	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LAND or EVR?

Land Securities Group received 440 more outperform votes than EVRAZ when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.76% of users gave Land Securities Group an outperform vote while only 47.70% of users gave EVRAZ an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Land Securities Group	Outperform Votes 627 62.76%	Underperform Votes 372 37.24%
EVRAZ	Outperform Votes 187 47.70%	Underperform Votes 205 52.30%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in LAND or EVR?

71.5% of Land Securities Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.4% of EVRAZ shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Land Securities Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is LAND or EVR a better dividend stock?

Land Securities Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 40 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. EVRAZ pays an annual dividend of GBX 76 per share. Land Securities Group pays out -92.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. EVRAZ pays out 3,958.3% 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.

Do analysts rate LAND or EVR?

Land Securities Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 651.50, suggesting a potential upside of 5.53%. Given Land Securities Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Land Securities Group is more favorable than EVRAZ.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Land Securities Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
EVRAZ	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is LAND or EVR more profitable?

EVRAZ has a net margin of 11.76% compared to Land Securities Group's net margin of -38.71%. EVRAZ's return on equity of 63.37% beat Land Securities Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Land Securities Group	-38.71%	-4.88%	2.40%
EVRAZ	11.76%	63.37%	27.67%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, LAND or EVR?

EVRAZ has higher revenue and earnings than Land Securities Group. Land Securities Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EVRAZ, 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
Land Securities Group	£823.49M	5.55	-£318.80M	-£43.12	-14.32
EVRAZ	£15.40B	0.00	£2.23B	£1.92	N/A

Summary

Land Securities Group beats EVRAZ on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.