EVRAZ (EVR) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EVR or LAND?

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

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, EVR or LAND?

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
EVRAZ	£15.40B	0.00	£2.23B	£1.92	N/A
Land Securities Group	£823.49M	5.58	-£318.80M	-£43.12	-14.38

Do analysts recommend EVR or LAND?

Land Securities Group has a consensus price target of GBX 651.50, suggesting a potential upside of 5.09%. Given Land Securities Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Land Securities Group is more favorable than EVRAZ.

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

Does the media favor EVR or LAND?

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 1.16 beat EVRAZ's score of 0.00 indicating that Land Securities Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
EVRAZ	Neutral
Land Securities Group	Positive

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

1.4% of EVRAZ shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.5% of Land Securities Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Land Securities Group shares are held by company 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.

Is EVR or LAND 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
EVRAZ	11.76%	63.37%	27.67%
Land Securities Group	-38.71%	-4.88%	2.40%

Which has more risk & volatility, EVR or LAND?

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

Is EVR or LAND a better dividend stock?

EVRAZ pays an annual dividend of GBX 76 per share. Land Securities Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 40 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. 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 pays out -92.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Land Securities Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

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