FPO vs. PNS, DCI, GR1T, CDFF, WINK, MPO, DUPD, SPDI, LAS, and CNN
Should you be buying First Property Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Property Group include Panther Securities (PNS), DCI Advisors (DCI), Grit Real Estate Income Group (GR1T), Cardiff Property (CDFF), M Winkworth (WINK), Macau Property Opportunities (MPO), Dragon-Ukrainian Properties & Development plc (DUPD.L) (DUPD), Secure Property Development & Investment (SPDI), London & Associated Properties (LAS), and Caledonian Trust (CNN). These companies are all part of the "real estate services" industry.
First Property Group vs. Its Competitors
Panther Securities (LON:PNS) and First Property Group (LON:FPO) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.
Panther Securities pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. First Property Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. Panther Securities pays out 288.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. First Property Group pays out -46.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Property Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Panther Securities has a net margin of 4.64% compared to First Property Group's net margin of -31.04%. Panther Securities' return on equity of 0.64% beat First Property Group's return on equity.
In the previous week, First Property Group had 3 more articles in the media than Panther Securities. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for First Property Group and 1 mentions for Panther Securities. First Property Group's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Panther Securities' score of 1.05 indicating that First Property Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
20.0% of First Property Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 90.5% of Panther Securities shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 42.1% of First Property Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Panther Securities has a beta of 0.18, meaning that its share price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Property Group has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Panther Securities has higher revenue and earnings than First Property Group. First Property Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Panther Securities, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Panther Securities beats First Property Group on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (LON:FPO) was last updated on 7/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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