First Property Group (FPO) Competitors

Panther Securities (LON:PNS) and First Property Group (LON:FPO) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends and media sentiment.

Does the media favor PNS or FPO?

In the previous week, Panther Securities had 1 more articles in the media than First Property Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Panther Securities and 0 mentions for First Property Group. First Property Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Panther Securities' score of -0.58 indicating that First Property Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Panther Securities	Negative
First Property Group	Neutral

Is PNS or FPO a better dividend stock?

Panther Securities pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. First Property Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. 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.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, PNS or FPO?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Panther Securities	£15.54M	3.24	£721.34K	£4.15	69.83
First Property Group	£10.30M	2.00	-£3.20M	-£2.16	-6.43

Which has more risk and volatility, PNS or FPO?

Panther Securities has a beta of 0.18, meaning that its stock price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Property Group has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PNS or FPO more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Panther Securities	4.64%	0.64%	2.34%
First Property Group	-31.04%	-5.93%	-0.15%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PNS or FPO?

20.0% of First Property Group shares are held by institutional investors. 90.5% of Panther Securities shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 42.1% of First Property Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PNS or FPO?

First Property Group received 113 more outperform votes than Panther Securities when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.07% of users gave First Property Group an outperform vote while only 47.96% of users gave Panther Securities an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Panther Securities	Outperform Votes 47 47.96%	Underperform Votes 51 52.04%
First Property Group	Outperform Votes 160 72.07%	Underperform Votes 62 27.93%

Summary

Panther Securities beats First Property Group on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.