Genuit Group (GEN) Competitors

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

Is BLND or GEN more profitable?

British Land has a net margin of 171.35% compared to Genuit Group's net margin of 4.26%. British Land's return on equity of 18.53% beat Genuit Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
British Land	171.35%	18.53%	3.37%
Genuit Group	4.26%	3.74%	4.59%

Is BLND or GEN a better dividend stock?

British Land pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Genuit Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. British Land pays out 25.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Genuit Group pays out 125.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. British Land is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate BLND or GEN?

British Land currently has a consensus price target of GBX 480, suggesting a potential upside of 34.83%. Genuit Group has a consensus price target of GBX 535, suggesting a potential upside of 42.10%. Given Genuit Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Genuit Group is more favorable than British Land.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
British Land	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Genuit Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk & volatility, BLND or GEN?

British Land has a beta of 1.55, suggesting that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Genuit Group has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor BLND or GEN?

In the previous week, British Land had 1 more articles in the media than Genuit Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for British Land and 1 mentions for Genuit Group. British Land's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Genuit Group's score of 0.27 indicating that British Land is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
British Land	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Genuit Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders believe in BLND or GEN?

69.4% of British Land shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.1% of Genuit Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of British Land shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Genuit Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BLND or GEN?

British Land has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Genuit Group. British Land is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Genuit Group, 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
British Land	£533.92M	6.64	£914.90M	£92.06	3.87
Genuit Group	£553.28M	1.69	£23.57M	£9.53	39.50

Summary

British Land beats Genuit Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.