Genuit Group (GEN) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, GEN or BLND?

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

Is GEN or BLND a better dividend stock?

Genuit Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. British Land pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. 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 pays out 25.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. British Land is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is GEN or BLND 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
Genuit Group	4.26%	3.74%	4.59%
British Land	171.35%	18.53%	3.37%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, GEN or BLND?

British Land has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Genuit Group	£553.28M	1.68	£23.57M	£9.53	39.34
British Land	£533.92M	6.61	£914.90M	£92.06	3.85

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in GEN or BLND?

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

Do analysts recommend GEN or BLND?

Genuit Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 535, suggesting a potential upside of 42.67%. British Land has a consensus price target of GBX 480, suggesting a potential upside of 35.44%. Given Genuit Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Genuit Group is more favorable than British Land.

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

Does the media favor GEN or BLND?

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 news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
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
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

Summary

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