Great Portland Estates (GPE) Competitors

Great Portland Estates (LON:GPE) and Derwent London (LON:DLN) are both real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility and risk, GPE or DLN?

Great Portland Estates has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Derwent London has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer GPE or DLN?

In the previous week, Great Portland Estates had 6 more articles in the media than Derwent London. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Great Portland Estates and 1 mentions for Derwent London. Great Portland Estates' average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Derwent London's score of 0.00 indicating that Great Portland Estates is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Great Portland Estates	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Derwent London	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is GPE or DLN a better dividend stock?

Great Portland Estates pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Derwent London pays an annual dividend of GBX 80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Great Portland Estates pays out 12.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Derwent London pays out -24.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Derwent London is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts prefer GPE or DLN?

Great Portland Estates currently has a consensus price target of GBX 378.50, suggesting a potential upside of 14.28%. Derwent London has a consensus price target of GBX 2,700, suggesting a potential upside of 43.46%. Given Derwent London's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Derwent London is more favorable than Great Portland Estates.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Great Portland Estates	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Derwent London	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GPE or DLN?

76.1% of Great Portland Estates shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.3% of Derwent London shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Great Portland Estates shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of Derwent London shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is GPE or DLN more profitable?

Great Portland Estates has a net margin of 172.83% compared to Derwent London's net margin of -129.56%. Great Portland Estates' return on equity of 15.50% beat Derwent London's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Great Portland Estates	172.83%	15.50%	0.79%
Derwent London	-129.56%	-10.41%	1.96%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, GPE or DLN?

Great Portland Estates has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Derwent London. Derwent London is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Great Portland Estates, 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
Great Portland Estates	£230.33M	5.76	£398.10M	£100.40	3.30
Derwent London	£277.67M	7.59	-£359.76M	-£322.32	-5.84

Summary

Derwent London beats Great Portland Estates on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.