GPE vs. DLN, WKP, CLI, RGL, LMP, LAND, UTG, BLND, BBOX, and SHC
Should you be buying Great Portland Estates stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Great Portland Estates include Derwent London (DLN), Workspace Group (WKP), CLS (CLI), Regional REIT (RGL), LondonMetric Property (LMP), Land Securities Group (LAND), Unite Group (UTG), British Land (BLND), Tritax Big Box REIT (BBOX), and Shaftesbury Capital (SHC). These companies are all part of the "real estate" sector.
Great Portland Estates vs. Its Competitors
Derwent London (LON:DLN) and Great Portland Estates (LON:GPE) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment and earnings.
Great Portland Estates has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.
Derwent London has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Great Portland Estates has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Derwent London had 1 more articles in the media than Great Portland Estates. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Derwent London and 0 mentions for Great Portland Estates. Great Portland Estates' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Derwent London's score of -1.10 indicating that Great Portland Estates is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Great Portland Estates has a consensus price target of GBX 395.50, suggesting a potential upside of 29.04%. Given Great Portland Estates' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Great Portland Estates is more favorable than Derwent London.
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.
56.8% of Derwent London shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.1% of Great Portland Estates shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Derwent London shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Great Portland Estates shares are owned 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.
Derwent London pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.81 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Great Portland Estates pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Derwent London pays out 38.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Great Portland Estates pays out 35.9% 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.
Summary
Great Portland Estates beats Derwent London on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:GPE) was last updated on 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff