Great Portland Estates (GPE) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals believe in GPE or DLN?

63.1% of Great Portland Estates shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.8% of Derwent London shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Great Portland Estates shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Derwent London shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer GPE or DLN?

Great Portland Estates presently has a consensus target price of GBX 395.50, indicating a potential upside of 25.56%. Derwent London has a consensus target price of GBX 2,290, indicating a potential upside of 33.14%. Given Derwent London's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Derwent London	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor GPE or DLN?

In the previous week, Great Portland Estates had 4 more articles in the media than Derwent London. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Great Portland Estates and 1 mentions for Derwent London. Great Portland Estates' average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Derwent London's score of 0.20 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, 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	£94.20M	13.49	£398.10M	£0.30	1,046.51
Derwent London	£220.70M	8.75	-£359.76M	£2.11	813.82

Which has more risk & volatility, GPE or DLN?

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

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%

Is GPE or DLN a better dividend stock?

Great Portland Estates pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Derwent London pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.81 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Great Portland Estates pays out 35.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Derwent London pays out 38.1% 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 18 factors compared between the two stocks.