Great Portland Estates (GPE) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GPE or DLN?

76.1% of Great Portland Estates shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.3% of Derwent London shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Great Portland Estates shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of Derwent London shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate GPE or DLN?

Great Portland Estates currently has a consensus target price of GBX 378.50, indicating a potential upside of 8.65%. Derwent London has a consensus target price of GBX 2,700, indicating a potential upside of 33.64%. 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

Which has higher valuation & 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	£230.33M	6.06	£398.10M	£100.40	3.47
Derwent London	£277.67M	8.15	-£359.76M	-£322.32	-6.27

Which has more volatility & risk, 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 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Derwent London pays an annual dividend of GBX 80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. 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.

Does the media refer more to GPE or DLN?

In the previous week, Great Portland Estates had 13 more articles in the media than Derwent London. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Great Portland Estates and 0 mentions for Derwent London. Great Portland Estates' average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Derwent London's score of 1.16 indicating that Great Portland Estates is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Great Portland Estates	Positive
Derwent London	Positive

Summary

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