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Great Portland Estates (GPE) Competitors

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GBX 296.39 -8.41 (-2.76%)
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GPE vs. DLN, WKP, CLI, RGL, and LMP

Should you buy Great Portland Estates stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Great Portland Estates with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Great Portland Estates include Derwent London (DLN), Workspace Group (WKP), CLS (CLI), Regional REIT (RGL), and LondonMetric Property (LMP). These companies are all part of the "real estate" sector.

How does Great Portland Estates compare to Derwent London?

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

Derwent London currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,956.50, suggesting a potential upside of 17.04%. Great Portland Estates has a consensus target price of GBX 400.88, suggesting a potential upside of 35.25%. Given Great Portland Estates' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Great Portland Estates is more favorable than Derwent London.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Derwent London
2 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.22
Great Portland Estates
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Great Portland Estates has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Derwent London. Great Portland Estates is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Derwent London, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Derwent London£388.70M4.83-£359.76M£143.5111.65
Great Portland Estates£103.90M11.51£398.10M£36.508.12

Derwent London has a beta of 1.191, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Great Portland Estates has a beta of 0.918, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Derwent London had 6 more articles in the media than Great Portland Estates. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Derwent London and 1 mentions for Great Portland Estates. Great Portland Estates' average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Derwent London's score of 0.37 indicating that Great Portland Estates is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Derwent London pays an annual dividend of GBX 81 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Great Portland Estates pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Derwent London pays out 56.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Great Portland Estates pays out 21.6% 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.

56.8% of Derwent London shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.1% of Great Portland Estates shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Derwent London shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Great Portland Estates shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Great Portland Estates has a net margin of 138.95% compared to Derwent London's net margin of 40.73%. Great Portland Estates' return on equity of 7.18% beat Derwent London's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Derwent London40.73% 4.48% 1.96%
Great Portland Estates 138.95%7.18%0.79%

Summary

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

How does Great Portland Estates compare to Workspace Group?

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

Great Portland Estates has a net margin of 138.95% compared to Workspace Group's net margin of -41.50%. Great Portland Estates' return on equity of 7.18% beat Workspace Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Workspace Group-41.50% -5.24% 2.35%
Great Portland Estates 138.95%7.18%0.79%

Great Portland Estates has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Workspace Group. Workspace Group 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Workspace Group£182.90M3.36-£192.71M-£39.50N/A
Great Portland Estates£103.90M11.51£398.10M£36.508.12

Workspace Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 28.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.9%. Great Portland Estates pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Workspace Group pays out -71.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Great Portland Estates pays out 21.6% 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. Workspace Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Workspace Group had 2 more articles in the media than Great Portland Estates. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Workspace Group and 1 mentions for Great Portland Estates. Great Portland Estates' average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Workspace Group's score of -0.04 indicating that Great Portland Estates is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Workspace Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Great Portland Estates
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Workspace Group has a beta of 1.105, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Great Portland Estates has a beta of 0.918, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the broader market.

40.9% of Workspace Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.1% of Great Portland Estates shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of Workspace Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Great Portland Estates shares are owned by 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.

Workspace Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 465.40, indicating a potential upside of 45.71%. Great Portland Estates has a consensus target price of GBX 400.88, indicating a potential upside of 35.25%. Given Workspace Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Workspace Group is more favorable than Great Portland Estates.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Workspace Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80
Great Portland Estates
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Summary

Workspace Group beats Great Portland Estates on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Great Portland Estates compare to CLS?

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

Great Portland Estates has a net margin of 138.95% compared to CLS's net margin of -36.01%. Great Portland Estates' return on equity of 7.18% beat CLS's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
CLS-36.01% -6.67% 2.30%
Great Portland Estates 138.95%7.18%0.79%

CLS has a beta of 0.994, indicating that its share price is 1% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Great Portland Estates has a beta of 0.918, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, CLS had 1 more articles in the media than Great Portland Estates. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for CLS and 1 mentions for Great Portland Estates. CLS's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Great Portland Estates' score of 0.87 indicating that CLS is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Great Portland Estates has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CLS. CLS 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
CLS£139.70M1.33-£207.36M-£12.60N/A
Great Portland Estates£103.90M11.51£398.10M£36.508.12

8.6% of CLS shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.1% of Great Portland Estates shares are owned by institutional investors. 60.6% of CLS shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Great Portland Estates shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

CLS currently has a consensus target price of GBX 64, suggesting a potential upside of 36.75%. Great Portland Estates has a consensus target price of GBX 400.88, suggesting a potential upside of 35.25%. Given CLS's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe CLS is more favorable than Great Portland Estates.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
CLS
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Great Portland Estates
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

CLS pays an annual dividend of GBX 3.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. Great Portland Estates pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. CLS pays out -31.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Great Portland Estates pays out 21.6% 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. CLS is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

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

How does Great Portland Estates compare to Regional REIT?

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

In the previous week, Great Portland Estates and Great Portland Estates both had 1 articles in the media. Great Portland Estates' average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Regional REIT's score of 0.75 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
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Regional REIT
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

51.1% of Great Portland Estates shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.3% of Regional REIT shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Great Portland Estates shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Regional REIT shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Great Portland Estates pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Regional REIT pays an annual dividend of GBX 9.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.8%. Great Portland Estates pays out 21.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Regional REIT pays out -96.0% 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. Regional REIT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Great Portland Estates has a net margin of 138.95% compared to Regional REIT's net margin of -20.80%. Great Portland Estates' return on equity of 7.18% beat Regional REIT's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Great Portland Estates138.95% 7.18% 0.79%
Regional REIT -20.80%-4.99%3.19%

Great Portland Estates has a beta of 0.918, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Regional REIT has a beta of 0.614, suggesting that its share price is 39% less volatile than the broader market.

Great Portland Estates currently has a consensus target price of GBX 400.88, indicating a potential upside of 35.25%. Regional REIT has a consensus target price of GBX 140, indicating a potential upside of 55.38%. Given Regional REIT's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Regional REIT 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)
4 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Regional REIT
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Great Portland Estates has higher revenue and earnings than Regional REIT. Regional REIT 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Great Portland Estates£103.90M11.51£398.10M£36.508.12
Regional REIT-£11.01M-13.26-£258.36M-£10.10N/A

Summary

Great Portland Estates beats Regional REIT on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Great Portland Estates compare to LondonMetric Property?

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

In the previous week, LondonMetric Property had 6 more articles in the media than Great Portland Estates. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for LondonMetric Property and 1 mentions for Great Portland Estates. Great Portland Estates' average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat LondonMetric Property's score of 0.00 indicating that Great Portland Estates is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
LondonMetric Property
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Great Portland Estates
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

LondonMetric Property currently has a consensus price target of GBX 233.20, indicating a potential upside of 27.99%. Great Portland Estates has a consensus price target of GBX 400.88, indicating a potential upside of 35.25%. Given Great Portland Estates' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Great Portland Estates is more favorable than LondonMetric Property.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
LondonMetric Property
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83
Great Portland Estates
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

LondonMetric Property pays an annual dividend of GBX 12.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. Great Portland Estates pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. LondonMetric Property pays out 81.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Great Portland Estates pays out 21.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

44.9% of LondonMetric Property shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.1% of Great Portland Estates shares are held by institutional investors. 4.6% of LondonMetric Property shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Great Portland Estates shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Great Portland Estates has lower revenue, but higher earnings than LondonMetric Property. Great Portland Estates is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LondonMetric Property, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
LondonMetric Property£426.50M9.98£196.21M£14.9012.23
Great Portland Estates£103.90M11.51£398.10M£36.508.12

LondonMetric Property has a beta of 1.022, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Great Portland Estates has a beta of 0.918, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the broader market.

Great Portland Estates has a net margin of 138.95% compared to LondonMetric Property's net margin of 73.03%. Great Portland Estates' return on equity of 7.18% beat LondonMetric Property's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
LondonMetric Property73.03% 7.16% 2.05%
Great Portland Estates 138.95%7.18%0.79%

Summary

LondonMetric Property and Great Portland Estates tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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GPE vs. The Competition

MetricGreat Portland EstatesREIT IndustryReal Estate SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£1.20B£647.09M£2.02B£2.76B
Dividend Yield2.67%9.75%6.95%6.09%
P/E Ratio8.122.5427.18365.90
Price / Sales11.51211.99831.3488,029.24
Price / Cash185.0063.0768.0727.89
Price / Book0.470.371.297.74
Net Income£398.10M-£181.49M-£124.57M£5.89B
7 Day Performance-6.39%-3.15%-0.86%0.21%
1 Month Performance-6.97%-4.69%-1.40%1.56%
1 Year Performance-12.95%-6.48%3.34%77.95%

Great Portland Estates Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GPE
Great Portland Estates
4.7267 of 5 stars
GBX 296.39
-2.8%
GBX 400.88
+35.3%
-11.5%£1.20B£103.90M8.12134
DLN
Derwent London
3.7878 of 5 stars
GBX 1,764.14
+0.0%
GBX 2,085
+18.2%
-14.4%£1.98B£388.70M12.29199
WKP
Workspace Group
2.9302 of 5 stars
GBX 350.20
+1.7%
GBX 479.20
+36.8%
-29.6%£673.40M£182.90MN/A293
CLI
CLS
4.0033 of 5 stars
GBX 50.50
+1.0%
GBX 64
+26.7%
-24.5%£201.05M£139.70MN/A118
RGL
Regional REIT
2.4195 of 5 stars
GBX 86
flat
GBX 140
+62.8%
-24.5%£139.40M-£11.01MN/AN/A

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