Hammerson (HMSO) Competitors

Hammerson (LON:HMSO) and Shaftesbury Capital (LON:SHC) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk & volatility, HMSO or SHC?

Hammerson has a beta of 2.3, meaning that its stock price is 130% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shaftesbury Capital has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HMSO or SHC more profitable?

Shaftesbury Capital has a net margin of 16.37% compared to Hammerson's net margin of -346.30%. Shaftesbury Capital's return on equity of 1.07% beat Hammerson's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hammerson	-346.30%	-25.94%	2.13%
Shaftesbury Capital	16.37%	1.07%	1.52%

Does the media refer more to HMSO or SHC?

In the previous week, Hammerson had 1 more articles in the media than Shaftesbury Capital. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Hammerson and 0 mentions for Shaftesbury Capital. Hammerson's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Shaftesbury Capital's score of 0.00 indicating that Hammerson is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Hammerson	Positive
Shaftesbury Capital	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HMSO or SHC?

677.7% of Hammerson shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.3% of Shaftesbury Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 77.2% of Hammerson shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Shaftesbury Capital shares are held by company 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.

Is HMSO or SHC a better dividend stock?

Hammerson pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Shaftesbury Capital pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Hammerson pays out -273.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Shaftesbury Capital pays out 145.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Hammerson is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts recommend HMSO or SHC?

Hammerson currently has a consensus price target of GBX 385, indicating a potential upside of 31.85%. Shaftesbury Capital has a consensus price target of GBX 200, indicating a potential upside of 35.69%. Given Shaftesbury Capital's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Shaftesbury Capital is more favorable than Hammerson.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hammerson	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Shaftesbury Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, HMSO or SHC?

Shaftesbury Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Hammerson. Hammerson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Shaftesbury Capital, 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
Hammerson	£7.74M	184.33	-£26.82M	-£5.48	-53.27
Shaftesbury Capital	£241.46M	11.82	£39.54M	£2.06	71.71

Summary

Hammerson beats Shaftesbury Capital on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.