HMSO vs. SHC, SHB, SUPR, NRR, CAL, INTU, LSR, ALNA, LMP, and LAND
Should you be buying Hammerson stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hammerson include Shaftesbury Capital (SHC), Shaftesbury (SHB), Supermarket Income REIT (SUPR), NewRiver REIT (NRR), Capital & Regional (CAL), Intu Properties (INTU), Local Shopping REIT PLC (LSR.L) (LSR), Alina (ALNA), LondonMetric Property (LMP), and Land Securities Group (LAND). These companies are all part of the "real estate" sector.
Hammerson vs. Its Competitors
Hammerson (LON:HMSO) and Shaftesbury Capital (LON:SHC) are both real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation.
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.
Hammerson has a beta of 2.3, indicating that its stock price is 130% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shaftesbury Capital has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Hammerson pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Shaftesbury Capital pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Hammerson pays out 111.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Shaftesbury Capital pays out 20.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
3.3% of Hammerson shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.8% of Shaftesbury Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.2% of Hammerson shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Shaftesbury Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Shaftesbury Capital had 1 more articles in the media than Hammerson. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Shaftesbury Capital and 0 mentions for Hammerson. Shaftesbury Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Hammerson's score of 0.75 indicating that Shaftesbury Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Shaftesbury Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Hammerson. Shaftesbury Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hammerson, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Hammerson currently has a consensus price target of GBX 385, indicating a potential upside of 35.09%. Shaftesbury Capital has a consensus price target of GBX 200, indicating a potential upside of 44.09%. Given Shaftesbury Capital's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Shaftesbury Capital is more favorable than Hammerson.
Summary
Shaftesbury Capital beats Hammerson on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:HMSO) was last updated on 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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