Hammerson (HMSO) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer HMSO or SHC?

In the previous week, Shaftesbury Capital had 1 more articles in the media than Hammerson. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Shaftesbury Capital and 1 mentions for Hammerson. Shaftesbury Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Hammerson's score of 0.75 indicating that Shaftesbury Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hammerson	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Shaftesbury Capital	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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%

Is HMSO or SHC a better dividend stock?

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.

Do analysts recommend HMSO or SHC?

Hammerson presently has a consensus target price of GBX 385, suggesting a potential upside of 31.31%. Shaftesbury Capital has a consensus target price of GBX 200, suggesting a potential upside of 43.58%. 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

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

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Shaftesbury Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, HMSO or SHC?

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.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, HMSO or SHC?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hammerson	£138.40M	11.21	-£26.82M	£0.14	2,094.29
Shaftesbury Capital	£233.50M	10.87	£39.54M	£0.17	800.57

Summary

Shaftesbury Capital beats Hammerson on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.