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Hammerson (HMSO) Competitors

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As of 07/31/2026 12:33 PM Eastern

HMSO vs. SHC, SHB, SUPR, NRR, and CAL

Should you buy Hammerson stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Hammerson 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 Hammerson include Shaftesbury Capital (SHC), Shaftesbury (SHB), Supermarket Income REIT (SUPR), NewRiver REIT (NRR), and Capital & Regional (CAL). These companies are all part of the "real estate" sector.

How does Hammerson compare to Shaftesbury Capital?

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

Shaftesbury Capital has a net margin of 156.85% compared to Hammerson's net margin of 86.23%. Hammerson's return on equity of 11.84% beat Shaftesbury Capital's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Hammerson86.23% 11.84% 2.13%
Shaftesbury Capital 156.85%9.48%1.52%

Hammerson pays an annual dividend of GBX 16.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Shaftesbury Capital pays an annual dividend of GBX 3.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Hammerson pays out 34.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Shaftesbury Capital pays out 20.0% 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.

In the previous week, Shaftesbury Capital had 9 more articles in the media than Hammerson. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Shaftesbury Capital and 8 mentions for Hammerson. Shaftesbury Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Hammerson's score of 0.68 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
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Shaftesbury Capital
4 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

49.5% of Hammerson shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.6% of Shaftesbury Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 10.3% of Hammerson shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Shaftesbury Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Shaftesbury Capital has lower revenue, but higher 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Hammerson£271.90M7.45-£26.82M£46.008.30
Shaftesbury Capital£244M10.74£39.54M£18.507.77

Hammerson has a beta of 1.786, indicating that its stock price is 79% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Shaftesbury Capital has a beta of 0.957, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the broader market.

Hammerson presently has a consensus price target of GBX 366, indicating a potential downside of 4.19%. Shaftesbury Capital has a consensus price target of GBX 181.60, indicating a potential upside of 26.29%. Given Shaftesbury Capital's stronger consensus rating and 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)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Shaftesbury Capital
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80

Summary

Hammerson and Shaftesbury Capital tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hammerson compare to Shaftesbury?

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

49.5% of Hammerson shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 101.1% of Shaftesbury shares are held by institutional investors. 10.3% of Hammerson shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Shaftesbury shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Hammerson has a beta of 1.786, meaning that its share price is 79% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Shaftesbury has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the broader market.

Shaftesbury has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hammerson. Shaftesbury is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hammerson, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Hammerson£271.90M7.45-£26.82M£46.008.30
Shaftesbury£123.10M0.00£119.10M£0.33N/A

Hammerson pays an annual dividend of GBX 16.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Shaftesbury pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share. Hammerson pays out 34.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Shaftesbury pays out 3,939.4% 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.

Shaftesbury has a net margin of 96.75% compared to Hammerson's net margin of 86.23%. Hammerson's return on equity of 11.84% beat Shaftesbury's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Hammerson86.23% 11.84% 2.13%
Shaftesbury 96.75%4.93%1.11%

In the previous week, Hammerson had 8 more articles in the media than Shaftesbury. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Hammerson and 0 mentions for Shaftesbury. Hammerson's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Shaftesbury's score of 0.00 indicating that Hammerson is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Hammerson Positive
Shaftesbury Neutral

Hammerson currently has a consensus price target of GBX 366, suggesting a potential downside of 4.19%. Given Shaftesbury's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Shaftesbury is more favorable than Hammerson.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Hammerson
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Shaftesbury
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Summary

Hammerson beats Shaftesbury on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hammerson compare to Supermarket Income REIT?

Hammerson (LON:HMSO) and Supermarket Income REIT (LON:SUPR) are both real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and risk.

Hammerson pays an annual dividend of GBX 16.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Supermarket Income REIT pays an annual dividend of GBX 6.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Hammerson pays out 34.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Supermarket Income REIT pays out 125.2% 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 has a beta of 1.786, meaning that its stock price is 79% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Supermarket Income REIT has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the broader market.

Hammerson presently has a consensus target price of GBX 366, indicating a potential downside of 4.19%. Supermarket Income REIT has a consensus target price of GBX 89.25, indicating a potential upside of 3.84%. Given Supermarket Income REIT's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Supermarket Income REIT is more favorable than Hammerson.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Hammerson
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Supermarket Income REIT
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

Supermarket Income REIT has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hammerson. Hammerson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Supermarket Income REIT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Hammerson£271.90M7.45-£26.82M£46.008.30
Supermarket Income REIT£94.09M11.38-£21.18M£4.9017.54

49.5% of Hammerson shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.1% of Supermarket Income REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.3% of Hammerson shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Supermarket Income REIT shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Hammerson has a net margin of 86.23% compared to Supermarket Income REIT's net margin of 54.91%. Hammerson's return on equity of 11.84% beat Supermarket Income REIT's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Hammerson86.23% 11.84% 2.13%
Supermarket Income REIT 54.91%5.56%3.34%

In the previous week, Hammerson had 8 more articles in the media than Supermarket Income REIT. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Hammerson and 0 mentions for Supermarket Income REIT. Hammerson's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Supermarket Income REIT's score of 0.00 indicating that Hammerson is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Hammerson Positive
Supermarket Income REIT Neutral

Summary

Hammerson beats Supermarket Income REIT on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hammerson compare to NewRiver REIT?

Hammerson (LON:HMSO) and NewRiver REIT (LON:NRR) are both real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, earnings, valuation and media sentiment.

Hammerson has a net margin of 86.23% compared to NewRiver REIT's net margin of 24.37%. Hammerson's return on equity of 11.84% beat NewRiver REIT's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Hammerson86.23% 11.84% 2.13%
NewRiver REIT 24.37%6.98%2.64%

In the previous week, Hammerson had 4 more articles in the media than NewRiver REIT. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Hammerson and 4 mentions for NewRiver REIT. Hammerson's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat NewRiver REIT's score of 0.00 indicating that Hammerson is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Hammerson
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
NewRiver REIT
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Hammerson currently has a consensus target price of GBX 366, indicating a potential downside of 4.19%. NewRiver REIT has a consensus target price of GBX 96.67, indicating a potential upside of 18.46%. Given NewRiver REIT's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe NewRiver REIT is more favorable than Hammerson.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Hammerson
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
NewRiver REIT
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Hammerson pays an annual dividend of GBX 16.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. NewRiver REIT pays an annual dividend of GBX 6.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%. Hammerson pays out 34.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NewRiver REIT pays out 93.0% 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 has a beta of 1.786, meaning that its stock price is 79% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, NewRiver REIT has a beta of 0.616, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the broader market.

NewRiver REIT has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hammerson. Hammerson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NewRiver REIT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Hammerson£271.90M7.45-£26.82M£46.008.30
NewRiver REIT£131M2.68£4.60M£7.1011.49

49.5% of Hammerson shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.9% of NewRiver REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.3% of Hammerson shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of NewRiver REIT shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Hammerson beats NewRiver REIT on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hammerson compare to Capital & Regional?

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

Capital & Regional has a beta of 1.73, suggesting that its share price is 73% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hammerson has a beta of 1.786, suggesting that its share price is 79% more volatile than the broader market.

Hammerson has a net margin of 86.23% compared to Capital & Regional's net margin of 3.23%. Hammerson's return on equity of 11.84% beat Capital & Regional's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Capital & Regional3.23% 1.09% 2.78%
Hammerson 86.23%11.84%2.13%

In the previous week, Hammerson had 8 more articles in the media than Capital & Regional. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Hammerson and 0 mentions for Capital & Regional. Hammerson's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Capital & Regional's score of 0.00 indicating that Hammerson is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Capital & Regional Neutral
Hammerson Positive

Capital & Regional pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share. Hammerson pays an annual dividend of GBX 16.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Hammerson pays out 34.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Hammerson has a consensus price target of GBX 366, indicating a potential downside of 4.19%. Given Capital & Regional's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Capital & Regional is more favorable than Hammerson.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Capital & Regional
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Hammerson
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Capital & Regional has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hammerson.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Capital & Regional£65M0.00£2.10MN/AN/A
Hammerson£271.90M7.45-£26.82M£46.008.30

11.2% of Capital & Regional shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.5% of Hammerson shares are held by institutional investors. 82.8% of Capital & Regional shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.3% of Hammerson shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Hammerson beats Capital & Regional on 10 of the 16 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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HMSO vs. The Competition

MetricHammersonRetail REITs IndustryReal Estate SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£2.03B£7.72B£5.66B£2.82B
Dividend Yield4.94%4.97%6.15%6.15%
P/E Ratio8.3017.8636.04368.29
Price / Sales7.4593.77136.4883,501.30
Price / Cash2.7656.5634.1827.89
Price / Book20.692.631.917.04
Net Income-£26.82M£267.20M-£63.82M£5.89B
7 Day Performance3.19%-1.45%-0.77%6.05%
1 Month Performance2.25%-1.18%-1.24%-0.22%
1 Year Performance29.76%21.92%14.77%63.72%

Hammerson Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HMSO
Hammerson
1.6372 of 5 stars
GBX 382
flat
GBX 366
-4.2%
+29.8%£2.03B£271.90M8.30164
SHC
Shaftesbury Capital
4.6929 of 5 stars
GBX 146.50
+0.3%
GBX 181.60
+24.0%
-7.7%£2.67B£238.90M7.923,000
SHB
Shaftesbury
N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.62B£123.10M1,277.5839
SUPR
Supermarket Income REIT
N/AGBX 86.60
+0.3%
GBX 89.25
+3.1%
+7.6%£1.08B£94.09M17.67N/A
NRR
NewRiver REIT
2.7294 of 5 stars
GBX 82.48
-0.5%
GBX 96.67
+17.2%
+14.9%£355.20M£131M11.6246

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This page (LON:HMSO) was last updated on 8/3/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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