Hammerson (HMSO) Competitors

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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 "reit - retail" industry.

How does Hammerson compare to Shaftesbury Capital?

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

In the previous week, Hammerson and Hammerson both had 1 articles in the media. Shaftesbury Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Hammerson's score of 0.31 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Shaftesbury Capital	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Hammerson has a beta of 1.787, meaning that its share price is 79% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Shaftesbury Capital has a beta of 0.953, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the broader market.

Hammerson pays an annual dividend of GBX 16.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Shaftesbury Capital pays an annual dividend of GBX 3.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. 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.

Hammerson currently has a consensus price target of GBX 346.71, suggesting a potential upside of 8.08%. Shaftesbury Capital has a consensus price target of GBX 184.50, suggesting a potential upside of 43.13%. Given Shaftesbury Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Shaftesbury Capital is more favorable than Hammerson.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hammerson	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
Shaftesbury Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

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	£208.30M	8.16	-£26.82M	£46.00	6.97
Shaftesbury Capital	£238.90M	9.84	£39.54M	£18.50	6.97

49.8% of Hammerson shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.8% of Shaftesbury Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 10.3% of Hammerson shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Shaftesbury Capital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Shaftesbury Capital has a net margin of 141.28% compared to Hammerson's net margin of 109.58%. Hammerson's return on equity of 11.77% beat Shaftesbury Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hammerson	109.58%	11.77%	2.13%
Shaftesbury Capital	141.28%	8.78%	1.52%

Summary

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

How does Hammerson compare to Shaftesbury?

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

Shaftesbury has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hammerson has a beta of 1.787, suggesting that its stock price is 79% more volatile than the broader market.

Shaftesbury pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share. Hammerson pays an annual dividend of GBX 16.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. 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 pays out 34.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hammerson is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Shaftesbury has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Shaftesbury	£123.10M	0.00	£119.10M	£0.33	N/A
Hammerson	£208.30M	8.16	-£26.82M	£46.00	6.97

101.1% of Shaftesbury shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.8% of Hammerson shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Shaftesbury shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.3% of Hammerson shares are owned 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.

Hammerson has a net margin of 109.58% compared to Shaftesbury's net margin of 96.75%. Hammerson's return on equity of 11.77% beat Shaftesbury's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shaftesbury	96.75%	4.93%	1.11%
Hammerson	109.58%	11.77%	2.13%

Hammerson has a consensus price target of GBX 346.71, indicating a potential upside of 8.08%. Given Hammerson's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hammerson is more favorable than Shaftesbury.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Shaftesbury	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Hammerson	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

In the previous week, Hammerson had 1 more articles in the media than Shaftesbury. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Hammerson and 0 mentions for Shaftesbury. Hammerson's average media sentiment score of 0.31 beat Shaftesbury's score of 0.00 indicating that Hammerson is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Shaftesbury	Neutral
Hammerson	Neutral

Summary

Hammerson beats Shaftesbury on 14 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 small-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Hammerson currently has a consensus price target of GBX 346.71, indicating a potential upside of 8.08%. Supermarket Income REIT has a consensus price target of GBX 86.25, indicating a potential upside of 6.09%. Given Hammerson's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Hammerson is more favorable than Supermarket Income REIT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hammerson	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
Supermarket Income REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Hammerson has a beta of 1.787, meaning that its stock price is 79% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Supermarket Income REIT has a beta of 0.588, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the broader market.

49.8% of Hammerson shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.3% of Supermarket Income REIT shares are held by institutional investors. 10.3% of Hammerson shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Supermarket Income REIT shares are held by 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.

Hammerson pays an annual dividend of GBX 16.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Supermarket Income REIT pays an annual dividend of GBX 6.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. 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.

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hammerson	£208.30M	8.16	-£26.82M	£46.00	6.97
Supermarket Income REIT	£94.09M	10.77	-£21.18M	£4.90	16.59

Hammerson has a net margin of 109.58% compared to Supermarket Income REIT's net margin of 54.91%. Hammerson's return on equity of 11.77% beat Supermarket Income REIT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hammerson	109.58%	11.77%	2.13%
Supermarket Income REIT	54.91%	5.56%	3.34%

In the previous week, Hammerson and Hammerson both had 1 articles in the media. Hammerson's average media sentiment score of 0.31 beat Supermarket Income 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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Supermarket Income REIT	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Hammerson beats Supermarket Income REIT on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hammerson compare to NewRiver REIT?

NewRiver REIT (LON:NRR) and Hammerson (LON:HMSO) 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 analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, profitability and dividends.

NewRiver REIT pays an annual dividend of GBX 6.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. Hammerson pays an annual dividend of GBX 16.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. NewRiver REIT pays out 95.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Hammerson pays out 34.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

NewRiver REIT has a beta of 0.618, indicating that its share price is 38% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hammerson has a beta of 1.787, indicating that its share price is 79% more volatile than the broader market.

NewRiver REIT currently has a consensus price target of GBX 98, indicating a potential upside of 28.10%. Hammerson has a consensus price target of GBX 346.71, indicating a potential upside of 8.08%. Given NewRiver REIT's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe NewRiver REIT is more favorable than Hammerson.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NewRiver REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Hammerson	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

NewRiver REIT has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NewRiver REIT	£120.90M	2.73	£4.60M	£6.80	11.25
Hammerson	£208.30M	8.16	-£26.82M	£46.00	6.97

49.2% of NewRiver REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.8% of Hammerson shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of NewRiver REIT shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.3% of Hammerson shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, NewRiver REIT and NewRiver REIT both had 1 articles in the media. NewRiver REIT's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Hammerson's score of 0.31 indicating that NewRiver REIT is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Hammerson has a net margin of 109.58% compared to NewRiver REIT's net margin of 24.96%. Hammerson's return on equity of 11.77% beat NewRiver REIT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NewRiver REIT	24.96%	6.35%	2.64%
Hammerson	109.58%	11.77%	2.13%

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 small-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, profitability and dividends.

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Capital & Regional	£65M	0.00	£2.10M	N/A	N/A
Hammerson	£208.30M	8.16	-£26.82M	£46.00	6.97

Hammerson has a consensus price target of GBX 346.71, indicating a potential upside of 8.08%. Given Hammerson's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Hammerson is more favorable than Capital & Regional.

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	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Capital & Regional has a beta of 1.73, indicating that its share price is 73% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hammerson has a beta of 1.787, indicating that its share price is 79% more volatile than the broader market.

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 5.0%. Hammerson pays out 34.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

In the previous week, Hammerson had 1 more articles in the media than Capital & Regional. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Hammerson and 0 mentions for Capital & Regional. Hammerson's average media sentiment score of 0.31 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	Neutral

Hammerson has a net margin of 109.58% compared to Capital & Regional's net margin of 3.23%. Hammerson's return on equity of 11.77% beat Capital & Regional's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Capital & Regional	3.23%	1.09%	2.78%
Hammerson	109.58%	11.77%	2.13%

11.2% of Capital & Regional shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.8% of Hammerson shares are owned by institutional investors. 82.8% of Capital & Regional shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.3% of Hammerson shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Hammerson beats Capital & Regional on 11 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

This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.

HMSO vs. The Competition

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Metric	Hammerson	REIT Industry	Real Estate Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£1.70B	£3.15B	£1.90B	£2.79B
Dividend Yield	5.21%	5.74%	6.93%	6.09%
P/E Ratio	6.97	5.08	27.16	366.06
Price / Sales	8.16	290.16	843.16	88,425.13
Price / Cash	2.76	113.05	68.06	27.89
Price / Book	17.38	2.38	1.30	7.66
Net Income	-£26.82M	£89.50M	-£124.57M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-4.81%	-0.51%	-0.73%	0.46%
1 Month Performance	-1.89%	0.90%	-0.32%	2.48%
1 Year Performance	22.44%	17.74%	3.89%	87.67%

Hammerson Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
HMSO Hammerson	2.3748 of 5 stars	GBX 320.80 +0.8%	GBX 346.71 +8.1%	+21.0%	£1.70B	£208.30M	6.97	164
SHC Shaftesbury Capital	3.4547 of 5 stars	GBX 133.50 +2.4%	GBX 184.50 +38.2%	-7.9%	£2.43B	£238.90M	7.22	3,000
SHB Shaftesbury	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£1.62B	£123.10M	1,277.58	39	Gap Down High Trading Volume
SUPR Supermarket Income REIT	2.1121 of 5 stars	GBX 83.22 +1.7%	GBX 86.25 +3.6%	+3.3%	£1.04B	£94.09M	16.98	N/A	Gap Up
NRR NewRiver REIT	4.1704 of 5 stars	GBX 74.30 +1.1%	GBX 98 +31.9%	-1.7%	£319.99M	£120.90M	10.93	46

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Hammerson (HMSO) Competitors

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

How does Hammerson compare to Shaftesbury Capital?

Does the media prefer HMSO or SHC?

Which has more volatility and risk, HMSO or SHC?

Is HMSO or SHC a better dividend stock?

Do analysts prefer HMSO or SHC?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, HMSO or SHC?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in HMSO or SHC?

Is HMSO or SHC more profitable?

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How does Hammerson compare to Shaftesbury?

Which has more volatility & risk, SHB or HMSO?

Is SHB or HMSO a better dividend stock?

Which has better valuation & earnings, SHB or HMSO?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SHB or HMSO?

Is SHB or HMSO more profitable?

Do analysts rate SHB or HMSO?

Does the media prefer SHB or HMSO?

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How does Hammerson compare to Supermarket Income REIT?

Do analysts rate HMSO or SUPR?

Which has more volatility and risk, HMSO or SUPR?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in HMSO or SUPR?

Is HMSO or SUPR a better dividend stock?

Which has better earnings & valuation, HMSO or SUPR?

Is HMSO or SUPR more profitable?

Does the media refer more to HMSO or SUPR?

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How does Hammerson compare to NewRiver REIT?

Is NRR or HMSO a better dividend stock?

Which has more volatility & risk, NRR or HMSO?

Do analysts recommend NRR or HMSO?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, NRR or HMSO?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in NRR or HMSO?

Does the media favor NRR or HMSO?

Is NRR or HMSO more profitable?

Summary

How does Hammerson compare to Capital & Regional?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, CAL or HMSO?

Do analysts recommend CAL or HMSO?

Which has more volatility & risk, CAL or HMSO?

Is CAL or HMSO a better dividend stock?

Does the media favor CAL or HMSO?

Is CAL or HMSO more profitable?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CAL or HMSO?

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