London & Associated Properties (LAS) Competitors

Cardiff Property (LON:CDFF) and London & Associated Properties (LON:LAS) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.

Which has more volatility & risk, CDFF or LAS?

Cardiff Property has a beta of -0.11, suggesting that its stock price is 111% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, London & Associated Properties has a beta of 0.09, suggesting that its stock price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CDFF or LAS?

London & Associated Properties received 13 more outperform votes than Cardiff Property when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.05% of users gave London & Associated Properties an outperform vote while only 67.27% of users gave Cardiff Property an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cardiff Property	Outperform Votes 74 67.27%	Underperform Votes 36 32.73%
London & Associated Properties	Outperform Votes 87 69.05%	Underperform Votes 39 30.95%

Is CDFF or LAS more profitable?

Cardiff Property has a net margin of 89.05% compared to London & Associated Properties' net margin of -1.61%. Cardiff Property's return on equity of 3.96% beat London & Associated Properties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cardiff Property	89.05%	3.96%	2.40%
London & Associated Properties	-1.61%	3.76%	3.67%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CDFF or LAS?

1.5% of Cardiff Property shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.9% of London & Associated Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 74.5% of Cardiff Property shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 83.0% of London & Associated Properties shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer CDFF or LAS?

In the previous week, London & Associated Properties had 1 more articles in the media than Cardiff Property. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for London & Associated Properties and 0 mentions for Cardiff Property. London & Associated Properties' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Cardiff Property's score of 0.00 indicating that London & Associated Properties is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Cardiff Property	Neutral
London & Associated Properties	Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CDFF or LAS?

Cardiff Property has higher earnings, but lower revenue than London & Associated Properties. London & Associated Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cardiff Property, 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
Cardiff Property	£1.35M	21.08	£1.21M	£111.93	24.12
London & Associated Properties	£49.60M	0.16	-£3.86M	-£0.01	-904.00

Summary

London & Associated Properties beats Cardiff Property on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.