London & Associated Properties (LAS) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LAS or CDFF?

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

Is LAS or CDFF 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
London & Associated Properties	-1.61%	3.76%	3.67%
Cardiff Property	89.05%	3.96%	2.40%

Does the media favor LAS or CDFF?

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 1.36 beat Cardiff Property's score of 0.00 indicating that London & Associated Properties is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
London & Associated Properties	Positive
Cardiff Property	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, LAS or CDFF?

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

Which has higher valuation & earnings, LAS or CDFF?

Cardiff Property has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
London & Associated Properties	£49.60M	0.16	-£3.86M	-£0.01	-948.00
Cardiff Property	£1.35M	20.30	£1.21M	£111.93	23.23

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of LAS or CDFF?

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

Summary

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