London & Associated Properties (LAS) Competitors

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

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in LAS or WINK?

8.9% of London & Associated Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.3% of M Winkworth shares are held by institutional investors. 83.0% of London & Associated Properties shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 68.2% of M Winkworth shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is LAS or WINK more profitable?

M Winkworth has a net margin of 18.42% compared to London & Associated Properties' net margin of -1.61%. M Winkworth's return on equity of 28.17% 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%
M Winkworth	18.42%	28.17%	14.80%

Which has more volatility & risk, LAS or WINK?

London & Associated Properties has a beta of 0.09, indicating that its share price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, M Winkworth has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, LAS or WINK?

M Winkworth has lower revenue, but higher earnings than London & Associated Properties. London & Associated Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than M Winkworth, 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	0.15	-£3.86M	-£0.01	-900.00
M Winkworth	£10.14M	2.67	£1.87M	£14.47	14.51

Does the media prefer LAS or WINK?

In the previous week, London & Associated Properties' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled M Winkworth'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
London & Associated Properties	Neutral
M Winkworth	Neutral

Summary

M Winkworth beats London & Associated Properties on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.