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 superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

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 & insiders hold more shares of CDFF or LAS?

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

Does the media prefer CDFF or LAS?

In the previous week, Cardiff Property's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled London & Associated Properties'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Cardiff Property	Neutral
London & Associated Properties	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, CDFF or LAS?

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

Which has better earnings & 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	19.67	£1.21M	£111.93	22.51
London & Associated Properties	£49.60M	0.17	-£3.86M	-£0.01	-974.00

Summary

Cardiff Property beats London & Associated Properties on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.