LondonMetric Property (LMP) Competitors

LondonMetric Property (LON:LMP) and Land Securities Group (LON:LAND) are both mid-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Do analysts prefer LMP or LAND?

LondonMetric Property currently has a consensus price target of GBX 230, indicating a potential upside of 27.35%. Land Securities Group has a consensus price target of GBX 671, indicating a potential upside of 24.37%. Given LondonMetric Property's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe LondonMetric Property is more favorable than Land Securities Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LondonMetric Property	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Land Securities Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Is LMP or LAND more profitable?

LondonMetric Property has a net margin of 66.69% compared to Land Securities Group's net margin of -38.71%. LondonMetric Property's return on equity of 3.87% beat Land Securities Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LondonMetric Property	66.69%	3.87%	2.05%
Land Securities Group	-38.71%	-4.88%	2.40%

Which has more risk & volatility, LMP or LAND?

LondonMetric Property has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Land Securities Group has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is LMP or LAND a better dividend stock?

LondonMetric Property pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Land Securities Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. LondonMetric Property pays out 68.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Land Securities Group pays out 75.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media favor LMP or LAND?

In the previous week, Land Securities Group had 1 more articles in the media than LondonMetric Property. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Land Securities Group and 1 mentions for LondonMetric Property. LondonMetric Property's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Land Securities Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
LondonMetric Property	Neutral
Land Securities Group	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals believe in LMP or LAND?

59.0% of LondonMetric Property shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.3% of Land Securities Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.6% of LondonMetric Property shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Land Securities Group shares are owned 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.

Which has better earnings & valuation, LMP or LAND?

LondonMetric Property has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Land Securities Group. Land Securities Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LondonMetric 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
LondonMetric Property	£396.70M	10.62	£196.21M	£0.17	1,062.35
Land Securities Group	£832M	4.83	-£318.80M	£0.53	1,017.92

Summary

LondonMetric Property beats Land Securities Group on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.