LMP vs. LAND, UTG, BLND, GPOR, LXI, SIR, DIGS, HBRN, BCPT, and RDI
Should you be buying LondonMetric Property stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of LondonMetric Property include Land Securities Group (LAND), Unite Group (UTG), British Land (BLND), Great Portland Estates (GPOR), Lxi Reit (LXI), Secure Income REIT (SIR), GCP Student Living (DIGS), Hibernia REIT (HBRN), Balanced Commercial Property Trust (BCPT), and Rdi Reit (RDI). These companies are all part of the "reit - diversified" industry.
LondonMetric Property vs. Its Competitors
Land Securities Group (LON:LAND) and LondonMetric Property (LON:LMP) are both mid-cap real estate companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
50.3% of Land Securities Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.0% of LondonMetric Property shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Land Securities Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of LondonMetric 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.
In the previous week, LondonMetric Property had 1 more articles in the media than Land Securities Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for LondonMetric Property and 6 mentions for Land Securities Group. Land Securities Group's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat LondonMetric Property's score of 0.37 indicating that Land Securities Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Land Securities Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 693.25, indicating a potential upside of 17.50%. LondonMetric Property has a consensus target price of GBX 235, indicating a potential upside of 30.12%. Given LondonMetric Property's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe LondonMetric Property is more favorable than Land Securities Group.
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.
Land Securities Group has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LondonMetric Property has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.
LondonMetric Property has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Land Securities Group. LondonMetric Property is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Land Securities Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Land Securities Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. LondonMetric Property pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. 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. LondonMetric Property pays out 68.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Summary
LondonMetric Property beats Land Securities Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (LON:LMP) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
