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 profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, earnings and community ranking.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in LMP or LAND?

74.9% of LondonMetric Property shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.5% of Land Securities Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.3% of LondonMetric Property shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Land Securities Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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%

Does the media prefer LMP or LAND?

In the previous week, Land Securities Group had 2 more articles in the media than LondonMetric Property. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Land Securities Group and 3 mentions for LondonMetric Property. Land Securities Group's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat LondonMetric Property's score of 0.66 indicating that Land Securities Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
LondonMetric Property	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Land Securities Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, 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	£294.22M	13.58	£196.21M	£9.71	20.24
Land Securities Group	£823.49M	5.45	-£318.80M	-£43.12	-14.05

Is LMP or LAND a better dividend stock?

LondonMetric Property pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Land Securities Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 40 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. LondonMetric Property pays out 113.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Land Securities Group pays out -92.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Land Securities Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk and volatility, LMP or LAND?

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LMP or LAND?

Land Securities Group received 181 more outperform votes than LondonMetric Property when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.76% of users gave Land Securities Group an outperform vote while only 56.67% of users gave LondonMetric Property an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
LondonMetric Property	Outperform Votes 446 56.67%	Underperform Votes 341 43.33%
Land Securities Group	Outperform Votes 627 62.76%	Underperform Votes 372 37.24%

Do analysts prefer LMP or LAND?

LondonMetric Property currently has a consensus price target of GBX 251, suggesting a potential upside of 27.67%. Land Securities Group has a consensus price target of GBX 651.50, suggesting a potential upside of 7.51%. Given LondonMetric Property's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

LondonMetric Property beats Land Securities Group on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.