LondonMetric Property (LMP) Competitors

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

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, LAND or LMP?

LondonMetric Property has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Land Securities Group	£823.49M	5.37	-£318.80M	-£43.12	-13.86
LondonMetric Property	£294.22M	13.43	£196.21M	£9.71	20.01

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LAND or LMP?

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

Does the media refer more to LAND or LMP?

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. Land Securities Group's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat LondonMetric Property's score of 0.00 indicating that Land Securities Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Which has more risk & volatility, LAND or LMP?

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.

Do analysts rate LAND or LMP?

Land Securities Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 677.67, suggesting a potential upside of 13.39%. LondonMetric Property has a consensus price target of GBX 251, suggesting a potential upside of 29.12%. Given LondonMetric Property's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe LondonMetric Property is more favorable than Land Securities Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Land Securities Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
LondonMetric Property	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is LAND or LMP 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
Land Securities Group	-38.71%	-4.88%	2.40%
LondonMetric Property	66.69%	3.87%	2.05%

Is LAND or LMP a better dividend stock?

Land Securities Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 40 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. LondonMetric Property pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Land Securities Group pays out -92.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in LAND or LMP?

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

Summary

LondonMetric Property beats Land Securities Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.