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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, 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	£832M	4.88	-£318.80M	£0.53	1,028.30
LondonMetric Property	£396.70M	10.50	£196.21M	£0.17	1,050.59

Is LAND or LMP a better dividend stock?

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.

Does the media prefer LAND or LMP?

In the previous week, Land Securities Group had 1 more articles in the media than LondonMetric Property. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Land Securities Group and 0 mentions for LondonMetric Property. Land Securities Group's average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat LondonMetric Property's score of 0.00 indicating that Land Securities Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Land Securities Group	Neutral
LondonMetric Property	Neutral

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%

Do analysts rate LAND or LMP?

Land Securities Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 671, indicating a potential upside of 23.12%. LondonMetric Property has a consensus price target of GBX 230, indicating a potential upside of 28.78%. 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
Land Securities Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
LondonMetric Property	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of LAND or LMP?

50.3% of Land Securities Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.0% of LondonMetric Property shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Land Securities Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of LondonMetric Property shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, LAND or LMP?

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

Summary

LondonMetric Property beats Land Securities Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.