LMP vs. LAND, BLND, UTG, 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), British Land (BLND), Unite Group (UTG), 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 superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, risk, media sentiment and earnings.
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.
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.
In the previous week, Land Securities Group and Land Securities Group both had 2 articles in the media. Land Securities Group's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat LondonMetric Property's score of 0.27 indicating that Land Securities Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Land Securities Group has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LondonMetric Property has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Land Securities Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 693.25, suggesting a potential upside of 11.63%. LondonMetric Property has a consensus price target of GBX 235, suggesting a potential upside of 24.27%. Given LondonMetric Property's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe LondonMetric Property is more favorable than Land Securities Group.
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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
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 0.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. LondonMetric Property pays out 0.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
Summary
LondonMetric Property beats Land Securities Group on 10 of the 17 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 10/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
