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Lancashire (LRE) Competitors

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LRE vs. MDC, ROAD, CCT, GEO, and PRIM

Should you buy Lancashire stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Lancashire with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Lancashire include Mediclinic International (MDC), Roadside Real Estate (ROAD), The Character Group (CCT), Georgian Mining (GEO), and Primorus Investments (PRIM). These companies are all part of the "construction" industry.

How does Lancashire compare to Mediclinic International?

Mediclinic International (LON:MDC) and Lancashire (LON:LRE) are both construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

Lancashire has a net margin of 14.66% compared to Mediclinic International's net margin of 4.99%. Lancashire's return on equity of 11.24% beat Mediclinic International's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Mediclinic International4.99% 5.50% 2.30%
Lancashire 14.66%11.24%6.75%

39.2% of Mediclinic International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.6% of Lancashire shares are held by institutional investors. 48.9% of Mediclinic International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of Lancashire shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Mediclinic International pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share. Lancashire pays an annual dividend of GBX 24.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Mediclinic International pays out 1,304.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Lancashire pays out 20.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lancashire is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Mediclinic International has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its share price is 58% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lancashire has a beta of 0.438, suggesting that its share price is 56% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Lancashire had 1 more articles in the media than Mediclinic International. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Lancashire and 0 mentions for Mediclinic International. Mediclinic International's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Lancashire'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Mediclinic International Neutral
Lancashire Neutral

Lancashire has a consensus price target of GBX 675.17, indicating a potential upside of 16.21%. Given Lancashire's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Lancashire is more favorable than Mediclinic International.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Mediclinic International
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Lancashire
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.29

Lancashire has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Mediclinic International. Mediclinic International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lancashire, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Mediclinic International£3.38B0.00£169M£0.23N/A
Lancashire£1.88B0.75£199.02M£117.004.97

Summary

Lancashire beats Mediclinic International on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Lancashire compare to Roadside Real Estate?

Roadside Real Estate (LON:ROAD) and Lancashire (LON:LRE) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

Roadside Real Estate has a net margin of 10,067.05% compared to Lancashire's net margin of 14.66%. Lancashire's return on equity of 11.24% beat Roadside Real Estate's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Roadside Real Estate10,067.05% -7.86% N/A
Lancashire 14.66%11.24%6.75%

2.9% of Roadside Real Estate shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.6% of Lancashire shares are held by institutional investors. 85.2% of Roadside Real Estate shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of Lancashire 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.

Roadside Real Estate has a beta of 0.589, indicating that its share price is 41% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lancashire has a beta of 0.438, indicating that its share price is 56% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Lancashire had 1 more articles in the media than Roadside Real Estate. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Lancashire and 0 mentions for Roadside Real Estate. Roadside Real Estate's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Lancashire'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Roadside Real Estate Neutral
Lancashire Neutral

Lancashire has a consensus price target of GBX 675.17, indicating a potential upside of 16.21%. Given Lancashire's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Lancashire is more favorable than Roadside Real Estate.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Roadside Real Estate
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Lancashire
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.29

Lancashire has higher revenue and earnings than Roadside Real Estate. Lancashire is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Roadside Real Estate, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Roadside Real EstateN/AN/A£41.90M£0.35177.14
Lancashire£1.88B0.75£199.02M£117.004.97

Summary

Lancashire beats Roadside Real Estate on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Lancashire compare to The Character Group?

The Character Group (LON:CCT) and Lancashire (LON:LRE) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

Lancashire has a net margin of 14.66% compared to The Character Group's net margin of -1.24%. Lancashire's return on equity of 11.24% beat The Character Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
The Character Group-1.24% -3.46% 7.61%
Lancashire 14.66%11.24%6.75%

The Character Group has a beta of 0.181, suggesting that its share price is 82% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lancashire has a beta of 0.438, suggesting that its share price is 56% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, The Character Group had 1 more articles in the media than Lancashire. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for The Character Group and 1 mentions for Lancashire. The Character Group's average media sentiment score of 0.08 beat Lancashire's score of 0.00 indicating that The Character Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
The Character Group
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Lancashire
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

1.1% of The Character Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.6% of Lancashire shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.6% of The Character Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of Lancashire shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Lancashire has higher revenue and earnings than The Character Group. The Character Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lancashire, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
The Character Group£100.47M0.46£5.22M-£6.74N/A
Lancashire£1.88B0.75£199.02M£117.004.97

Lancashire has a consensus price target of GBX 675.17, indicating a potential upside of 16.21%. Given Lancashire's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Lancashire is more favorable than The Character Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
The Character Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Lancashire
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.29

The Character Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Lancashire pays an annual dividend of GBX 24.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. The Character Group pays out -207.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lancashire pays out 20.7% 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. The Character Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Lancashire beats The Character Group on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Lancashire compare to Georgian Mining?

Georgian Mining (LON:GEO) and Lancashire (LON:LRE) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

0.0% of Georgian Mining shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.6% of Lancashire shares are held by institutional investors. 19.4% of Georgian Mining shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of Lancashire shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Lancashire has a consensus price target of GBX 675.17, indicating a potential upside of 16.21%. Given Lancashire's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lancashire is more favorable than Georgian Mining.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Georgian Mining
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Lancashire
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.29

Lancashire has a net margin of 14.66% compared to Georgian Mining's net margin of 0.00%. Lancashire's return on equity of 11.24% beat Georgian Mining's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Georgian MiningN/A N/A N/A
Lancashire 14.66%11.24%6.75%

In the previous week, Lancashire had 1 more articles in the media than Georgian Mining. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Lancashire and 0 mentions for Georgian Mining. Georgian Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Lancashire'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Georgian Mining Neutral
Lancashire Neutral

Lancashire has higher revenue and earnings than Georgian Mining. Georgian Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lancashire, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Georgian MiningN/AN/AN/A-£0.05N/A
Lancashire£1.88B0.75£199.02M£117.004.97

Summary

Lancashire beats Georgian Mining on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Lancashire compare to Primorus Investments?

Lancashire (LON:LRE) and Primorus Investments (LON:PRIM) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.

60.6% of Lancashire shares are held by institutional investors. 4.6% of Lancashire shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 47.4% of Primorus Investments shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Lancashire currently has a consensus price target of GBX 675.17, indicating a potential upside of 16.21%. Given Lancashire's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Lancashire is more favorable than Primorus Investments.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Lancashire
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.29
Primorus Investments
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Lancashire has a beta of 0.438, suggesting that its share price is 56% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Primorus Investments has a beta of 0.323, suggesting that its share price is 68% less volatile than the broader market.

Primorus Investments has a net margin of 194.02% compared to Lancashire's net margin of 14.66%. Lancashire's return on equity of 11.24% beat Primorus Investments' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Lancashire14.66% 11.24% 6.75%
Primorus Investments 194.02%-12.42%26.08%

In the previous week, Lancashire had 1 more articles in the media than Primorus Investments. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Lancashire and 0 mentions for Primorus Investments. Lancashire's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Primorus Investments'average media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Lancashire Neutral
Primorus Investments Neutral

Lancashire has higher revenue and earnings than Primorus Investments. Primorus Investments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lancashire, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Lancashire£1.88B0.75£199.02M£117.004.97
Primorus Investments-£265K-18.79£927.00K-£1.98 thousandN/A

Summary

Lancashire beats Primorus Investments on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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LRE vs. The Competition

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MetricLancashireInsurance IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£1.41B£2.97B£5.64B£2.78B
Dividend Yield3.08%1.97%5.27%6.09%
P/E Ratio4.975.0015.77365.94
Price / Sales0.75310.86925.8788,399.10
Price / Cash2.172.0490.3227.89
Price / Book0.951.464.397.72
Net Income£199.02M£474.99M£1.15B£5.89B
7 Day Performance-1.78%3.26%0.02%0.49%
1 Month Performance-5.30%2.77%1.83%2.48%
1 Year Performance-6.14%56.71%21.60%87.19%

Lancashire Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LRE
Lancashire
3.9405 of 5 stars		GBX 581
-0.3%		GBX 675.17
+16.2%		-2.2%£1.41B£1.88B4.97393
MDC
Mediclinic International
N/AN/AN/AN/A£3.69B£3.38B2,178.261,640
ROAD
Roadside Real Estate
N/AGBX 62.50
flat		N/A+100.0%£111.41MN/A178.573,790
CCT
The Character Group
N/AGBX 250
+1.6%		N/A+1.3%£43.62M£100.47MN/A1,540
GEO
Georgian Mining
N/AGBX 0.10
-2.9%		N/A-13.4%£5.98MN/AN/A15,800

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This page (LON:LRE) was last updated on 5/14/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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