LSL Property Services (LSL) Competitors

LSL Property Services (LON:LSL) and Mountview Estates (LON:MTVW) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Is LSL or MTVW a better dividend stock?

LSL Property Services pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Mountview Estates pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. LSL Property Services pays out 75.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Mountview Estates pays out 87.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media refer more to LSL or MTVW?

In the previous week, LSL Property Services had 1 more articles in the media than Mountview Estates. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for LSL Property Services and 4 mentions for Mountview Estates. LSL Property Services' average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Mountview Estates' score of 0.80 indicating that LSL Property Services is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
LSL Property Services	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Mountview Estates	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, LSL or MTVW?

Mountview Estates has lower revenue, but higher earnings than LSL Property Services. Mountview Estates is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LSL Property Services, 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
LSL Property Services	£177.45M	1.48	£10.72M	£0.15	1,708.61
Mountview Estates	£72.13M	5.46	£17.02M	£6.03	1,676.35

Is LSL or MTVW more profitable?

Mountview Estates has a net margin of 21.89% compared to LSL Property Services' net margin of 6.74%. LSL Property Services' return on equity of 13.68% beat Mountview Estates' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LSL Property Services	6.74%	13.68%	7.65%
Mountview Estates	21.89%	4.37%	5.55%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LSL or MTVW?

49.5% of LSL Property Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.1% of Mountview Estates shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.4% of LSL Property Services shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 28.8% of Mountview Estates shares are owned 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 and risk, LSL or MTVW?

LSL Property Services has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mountview Estates has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate LSL or MTVW?

LSL Property Services currently has a consensus target price of GBX 370.50, indicating a potential upside of 43.60%. Given LSL Property Services' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe LSL Property Services is more favorable than Mountview Estates.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LSL Property Services	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Mountview Estates	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

LSL Property Services beats Mountview Estates on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.