Safestore (SAFE) Competitors

Safestore (LON:SAFE) and Land Securities Group (LON:LAND) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Which has more volatility and risk, SAFE or LAND?

Safestore has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Land Securities Group has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SAFE or LAND?

85.3% of Safestore shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.5% of Land Securities Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Safestore shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Land Securities Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings and valuation, SAFE or LAND?

Safestore has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Land Securities Group. Land Securities Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Safestore, 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
Safestore	£222.85M	6.72	£263.67M	£121.33	5.67
Land Securities Group	£823.49M	5.38	-£318.80M	-£43.12	-13.88

Do analysts prefer SAFE or LAND?

Land Securities Group has a consensus target price of GBX 651.50, indicating a potential upside of 8.86%. Given Land Securities Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Land Securities Group is more favorable than Safestore.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Safestore	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Land Securities Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Is SAFE or LAND more profitable?

Safestore has a net margin of 118.32% compared to Land Securities Group's net margin of -38.71%. Safestore's return on equity of 12.38% beat Land Securities Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Safestore	118.32%	12.38%	2.81%
Land Securities Group	-38.71%	-4.88%	2.40%

Does the media refer more to SAFE or LAND?

In the previous week, Safestore had 5 more articles in the media than Land Securities Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Safestore and 1 mentions for Land Securities Group. Safestore's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Land Securities Group's score of 0.20 indicating that Safestore is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Safestore	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Land Securities Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is SAFE or LAND a better dividend stock?

Safestore pays an annual dividend of GBX 30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Land Securities Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 40 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. Safestore pays out 24.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Land Securities Group pays out -92.8% 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. Land Securities Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

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