SAFE vs. LAND, TW, SIR, CLIN, EVR, BGSC, GROW, PRSR, PINE, and ADVT
Should you be buying Safestore stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Safestore include Land Securities Group (LAND), Taylor Wimpey (TW), Secure Income REIT (SIR), Clinigen Group (CLIN), EVRAZ (EVR), BMO Global Smaller Companies (BGSC), Molten Ventures (GROW), Prs Reit (PRSR), Pinewood Technologies Group (PINE), and AdvancedAdvT (ADVT). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry.
Safestore vs. Its Competitors
Land Securities Group (LON:LAND) and Safestore (LON:SAFE) are both real estate companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk, media sentiment and dividends.
In the previous week, Land Securities Group had 3 more articles in the media than Safestore. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Land Securities Group and 0 mentions for Safestore. Land Securities Group's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat Safestore's score of 0.00 indicating that Land Securities Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Land Securities Group has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Safestore has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Land Securities Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 40 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Safestore pays an annual dividend of GBX 30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Land Securities Group pays out -92.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Safestore pays out 24.7% 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. Land Securities Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
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.
Safestore has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.
71.5% of Land Securities Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.3% of Safestore shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Land Securities Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Safestore shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Land Securities Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 671, indicating a potential upside of 16.09%. Safestore has a consensus target price of GBX 820, indicating a potential upside of 25.67%. Given Safestore's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Safestore is more favorable than Land Securities Group.
Summary
Safestore beats Land Securities Group on 11 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:SAFE) was last updated on 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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