SHB vs. SUPR, BLND, SIR, AGR, LXI, GPOR, SVS, GPE, SMP, and CSP
Should you be buying Shaftesbury stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Shaftesbury include Supermarket Income REIT (SUPR), British Land (BLND), Secure Income REIT (SIR), Assura (AGR), LXI REIT (LXI), Great Portland Estates (GPOR), Savills (SVS), Great Portland Estates (GPE), St. Modwen Properties (SMP), and Countryside Partnerships (CSP). These companies are all part of the "real estate" sector.
Shaftesbury vs.
Shaftesbury (LON:SHB) and Supermarket Income REIT (LON:SUPR) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and risk.
Shaftesbury has higher revenue and earnings than Supermarket Income REIT. Supermarket Income REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Shaftesbury, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Shaftesbury's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Supermarket Income REIT's average media sentiment score.
Shaftesbury presently has a consensus price target of GBX 537, indicating a potential upside of 27.37%. Supermarket Income REIT has a consensus price target of GBX 97.50, indicating a potential upside of 25.64%. Given Shaftesbury's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Shaftesbury is more favorable than Supermarket Income REIT.
Shaftesbury has a net margin of 96.75% compared to Supermarket Income REIT's net margin of -146.20%. Shaftesbury's return on equity of 4.93% beat Supermarket Income REIT's return on equity.
Shaftesbury pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Supermarket Income REIT pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Shaftesbury pays out 3,939.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Supermarket Income REIT pays out -4,615.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Supermarket Income REIT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Shaftesbury received 196 more outperform votes than Supermarket Income REIT when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.88% of users gave Supermarket Income REIT an outperform vote while only 48.43% of users gave Shaftesbury an outperform vote.
Shaftesbury has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Supermarket Income REIT has a beta of 0.21, indicating that its share price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500.
101.1% of Shaftesbury shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.3% of Supermarket Income REIT shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Shaftesbury shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Supermarket Income REIT shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Shaftesbury beats Supermarket Income REIT on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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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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