Taylor Wimpey (TW) Competitors

Land Securities Group (LON:LAND) and Taylor Wimpey (LON:TW) are both mid-cap trading companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LAND or TW?

50.3% of Land Securities Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.7% of Taylor Wimpey shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Land Securities Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Taylor Wimpey shares are owned 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.

Do analysts rate LAND or TW?

Land Securities Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 671, suggesting a potential upside of 19.51%. Taylor Wimpey has a consensus target price of GBX 143.17, suggesting a potential upside of 44.88%. Given Taylor Wimpey's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Taylor Wimpey is more favorable than Land Securities Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Land Securities Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Taylor Wimpey	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has better valuation & earnings, LAND or TW?

Taylor Wimpey has higher revenue and earnings than Land Securities Group. Taylor Wimpey is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Land Securities Group, 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
Land Securities Group	£832M	5.03	-£318.80M	£0.53	1,059.34
Taylor Wimpey	£3.45B	1.03	£250.27M	£6.85	14.42

Is LAND or TW a better dividend stock?

Land Securities Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Taylor Wimpey pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.1%. Land Securities Group pays out 75.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Taylor Wimpey pays out 145.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Is LAND or TW more profitable?

Taylor Wimpey has a net margin of 7.25% compared to Land Securities Group's net margin of -38.71%. Taylor Wimpey's return on equity of 5.50% beat Land Securities Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Land Securities Group	-38.71%	-4.88%	2.40%
Taylor Wimpey	7.25%	5.50%	4.08%

Which has more risk and volatility, LAND or TW?

Land Securities Group has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Taylor Wimpey has a beta of 1.81, suggesting that its stock price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to LAND or TW?

In the previous week, Land Securities Group had 1 more articles in the media than Taylor Wimpey. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Land Securities Group and 1 mentions for Taylor Wimpey. Taylor Wimpey's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Land Securities Group's score of 0.25 indicating that Taylor Wimpey is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Summary

Taylor Wimpey beats Land Securities Group on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.