Taylor Wimpey (TW) Competitors

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

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%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in LAND or TW?

50.3% of Land Securities Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.7% of Taylor Wimpey shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Land Securities Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Taylor Wimpey shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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 10.3%. 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.

Which has better earnings and valuation, 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	4.88	-£318.80M	£0.53	1,028.30
Taylor Wimpey	£3.45B	1.01	£250.27M	£6.85	14.19

Do analysts rate LAND or TW?

Land Securities Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 671, suggesting a potential upside of 23.12%. Taylor Wimpey has a consensus price target of GBX 143.17, suggesting a potential upside of 47.23%. Given Taylor Wimpey's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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

Does the media refer more to LAND or TW?

In the previous week, Taylor Wimpey had 4 more articles in the media than Land Securities Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Taylor Wimpey and 1 mentions for Land Securities Group. Taylor Wimpey's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Land Securities Group's score of 0.49 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)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Taylor Wimpey	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, LAND or TW?

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

Summary

Taylor Wimpey beats Land Securities Group on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.