Workspace Group (WKP) Competitors

Derwent London (LON:DLN) and Workspace Group (LON:WKP) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Is DLN or WKP more profitable?

Workspace Group has a net margin of -104.45% compared to Derwent London's net margin of -129.56%. Derwent London's return on equity of -10.41% beat Workspace Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Derwent London	-129.56%	-10.41%	1.96%
Workspace Group	-104.45%	-12.20%	2.35%

Do analysts recommend DLN or WKP?

Derwent London currently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,700, suggesting a potential upside of 34.06%. Workspace Group has a consensus price target of GBX 647.50, suggesting a potential upside of 44.21%. Given Workspace Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Workspace Group is more favorable than Derwent London.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Derwent London	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Workspace Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to DLN or WKP?

In the previous week, Derwent London's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Workspace Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Derwent London	Neutral
Workspace Group	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of DLN or WKP?

72.3% of Derwent London shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.1% of Workspace Group shares are held by institutional investors. 8.0% of Derwent London shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 32.2% of Workspace Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, DLN or WKP?

Derwent London has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Workspace Group has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DLN or WKP a better dividend stock?

Derwent London pays an annual dividend of GBX 80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Workspace Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Derwent London pays out -24.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Workspace Group pays out -27.9% 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. Workspace Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has better earnings and valuation, DLN or WKP?

Workspace Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Derwent London. Derwent London is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Workspace 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
Derwent London	£277.67M	8.12	-£359.76M	-£322.32	-6.25
Workspace Group	£184.50M	4.67	-£192.71M	-£100.27	-4.48

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DLN or WKP?

Workspace Group received 159 more outperform votes than Derwent London when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.27% of users gave Workspace Group an outperform vote while only 51.46% of users gave Derwent London an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Derwent London	Outperform Votes 387 51.46%	Underperform Votes 365 48.54%
Workspace Group	Outperform Votes 546 70.27%	Underperform Votes 231 29.73%

Summary

Workspace Group beats Derwent London on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.