Workspace Group (WKP) Competitors

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

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%

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.

Do analysts rate DLN or WKP?

Derwent London currently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,700, indicating a potential upside of 40.70%. Given Derwent London's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Derwent London is more favorable than Workspace Group.

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)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has higher 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	7.74	-£359.76M	-£322.32	-5.95
Workspace Group	£184.50M	4.43	-£192.71M	-£100.27	-4.24

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 4.2%. Workspace Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. 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.

Does the media favor DLN or WKP?

In the previous week, Derwent London had 1 more articles in the media than Workspace Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Derwent London and 1 mentions for Workspace Group. Workspace Group's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Derwent London's score of 0.43 indicating that Workspace Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Derwent London	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Workspace Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in 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 insiders. Comparatively, 32.2% of Workspace Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Workspace Group beats Derwent London on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.