Workspace Group (WKP) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, WKP or DLN?

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

Do institutionals & insiders believe in WKP or DLN?

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

Do analysts recommend WKP or DLN?

Workspace Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 700, indicating a potential upside of 68.49%. Derwent London has a consensus price target of GBX 2,700, indicating a potential upside of 41.96%. Given Workspace Group's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Workspace Group is more favorable than Derwent London.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Workspace Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Derwent London	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is WKP or DLN a better dividend stock?

Workspace Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. Derwent London pays an annual dividend of GBX 80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Workspace Group pays out -27.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Derwent London pays out -24.8% 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 MarketBeat Community prefer WKP or DLN?

Workspace Group received 158 more outperform votes than Derwent London when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.27% of users gave Workspace Group an outperform vote while only 51.53% of users gave Derwent London an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Workspace Group	Outperform Votes 546 70.27%	Underperform Votes 231 29.73%
Derwent London	Outperform Votes 388 51.53%	Underperform Votes 365 48.47%

Does the media favor WKP or DLN?

In the previous week, Workspace Group had 1 more articles in the media than Derwent London. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Workspace Group and 1 mentions for Derwent London. Derwent London's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Workspace Group's score of 0.39 indicating that Derwent London is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Is WKP or DLN 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
Workspace Group	-104.45%	-12.20%	2.35%
Derwent London	-129.56%	-10.41%	1.96%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, WKP or DLN?

Workspace Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Workspace Group	£184.50M	4.32	-£192.71M	-£100.27	-4.14
Derwent London	£277.67M	7.67	-£359.76M	-£322.32	-5.90

Summary

Workspace Group beats Derwent London on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.