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 compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, 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	8.45	-£359.76M	-£322.32	-6.50
Workspace Group	£184.50M	4.44	-£192.71M	-£100.27	-4.25

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 3.8%. 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, Workspace Group had 6 more articles in the media than Derwent London. MarketBeat recorded 7 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 0.41 indicating that Derwent London is being referred to more favorably in the 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)	Positive
Workspace Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in DLN or WKP?

72.3% of Derwent London shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.1% of Workspace Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.0% of Derwent London shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 32.2% of Workspace Group shares are owned 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.

Do analysts prefer DLN or WKP?

Derwent London currently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,700, suggesting a potential upside of 28.86%. Given Derwent London's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly 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 more volatility & risk, DLN or WKP?

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

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%

Summary

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