LandBridge (LB) Competitors

LandBridge (NYSE:LB) and W.P. Carey (NYSE:WPC) are both trading companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Is LB or WPC more profitable?

W.P. Carey has a net margin of 20.42% compared to LandBridge's net margin of 12.19%. LandBridge's return on equity of 5.63% beat W.P. Carey's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LandBridge	12.19%	5.63%	3.46%
W.P. Carey	20.42%	4.00%	1.91%

Do analysts prefer LB or WPC?

LandBridge presently has a consensus price target of $62.29, indicating a potential upside of 18.90%. W.P. Carey has a consensus price target of $65.89, indicating a potential downside of 0.84%. Given LandBridge's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe LandBridge is more favorable than W.P. Carey.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LandBridge	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
W.P. Carey	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.10

Does the media favor LB or WPC?

In the previous week, W.P. Carey had 9 more articles in the media than LandBridge. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for W.P. Carey and 11 mentions for LandBridge. W.P. Carey's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat LandBridge's score of 1.37 indicating that W.P. Carey is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
LandBridge	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
W.P. Carey	17 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in LB or WPC?

73.7% of W.P. Carey shares are held by institutional investors. 70.4% of LandBridge shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of W.P. Carey shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, LB or WPC?

LandBridge has a beta of 0.32, suggesting that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, W.P. Carey has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is LB or WPC a better dividend stock?

LandBridge pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. W.P. Carey pays an annual dividend of $3.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. LandBridge pays out 11.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. W.P. Carey pays out 236.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. W.P. Carey has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. W.P. Carey is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, LB or WPC?

W.P. Carey has higher revenue and earnings than LandBridge. LandBridge is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than W.P. Carey, 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
LandBridge	$156.47M	25.63	-$41.77M	$3.56	14.71
W.P. Carey	$1.58B	9.19	$460.84M	$1.52	43.72

Summary

W.P. Carey beats LandBridge on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.