Derwent London (DLN) Competitors

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

Is DLN or GPE a better dividend stock?

Derwent London pays an annual dividend of GBX 80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Great Portland Estates pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Derwent London pays out -24.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Great Portland Estates pays out 12.0% 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. Derwent London is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk and volatility, DLN or GPE?

Derwent London has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Great Portland Estates has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DLN or GPE more profitable?

Great Portland Estates has a net margin of 172.83% compared to Derwent London's net margin of -129.56%. Great Portland Estates' return on equity of 15.50% beat Derwent London's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Derwent London	-129.56%	-10.41%	1.96%
Great Portland Estates	172.83%	15.50%	0.79%

Do analysts prefer DLN or GPE?

Derwent London presently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,700, indicating a potential upside of 39.74%. Great Portland Estates has a consensus price target of GBX 378.50, indicating a potential upside of 11.32%. Given Derwent London's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Derwent London is more favorable than Great Portland Estates.

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
Great Portland Estates	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the media favor DLN or GPE?

In the previous week, Derwent London had 1 more articles in the media than Great Portland Estates. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Derwent London and 0 mentions for Great Portland Estates. Derwent London's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Great Portland Estates' score of 0.00 indicating that Derwent London is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Derwent London	Positive
Great Portland Estates	Neutral

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, DLN or GPE?

Great Portland Estates has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Derwent London. Derwent London is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Great Portland Estates, 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	7.79	-£359.76M	-£322.32	-5.99
Great Portland Estates	£230.33M	5.91	£398.10M	£100.40	3.39

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in DLN or GPE?

72.3% of Derwent London shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.1% of Great Portland Estates shares are held by institutional investors. 8.0% of Derwent London shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Great Portland Estates shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Derwent London beats Great Portland Estates on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.