Derwent London (DLN) Competitors

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

Does the media favor DLN or GPE?

In the previous week, Great Portland Estates had 7 more articles in the media than Derwent London. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Great Portland Estates and 1 mentions for Derwent London. Derwent London's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Great Portland Estates' score of 0.63 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
Great Portland Estates	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & 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.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, 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	£278.60M	8.75	-£360.70M	-£3.21	-676.64
Great Portland Estates	£105.20M	11.94	-£307.80M	-£1.01	-306.93

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 3.7%. Great Portland Estates pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Derwent London pays out -2,492.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Great Portland Estates pays out -1,188.1% 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.

Is DLN or GPE more profitable?

Derwent London has a net margin of -129.47% compared to Great Portland Estates' net margin of -292.59%. Derwent London's return on equity of -9.90% beat Great Portland Estates' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Derwent London	-129.47%	-9.90%	1.96%
Great Portland Estates	-292.59%	-17.58%	0.79%

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

72.3% of Derwent London shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.1% of Great Portland Estates shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.0% of Derwent London shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Great Portland Estates shares are owned 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DLN or GPE?

Derwent London received 372 more outperform votes than Great Portland Estates when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.87% of users gave Great Portland Estates an outperform vote while only 51.40% of users gave Derwent London an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Derwent London	Outperform Votes 386 51.40%	Underperform Votes 365 48.60%
Great Portland Estates	Outperform Votes 14 60.87%	Underperform Votes 9 39.13%

Do analysts rate DLN or GPE?

Derwent London presently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,700, suggesting a potential upside of 24.31%. Great Portland Estates has a consensus target price of GBX 423.25, suggesting a potential upside of 36.53%. Given Great Portland Estates' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Great Portland Estates is more favorable than Derwent London.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Derwent London	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Great Portland Estates	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Summary

Derwent London and Great Portland Estates tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.