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

Do institutionals and insiders believe 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DLN or GPE?

Derwent London received 373 more outperform votes than Great Portland Estates when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.33% of users gave Great Portland Estates an outperform vote while only 51.46% of users gave Derwent London an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Derwent London	Outperform Votes 387 51.46%	Underperform Votes 365 48.54%
Great Portland Estates	Outperform Votes 14 58.33%	Underperform Votes 10 41.67%

Does the media prefer DLN or GPE?

In the previous week, Great Portland Estates had 2 more articles in the media than Derwent London. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Great Portland Estates and 0 mentions for Derwent London. Great Portland Estates' average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Derwent London's score of 0.00 indicating that Great Portland Estates is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Derwent London	Neutral
Great Portland Estates	Positive

Which has stronger 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	7.50	-£359.76M	-£322.32	-5.77
Great Portland Estates	£230.33M	5.24	£398.10M	£100.40	3.00

Do analysts rate DLN or GPE?

Derwent London currently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,700, suggesting a potential upside of 45.16%. Great Portland Estates has a consensus target price of GBX 405.50, suggesting a potential upside of 34.49%. Given Derwent London's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Which has more volatility and risk, DLN or GPE?

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

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 4.3%. Great Portland Estates pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. 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.

Summary

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