EVRAZ (EVR) Competitors

Land Securities Group (LON:LAND) and EVRAZ (LON:EVR) are both trading companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Is LAND or EVR more profitable?

EVRAZ has a net margin of 11.76% compared to Land Securities Group's net margin of -38.71%. EVRAZ's return on equity of 63.37% beat Land Securities Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Land Securities Group	-38.71%	-4.88%	2.40%
EVRAZ	11.76%	63.37%	27.67%

Is LAND or EVR a better dividend stock?

Land Securities Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 40 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. EVRAZ pays an annual dividend of GBX 76 per share and has a dividend yield of 93.8%. Land Securities Group pays out -92.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. EVRAZ pays out 3,958.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more risk & volatility, LAND or EVR?

Land Securities Group has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EVRAZ has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of LAND or EVR?

71.5% of Land Securities Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.4% of EVRAZ shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Land Securities Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, LAND or EVR?

EVRAZ has higher revenue and earnings than Land Securities Group. Land Securities Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EVRAZ, 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
Land Securities Group	£823.49M	5.12	-£318.80M	-£43.12	-13.20
EVRAZ	£15.40B	0.08	£2.23B	£1.92	42.19

Does the media prefer LAND or EVR?

In the previous week, Land Securities Group had 4 more articles in the media than EVRAZ. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Land Securities Group and 0 mentions for EVRAZ. Land Securities Group's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat EVRAZ's score of 0.00 indicating that Land Securities Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Land Securities Group	Positive
EVRAZ	Neutral

Do analysts recommend LAND or EVR?

Land Securities Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 671, suggesting a potential upside of 17.87%. Given Land Securities Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Land Securities Group is more favorable than EVRAZ.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Land Securities Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
EVRAZ	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Land Securities Group beats EVRAZ on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.