First Property Group (FPO) Competitors

First Property Group (LON:FPO) and Panther Securities (LON:PNS) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in FPO or PNS?

20.0% of First Property Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 42.1% of First Property Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 90.5% of Panther Securities shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is FPO or PNS more profitable?

Panther Securities has a net margin of 4.64% compared to First Property Group's net margin of -31.04%. Panther Securities' return on equity of 0.64% beat First Property Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Property Group	-31.04%	-5.93%	-0.15%
Panther Securities	4.64%	0.64%	2.34%

Which has more risk & volatility, FPO or PNS?

First Property Group has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Panther Securities has a beta of 0.18, indicating that its share price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FPO or PNS a better dividend stock?

First Property Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Panther Securities pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. First Property Group pays out -46.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Panther Securities pays out 288.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. First Property Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, FPO or PNS?

Panther Securities has higher revenue and earnings than First Property Group. First Property Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Panther Securities, 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
First Property Group	£10.30M	2.22	-£3.20M	-£2.16	-7.17
Panther Securities	£15.54M	3.41	£721.34K	£4.15	73.49

Does the media refer more to FPO or PNS?

In the previous week, First Property Group had 3 more articles in the media than Panther Securities. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for First Property Group and 0 mentions for Panther Securities. First Property Group's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Panther Securities' score of 0.00 indicating that First Property Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
First Property Group	Positive
Panther Securities	Neutral

Summary

Panther Securities beats First Property Group on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.