Genuit Group (GEN) Competitors

British Land (LON:BLND) and Genuit Group (LON:GEN) are both real estate companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, valuation, risk, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.

Which has more volatility and risk, BLND or GEN?

British Land has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Genuit Group has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, BLND or GEN?

British Land has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Genuit Group. British Land is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Genuit Group, 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
British Land	£533.92M	6.96	£914.90M	£92.06	4.05
Genuit Group	£553.28M	1.67	£23.57M	£9.53	39.03

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of BLND or GEN?

69.4% of British Land shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.1% of Genuit Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of British Land shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Genuit Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is BLND or GEN more profitable?

British Land has a net margin of 171.35% compared to Genuit Group's net margin of 4.26%. British Land's return on equity of 18.53% beat Genuit Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
British Land	171.35%	18.53%	3.37%
Genuit Group	4.26%	3.74%	4.59%

Do analysts recommend BLND or GEN?

British Land currently has a consensus target price of GBX 448.33, indicating a potential upside of 20.20%. Genuit Group has a consensus target price of GBX 545, indicating a potential upside of 46.51%. Given Genuit Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Genuit Group is more favorable than British Land.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
British Land	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Genuit Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor BLND or GEN?

In the previous week, British Land had 2 more articles in the media than Genuit Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for British Land and 0 mentions for Genuit Group. British Land's average media sentiment score of 0.23 beat Genuit Group's score of 0.00 indicating that British Land is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
British Land	Neutral
Genuit Group	Neutral

Is BLND or GEN a better dividend stock?

British Land pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Genuit Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. British Land pays out 25.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Genuit Group pays out 125.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. British Land is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BLND or GEN?

British Land received 591 more outperform votes than Genuit Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 87.18% of users gave Genuit Group an outperform vote while only 63.84% of users gave British Land an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
British Land	Outperform Votes 625 63.84%	Underperform Votes 354 36.16%
Genuit Group	Outperform Votes 34 87.18%	Underperform Votes 5 12.82%

Summary

British Land beats Genuit Group on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.