Great Portland Estates (GPE) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate DLN or GPE?

Derwent London presently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,700, indicating a potential upside of 40.55%. Great Portland Estates has a consensus target price of GBX 405.50, indicating a potential upside of 42.53%. Given Great Portland Estates' higher probable 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)	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, 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.

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%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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 4.2%. Great Portland Estates pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer 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%

Which has higher valuation & 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	7.75	-£359.76M	-£322.32	-5.96
Great Portland Estates	£230.33M	4.95	£398.10M	£100.40	2.83

Does the media refer more to DLN or GPE?

In the previous week, Derwent London's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Great Portland Estates'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Derwent London	Neutral
Great Portland Estates	Neutral

Summary

Great Portland Estates beats Derwent London on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.