Hammerson (HMSO) Competitors

Shaftesbury Capital (LON:SHC) and Hammerson (LON:HMSO) are both real estate companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, community ranking, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk & volatility, SHC or HMSO?

Shaftesbury Capital has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hammerson has a beta of 2.3, suggesting that its share price is 130% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SHC or HMSO more profitable?

Shaftesbury Capital has a net margin of 16.37% compared to Hammerson's net margin of -246.59%. Shaftesbury Capital's return on equity of 1.05% beat Hammerson's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shaftesbury Capital	16.37%	1.05%	1.52%
Hammerson	-246.59%	-1.89%	2.13%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SHC or HMSO?

68.3% of Shaftesbury Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 677.7% of Hammerson shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Shaftesbury Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 77.2% of Hammerson shares are owned 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.

Does the media prefer SHC or HMSO?

In the previous week, Shaftesbury Capital and Shaftesbury Capital both had 1 articles in the media. Hammerson's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Shaftesbury Capital's score of -0.97 indicating that Hammerson is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Shaftesbury Capital	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
Hammerson	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher valuation & earnings, SHC or HMSO?

Shaftesbury Capital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hammerson. Hammerson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Shaftesbury Capital, 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
Shaftesbury Capital	£228.40M	10.74	£37.40M	-£0.04	-3,145.00
Hammerson	£229.90M	6.14	-£42.20M	-£0.08	-3,545.00

Do analysts rate SHC or HMSO?

Shaftesbury Capital currently has a consensus target price of GBX 165.67, suggesting a potential upside of 31.69%. Given Shaftesbury Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Shaftesbury Capital is more favorable than Hammerson.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Shaftesbury Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Hammerson	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SHC or HMSO?

Hammerson received 526 more outperform votes than Shaftesbury Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Shaftesbury Capital an outperform vote while only 57.58% of users gave Hammerson an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Shaftesbury Capital	Outperform Votes 6 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
Hammerson	Outperform Votes 532 57.58%	Underperform Votes 392 42.42%

Is SHC or HMSO a better dividend stock?

Shaftesbury Capital pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Hammerson pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Shaftesbury Capital pays out -7,500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hammerson pays out -18,750.0% 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. Hammerson is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Shaftesbury Capital beats Hammerson on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.