Hammerson (HMSO) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to HMSO or SHC?

In the previous week, Shaftesbury Capital had 1 more articles in the media than Hammerson. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Shaftesbury Capital and 1 mentions for Hammerson. Shaftesbury Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Hammerson's score of 0.59 indicating that Shaftesbury Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hammerson	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Shaftesbury Capital	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, HMSO or SHC?

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

Is HMSO or SHC 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
Hammerson	-246.59%	-1.89%	2.13%
Shaftesbury Capital	16.37%	1.05%	1.52%

Is HMSO or SHC a better dividend stock?

Hammerson pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Shaftesbury Capital pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Hammerson pays out -18,750.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Shaftesbury Capital pays out -7,500.0% 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.

Do analysts recommend HMSO or SHC?

Shaftesbury Capital has a consensus target price of GBX 165.67, suggesting a potential upside of 29.43%. Given Shaftesbury Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Shaftesbury Capital is more favorable than Hammerson.

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

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of HMSO or SHC?

677.7% of Hammerson shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.3% of Shaftesbury Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 77.2% of Hammerson shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Shaftesbury Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, HMSO or SHC?

Shaftesbury Capital has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Hammerson	£229.90M	6.20	-£42.20M	-£0.08	-3,582.50
Shaftesbury Capital	£228.40M	10.93	£37.40M	-£0.04	-3,200.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HMSO or SHC?

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

Summary

Shaftesbury Capital beats Hammerson on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.