London & Associated Properties (LAS) Competitors

London & Associated Properties (LON:LAS) and M Winkworth (LON:WINK) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Does the media favor LAS or WINK?

In the previous week, London & Associated Properties had 1 more articles in the media than M Winkworth. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for London & Associated Properties and 0 mentions for M Winkworth. London & Associated Properties' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat M Winkworth's score of 0.00 indicating that London & Associated Properties is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
London & Associated Properties	Positive
M Winkworth	Neutral

Is LAS or WINK more profitable?

M Winkworth has a net margin of 18.42% compared to London & Associated Properties' net margin of -1.61%. M Winkworth's return on equity of 28.17% beat London & Associated Properties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
London & Associated Properties	-1.61%	3.76%	3.67%
M Winkworth	18.42%	28.17%	14.80%

Which has more volatility and risk, LAS or WINK?

London & Associated Properties has a beta of 0.09, suggesting that its share price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, M Winkworth has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, LAS or WINK?

M Winkworth has lower revenue, but higher earnings than London & Associated Properties. London & Associated Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than M Winkworth, 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
London & Associated Properties	£49.60M	0.15	-£3.86M	-£0.01	-850.00
M Winkworth	£10.14M	2.55	£1.87M	£14.47	13.82

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LAS or WINK?

M Winkworth received 45 more outperform votes than London & Associated Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.05% of users gave London & Associated Properties an outperform vote while only 61.40% of users gave M Winkworth an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
London & Associated Properties	Outperform Votes 87 69.05%	Underperform Votes 39 30.95%
M Winkworth	Outperform Votes 132 61.40%	Underperform Votes 83 38.60%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in LAS or WINK?

8.9% of London & Associated Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.3% of M Winkworth shares are owned by institutional investors. 83.0% of London & Associated Properties shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 68.2% of M Winkworth shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

M Winkworth beats London & Associated Properties on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.