London & Associated Properties (LAS) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WINK or LAS?

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, WINK or LAS?

M Winkworth has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
M Winkworth	£10.14M	2.48	£1.87M	£0.15	1,300.00
London & Associated Properties	£49.60M	0.17	-£3.86M	-£0.01	-1,000.00

Do analysts prefer WINK or LAS?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
M Winkworth	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
London & Associated Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the media refer more to WINK or LAS?

In the previous week, London & Associated Properties had 1 more articles in the media than M Winkworth. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for London & Associated Properties and 1 mentions for M Winkworth. M Winkworth's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat London & Associated Properties' score of -0.51 indicating that M Winkworth is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
M Winkworth	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
London & Associated Properties	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of WINK or LAS?

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

Which has more risk and volatility, WINK or LAS?

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

Is WINK or LAS 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 28.79% beat London & Associated Properties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
M Winkworth	18.42%	28.79%	14.80%
London & Associated Properties	-1.61%	3.76%	3.67%

Summary

M Winkworth beats London & Associated Properties on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.