LondonMetric Property (LMP) Competitors

Unite Group (LON:UTG) and LondonMetric Property (LON:LMP) are both mid-cap real estate companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, UTG or LMP?

Unite Group has higher revenue and earnings than LondonMetric Property. Unite Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LondonMetric Property, 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
Unite Group	£375.54M	11.12	£299.23M	£62.09	13.86
LondonMetric Property	£294.22M	13.03	£196.21M	£9.71	19.42

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in UTG or LMP?

Unite Group received 45 more outperform votes than LondonMetric Property when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.91% of users gave Unite Group an outperform vote while only 56.67% of users gave LondonMetric Property an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Unite Group	Outperform Votes 491 65.91%	Underperform Votes 254 34.09%
LondonMetric Property	Outperform Votes 446 56.67%	Underperform Votes 341 43.33%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in UTG or LMP?

81.1% of Unite Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.9% of LondonMetric Property shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Unite Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of LondonMetric Property shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, UTG or LMP?

Unite Group has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LondonMetric Property has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer UTG or LMP?

In the previous week, Unite Group had 2 more articles in the media than LondonMetric Property. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Unite Group and 1 mentions for LondonMetric Property. Unite Group's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat LondonMetric Property's score of 0.00 indicating that Unite Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Unite Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
LondonMetric Property	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is UTG or LMP more profitable?

Unite Group has a net margin of 79.68% compared to LondonMetric Property's net margin of 66.69%. Unite Group's return on equity of 6.45% beat LondonMetric Property's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Unite Group	79.68%	6.45%	2.50%
LondonMetric Property	66.69%	3.87%	2.05%

Do analysts rate UTG or LMP?

Unite Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,076, suggesting a potential upside of 25.04%. LondonMetric Property has a consensus target price of GBX 251, suggesting a potential upside of 33.09%. Given LondonMetric Property's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe LondonMetric Property is more favorable than Unite Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Unite Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
LondonMetric Property	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is UTG or LMP a better dividend stock?

Unite Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 36 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. LondonMetric Property pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Unite Group pays out 58.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. LondonMetric Property pays out 113.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Unite Group beats LondonMetric Property on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.