LondonMetric Property (LMP) Competitors

LondonMetric Property (LON:LMP) and Land Securities Group (LON:LAND) are both mid-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, valuation, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LMP or LAND?

74.9% of LondonMetric Property shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.5% of Land Securities Group shares are held by institutional investors. 6.3% of LondonMetric Property shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Land Securities Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is LMP or LAND a better dividend stock?

LondonMetric Property pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Land Securities Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 40 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. 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. Land Securities Group pays out -92.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Land Securities Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts recommend LMP or LAND?

LondonMetric Property presently has a consensus price target of GBX 240.50, indicating a potential upside of 25.45%. Land Securities Group has a consensus price target of GBX 671, indicating a potential upside of 18.66%. Given LondonMetric Property's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe LondonMetric Property is more favorable than Land Securities Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LondonMetric Property	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Land Securities Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, LMP or LAND?

LondonMetric Property has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Land Securities Group. Land Securities 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
LondonMetric Property	£294.22M	13.24	£196.21M	£9.71	19.74
Land Securities Group	£823.49M	5.09	-£318.80M	-£43.12	-13.11

Does the media refer more to LMP or LAND?

In the previous week, Land Securities Group had 4 more articles in the media than LondonMetric Property. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Land Securities Group and 0 mentions for LondonMetric Property. Land Securities Group's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat LondonMetric Property's score of 0.00 indicating that Land Securities Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
LondonMetric Property	Neutral
Land Securities Group	Positive

Is LMP or LAND more profitable?

LondonMetric Property has a net margin of 66.69% compared to Land Securities Group's net margin of -38.71%. LondonMetric Property's return on equity of 3.87% beat Land Securities Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LondonMetric Property	66.69%	3.87%	2.05%
Land Securities Group	-38.71%	-4.88%	2.40%

Which has more risk & volatility, LMP or LAND?

LondonMetric Property has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Land Securities Group has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

LondonMetric Property beats Land Securities Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.