Safestore (SAFE) Competitors

Land Securities Group (LON:LAND) and Safestore (LON:SAFE) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, community ranking and dividends.

Is LAND or SAFE more profitable?

Safestore has a net margin of 118.32% compared to Land Securities Group's net margin of -38.71%. Safestore's return on equity of 12.38% beat Land Securities Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Land Securities Group	-38.71%	-4.88%	2.40%
Safestore	118.32%	12.38%	2.81%

Do analysts rate LAND or SAFE?

Land Securities Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 677.67, indicating a potential upside of 21.99%. Given Land Securities Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Land Securities Group is more favorable than Safestore.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Land Securities Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Safestore	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media prefer LAND or SAFE?

In the previous week, Land Securities Group had 2 more articles in the media than Safestore. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Land Securities Group and 2 mentions for Safestore. Safestore's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Land Securities Group's score of 0.59 indicating that Safestore is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Land Securities Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Safestore	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LAND or SAFE?

Safestore received 4 more outperform votes than Land Securities Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 78.78% of users gave Safestore an outperform vote while only 62.76% of users gave Land Securities Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Land Securities Group	Outperform Votes 627 62.76%	Underperform Votes 372 37.24%
Safestore	Outperform Votes 631 78.78%	Underperform Votes 170 21.22%

Is LAND or SAFE a better dividend stock?

Land Securities Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 40 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. Safestore pays an annual dividend of GBX 30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Land Securities Group pays out -92.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Safestore pays out 24.7% 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. Land Securities Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility and risk, LAND or SAFE?

Land Securities Group has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Safestore has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, LAND or SAFE?

Safestore has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Land Securities Group. Land Securities Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Safestore, 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
Land Securities Group	£823.49M	5.00	-£318.80M	-£43.12	-12.88
Safestore	£222.85M	5.96	£263.67M	£121.33	5.02

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

71.5% of Land Securities Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.3% of Safestore shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Land Securities Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Safestore shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Safestore beats Land Securities Group on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.