Taylor Wimpey (TW) Competitors

Land Securities Group (LON:LAND) and Taylor Wimpey (LON:TW) are both mid-cap trading companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Is LAND or TW a better dividend stock?

Land Securities Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 40 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Taylor Wimpey pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.0%. Land Securities Group pays out -92.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Taylor Wimpey pays out 145.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts prefer LAND or TW?

Land Securities Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 671, suggesting a potential upside of 18.55%. Taylor Wimpey has a consensus target price of GBX 152.50, suggesting a potential upside of 36.71%. Given Taylor Wimpey's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Taylor Wimpey is more favorable than Land Securities Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Land Securities Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Taylor Wimpey	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in LAND or TW?

71.5% of Land Securities Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.7% of Taylor Wimpey shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Land Securities Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Taylor Wimpey shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to LAND or TW?

In the previous week, Taylor Wimpey had 2 more articles in the media than Land Securities Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Taylor Wimpey and 4 mentions for Land Securities Group. Land Securities Group's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Taylor Wimpey's score of 0.62 indicating that Land Securities Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Land Securities Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Taylor Wimpey	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is LAND or TW more profitable?

Taylor Wimpey has a net margin of 7.25% compared to Land Securities Group's net margin of -38.71%. Taylor Wimpey's return on equity of 5.50% 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%
Taylor Wimpey	7.25%	5.50%	4.08%

Which has more volatility and risk, LAND or TW?

Land Securities Group has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Taylor Wimpey has a beta of 1.81, suggesting that its stock price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, LAND or TW?

Taylor Wimpey has higher revenue and earnings than Land Securities Group. Land Securities Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Taylor Wimpey, 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	5.09	-£318.80M	-£43.12	-13.12
Taylor Wimpey	£3.45B	1.16	£250.27M	£6.85	16.27

Summary

Taylor Wimpey beats Land Securities Group on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.