Unite Group (UTG) Competitors

Unite Group (LON:UTG) and B&M European Value Retail (LON:BME) 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 community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.

Is UTG or BME a better dividend stock?

Unite Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 36 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. B&M European Value Retail pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Unite Group pays out 5,901.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. B&M European Value Retail pays out 4,166.7% 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 rate UTG or BME?

Unite Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,102.33, suggesting a potential upside of 35.84%. B&M European Value Retail has a consensus target price of GBX 546.20, suggesting a potential upside of 52.44%. Given B&M European Value Retail's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe B&M European Value Retail 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)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
B&M European Value Retail	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.61

Which has more risk and volatility, UTG or BME?

Unite Group has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, B&M European Value Retail has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is UTG or BME more profitable?

Unite Group has a net margin of 76.10% compared to B&M European Value Retail's net margin of 6.69%. B&M European Value Retail's return on equity of 50.48% beat Unite Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Unite Group	76.10%	6.72%	2.50%
B&M European Value Retail	6.69%	50.48%	10.58%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor UTG or BME?

B&M European Value Retail received 400 more outperform votes than Unite Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 81.07% of users gave B&M European Value Retail an outperform vote while only 65.91% of users gave Unite Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Unite Group	Outperform Votes 491 65.91%	Underperform Votes 254 34.09%
B&M European Value Retail	Outperform Votes 891 81.07%	Underperform Votes 208 18.93%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, UTG or BME?

B&M European Value Retail has higher revenue and earnings than Unite Group. B&M European Value Retail is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Unite Group, 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	£358.10M	11.07	£272.50M	£0.61	1,330.33
B&M European Value Retail	£5.48B	0.65	£367M	£0.36	995.28

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of UTG or BME?

81.1% of Unite Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.9% of B&M European Value Retail shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Unite Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of B&M European Value Retail shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer UTG or BME?

In the previous week, B&M European Value Retail had 2 more articles in the media than Unite Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for B&M European Value Retail and 1 mentions for Unite Group. B&M European Value Retail's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Unite Group's score of -1.04 indicating that B&M European Value Retail is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Unite Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
B&M European Value Retail	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

B&M European Value Retail beats Unite Group on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.