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Workspace Group (WKP) Competitors

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GBX 497.50 +6.00 (+1.22%)
(As of 12/20/2024 12:19 PM ET)

WKP vs. DLN, GPE, CLI, RGL, LMP, BLND, BBOX, SHC, BYG, and GPOR

Should you be buying Workspace Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Workspace Group include Derwent London (DLN), Great Portland Estates (GPE), CLS (CLI), Regional REIT (RGL), LondonMetric Property (LMP), British Land (BLND), Tritax Big Box REIT (BBOX), Shaftesbury Capital (SHC), Big Yellow Group (BYG), and Great Portland Estates (GPOR). These companies are all part of the "real estate" sector.

Workspace Group vs.

Workspace Group (LON:WKP) and Derwent London (LON:DLN) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Workspace Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Derwent London. Derwent London is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Workspace Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Workspace Group£184.30M5.18-£192.50M-£1.00-497.50
Derwent London£278.60M7.95-£360.70M-£3.21-614.28

Workspace Group has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Derwent London has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

63.1% of Workspace Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.3% of Derwent London shares are held by institutional investors. 32.2% of Workspace Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of Derwent London shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Workspace Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 647.50, indicating a potential upside of 30.15%. Derwent London has a consensus price target of GBX 2,700, indicating a potential upside of 36.93%. Given Derwent London's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Derwent London is more favorable than Workspace Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Workspace Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Derwent London
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

In the previous week, Workspace Group had 2 more articles in the media than Derwent London. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Workspace Group and 1 mentions for Derwent London. Workspace Group's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Derwent London's score of 0.00 indicating that Workspace Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Workspace Group
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Derwent London
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Workspace Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Derwent London pays an annual dividend of GBX 80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Workspace Group pays out -2,800.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Derwent London pays out -2,492.2% 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. Workspace Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Workspace Group has a net margin of -104.45% compared to Derwent London's net margin of -129.47%. Derwent London's return on equity of -9.90% beat Workspace Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Workspace Group-104.45% -11.54% 2.35%
Derwent London -129.47%-9.90%1.96%

Workspace Group received 159 more outperform votes than Derwent London when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.27% of users gave Workspace Group an outperform vote while only 51.46% of users gave Derwent London an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Workspace GroupOutperform Votes
546
70.27%
Underperform Votes
231
29.73%
Derwent LondonOutperform Votes
387
51.46%
Underperform Votes
365
48.54%

Summary

Workspace Group beats Derwent London on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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WKP vs. The Competition

MetricWorkspace GroupREIT IndustryReal Estate SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£955.20M£730.05M£1.54B£1.88B
Dividend Yield4.38%11.15%6.54%5.54%
P/E Ratio-497.501.52241.781,810.29
Price / Sales5.18238.31274.04382,807.21
Price / Cash41.1558.6265.7528.42
Price / Book0.620.421.202.91
Net Income-£192.50M-£216.98M-£46.69M£156.83M
7 Day Performance-3.59%-0.88%-1.79%-1.92%
1 Month Performance-7.70%-4.00%-2.82%17.93%
1 Year Performance-13.25%2.05%2.06%29.50%

Workspace Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WKP
Workspace Group
3.8462 of 5 stars
GBX 497.50
+1.2%
GBX 647.50
+30.2%
-14.5%£955.20M£184.30M-497.50293Insider Trade
DLN
Derwent London
1.9678 of 5 stars
N/AGBX 2,700
+∞
-17.3%£2.23B£278.60M-629.91199News Coverage
Gap Up
GPE
Great Portland Estates
3.2758 of 5 stars
GBX 297.50
-1.0%
GBX 413.33
+38.9%
-32.0%£1.21B£105.20M-297.52134Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
Positive News
CLI
CLS
2.8616 of 5 stars
GBX 81
-0.1%
GBX 114
+40.7%
-21.9%£321.90M£154.20M-155.96118News Coverage
RGL
Regional REIT
N/AGBX 119.40
+0.2%
N/A+231.9%£193.54M£91.88M-143.86N/AGap Up
LMP
LondonMetric Property
2.6334 of 5 stars
GBX 180.90
-1.2%
GBX 240
+32.7%
-8.0%£3.69B£178M1,653.3135News Coverage
BLND
British Land
2.5917 of 5 stars
GBX 358.80
-1.5%
GBX 448.33
+25.0%
-13.4%£3.58B£670M-335.971,690
BBOX
Tritax Big Box REIT
2.3195 of 5 stars
GBX 132.30
-0.8%
GBX 191.75
+44.9%
-23.4%£3.28B£246.90M1,890.00N/A
SHC
Shaftesbury Capital
2.3977 of 5 stars
GBX 127.60
-1.2%
GBX 165.67
+29.8%
-9.5%£2.49B£228.40M-3,190.003,000Gap Up
BYG
Big Yellow Group
2.0015 of 5 stars
GBX 972
-1.4%
GBX 1,343
+38.2%
-22.8%£1.90B£199.62M782.54503Gap Up
GPOR
Great Portland Estates
N/AGBX 735.50
-2.0%
N/A+0.0%£1.87B£100.70M124.66210Gap Up

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This page (LON:WKP) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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