Net Lease Office Properties (NYSE:NLOP) & Empiric Student Property (OTCMKTS:EPCFF) Financial Survey

Empiric Student Property (OTCMKTS:EPCFF) and Net Lease Office Properties (NYSE:NLOP) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Empiric Student Property and Net Lease Office Properties’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Empiric Student Property	N/A	N/A	N/A
Net Lease Office Properties	-122.90%	-30.16%	-17.58%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Empiric Student Property and Net Lease Office Properties”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Empiric Student Property	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Net Lease Office Properties	$174.96 million	2.67	-$131.75 million	N/A	N/A

Empiric Student Property has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Net Lease Office Properties.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

58.3% of Net Lease Office Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Empiric Student Property and Net Lease Office Properties, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Empiric Student Property	0	0	0	0	0.00
Net Lease Office Properties	0	0	1	0	3.00

Net Lease Office Properties has a consensus price target of $46.00, suggesting a potential upside of 45.57%. Given Net Lease Office Properties’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Net Lease Office Properties is more favorable than Empiric Student Property.

Summary

Net Lease Office Properties beats Empiric Student Property on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Empiric Student Property

Empiric Student Property plc is a leading provider and operator of modern, predominantly direct-let, premium student accommodation serving key UK universities. Investing in both operating and development assets, Empiric is a fully integrated operational student property business focused on premium studio-led accommodation managed through its Hello Student operating platform, that is attractive to affluent growing student segments. The Company, an internally managed real estate investment trust ("REIT") incorporated in England and Wales, listed on the premium listing segment of the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority, was admitted to trading on the main market for listed securities of the London Stock Exchange in June 2014. The Company is classified as a commercial company listed under chapter 6 of the UK Listing rules and as such is not an alternative investment fund ("AIF") for the purposes of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive ("AIFMD") and is not required to provide investors with a Key information Document ("KID") in accordance with the Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Products ("PRIIPs") regulations.

About Net Lease Office Properties

Net Lease Office Properties (NYSE: NLOP) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust with a portfolio of 59 high-quality office properties, totaling approximately 8.7 million leasable square feet primarily leased to corporate tenants on a single-tenant net lease basis. The vast majority of the office properties owned by NLOP are located in the U.S., with the balance in Europe. The portfolio consists of 62 corporate tenants operating in a variety of industries, generating annualized based rent (ABR) of approximately $145 million. NLOP's business plan is to focus on realizing value for its shareholders primarily through strategic asset management and disposition of its property portfolio over time. Given WPC's extensive knowledge of the portfolio, NLOP is externally managed and advised by wholly owned affiliates of WPC to successfully execute on its business strategy. Over the course of its 50-year history, WPC has developed significant expertise in the single-tenant office real estate sector, including the operation, leasing, acquisition and development of assets through many market cycles, and has a proven track record of execution.