BRT Apartments (NYSE:BRT – Get Free Report) and Global Net Lease (NYSE:GNL – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
29.1% of BRT Apartments shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.2% of Global Net Lease shares are owned by institutional investors. 40.2% of BRT Apartments shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Global Net Lease shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings for BRT Apartments and Global Net Lease, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| BRT Apartments | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Global Net Lease | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2.83 |
Volatility and Risk
BRT Apartments has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Net Lease has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares BRT Apartments and Global Net Lease”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| BRT Apartments | $93.62 million | 3.52 | $3.87 million | ($0.53) | -33.06 |
| Global Net Lease | $515.07 million | 3.24 | -$211.91 million | ($0.94) | -7.71 |
BRT Apartments has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Global Net Lease. BRT Apartments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Global Net Lease, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares BRT Apartments and Global Net Lease’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| BRT Apartments | -9.94% | -4.33% | -1.34% |
| Global Net Lease | -21.37% | -7.04% | -2.24% |
Dividends
BRT Apartments pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Global Net Lease pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.2%. BRT Apartments pays out -188.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Global Net Lease pays out -117.0% 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.
Summary
BRT Apartments beats Global Net Lease on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
About BRT Apartments
BRT Apartments Corp. is a real estate investment trust. It engages in the ownership, operation, and holding interests in joint ventures that own and operate multi-family properties. The company was founded in June 1972 and is headquartered in Great Neck, NY.
About Global Net Lease
Global Net Lease, Inc. (NYSE: GNL) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust listed on the NYSE. The firm focused on acquiring a diversified global portfolio of commercial properties, with an emphasis on sale-leaseback transactions involving single tenant, mission critical income producing net-leased assets across the United States, Western and Northern Europe.
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