Global Net Lease (NYSE:GNL – Get Free Report) and Broadstone Net Lease (NYSE:BNL – Get Free Report) are both real estate companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.
Profitability
This table compares Global Net Lease and Broadstone Net Lease’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Global Net Lease | -2.94% | -1.00% | -0.37% |
| Broadstone Net Lease | 30.61% | 4.83% | 2.54% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Global Net Lease and Broadstone Net Lease, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Global Net Lease | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3.00 |
| Broadstone Net Lease | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2.64 |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
61.2% of Global Net Lease shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.1% of Broadstone Net Lease shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Global Net Lease shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Broadstone Net Lease shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Global Net Lease and Broadstone Net Lease”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Global Net Lease | $495.29 million | 3.56 | -$225.46 million | ($0.28) | -29.84 |
| Broadstone Net Lease | $476.17 million | 7.47 | $96.50 million | $0.76 | 24.37 |
Broadstone Net Lease has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Global Net Lease. Global Net Lease is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Broadstone Net Lease, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility & Risk
Global Net Lease has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Broadstone Net Lease has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Dividends
Global Net Lease pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.1%. Broadstone Net Lease pays an annual dividend of $1.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Global Net Lease pays out -271.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Broadstone Net Lease pays out 153.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Broadstone Net Lease has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Global Net Lease is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Broadstone Net Lease beats Global Net Lease on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About Broadstone Net Lease
Broadstone Net Lease, Inc. (the Corporation) is a Maryland corporation formed on October 18, 2007, that elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (REIT) commencing with the taxable year ended December 31, 2008. Broadstone Net Lease, LLC (the Corporation’s operating company, or the OP), is the entity through which the Corporation conducts its business and owns (either directly or through subsidiaries) all of the Corporation’s properties. The Corporation is the sole managing member of the OP. The membership units not owned by the Corporation are referred to as OP Units or non-controlling interests. As the Corporation conducts substantially all of its operations through the OP, it is structured as what is referred to as an umbrella partnership real estate investment trust (UPREIT). The Corporation’s common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BNL.
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