Global Medical REIT (GMRE) Competitors

Douglas Emmett (NYSE:DEI) and Global Medical REIT (NYSE:GMRE) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

Do analysts rate DEI or GMRE?

Douglas Emmett currently has a consensus target price of $13.67, suggesting a potential upside of 1.23%. Global Medical REIT has a consensus target price of $11.25, suggesting a potential upside of 24.86%. Given Douglas Emmett's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Global Medical REIT is more favorable than Douglas Emmett.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Douglas Emmett	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Global Medical REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has higher earnings and valuation, DEI or GMRE?

Global Medical REIT has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Douglas Emmett. Douglas Emmett is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Global Medical REIT, 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
Douglas Emmett	$1.02B	2.21	-$42.71M	-$0.31	-43.39
Global Medical REIT	$141.05M	4.21	$20.61M	$0.23	39.39

Is DEI or GMRE a better dividend stock?

Douglas Emmett pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Global Medical REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.3%. Douglas Emmett pays out -245.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Global Medical REIT pays out 365.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Global Medical REIT has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Global Medical REIT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media refer more to DEI or GMRE?

In the previous week, Douglas Emmett had 5 more articles in the media than Global Medical REIT. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Douglas Emmett and 0 mentions for Global Medical REIT. Global Medical REIT's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Douglas Emmett's score of 0.00 indicating that Douglas Emmett is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Douglas Emmett	Positive
Global Medical REIT	Neutral

Is DEI or GMRE more profitable?

Global Medical REIT has a net margin of 13.77% compared to Global Medical REIT's net margin of -5.40%. Douglas Emmett's return on equity of 3.54% beat Global Medical REIT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Douglas Emmett	-5.40%	-1.33%	-0.54%
Global Medical REIT	13.77%	3.54%	1.50%

Which has more risk & volatility, DEI or GMRE?

Douglas Emmett has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Medical REIT has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in DEI or GMRE?

97.4% of Douglas Emmett shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.5% of Global Medical REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.7% of Douglas Emmett shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% of Global Medical REIT shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DEI or GMRE?

Douglas Emmett received 117 more outperform votes than Global Medical REIT when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.57% of users gave Global Medical REIT an outperform vote while only 59.94% of users gave Douglas Emmett an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Douglas Emmett	Outperform Votes 398 59.94%	Underperform Votes 266 40.06%
Global Medical REIT	Outperform Votes 281 63.57%	Underperform Votes 161 36.43%

Summary

Global Medical REIT beats Douglas Emmett on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.