GCM Grosvenor (GCMG) Competitors

Rexford Industrial Realty (NYSE:REXR) and GCM Grosvenor (NASDAQ:GCMG) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, dividends, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Is REXR or GCMG a better dividend stock?

Rexford Industrial Realty pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. GCM Grosvenor pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Rexford Industrial Realty pays out 127.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. GCM Grosvenor pays out 314.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Rexford Industrial Realty has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Rexford Industrial Realty is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has better valuation & earnings, REXR or GCMG?

Rexford Industrial Realty has higher revenue and earnings than GCM Grosvenor. Rexford Industrial Realty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GCM Grosvenor, 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
Rexford Industrial Realty	$936.41M	9.33	$273.80M	$1.35	27.34
GCM Grosvenor	$514.01M	4.53	$18.69M	$0.14	85.71

Do analysts rate REXR or GCMG?

Rexford Industrial Realty presently has a consensus price target of $39.82, suggesting a potential upside of 7.90%. GCM Grosvenor has a consensus price target of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.67%. Given GCM Grosvenor's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe GCM Grosvenor is more favorable than Rexford Industrial Realty.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rexford Industrial Realty	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.10
GCM Grosvenor	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Is REXR or GCMG more profitable?

Rexford Industrial Realty has a net margin of 32.04% compared to GCM Grosvenor's net margin of 3.21%. Rexford Industrial Realty's return on equity of 3.62% beat GCM Grosvenor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rexford Industrial Realty	32.04%	3.62%	2.47%
GCM Grosvenor	3.21%	-119.83%	20.05%

Does the media favor REXR or GCMG?

In the previous week, Rexford Industrial Realty had 1 more articles in the media than GCM Grosvenor. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Rexford Industrial Realty and 6 mentions for GCM Grosvenor. Rexford Industrial Realty's average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat GCM Grosvenor's score of 0.62 indicating that Rexford Industrial Realty is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Rexford Industrial Realty	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
GCM Grosvenor	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of REXR or GCMG?

99.5% of Rexford Industrial Realty shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 100.0% of GCM Grosvenor shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Rexford Industrial Realty shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 76.4% of GCM Grosvenor shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, REXR or GCMG?

Rexford Industrial Realty has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GCM Grosvenor has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Rexford Industrial Realty beats GCM Grosvenor on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.