GCM Grosvenor (GCMG) Competitors

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

Is GCMG or REXR 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
GCM Grosvenor	3.21%	-119.83%	20.05%
Rexford Industrial Realty	32.04%	3.62%	2.47%

Which has more volatility & risk, GCMG or REXR?

GCM Grosvenor has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rexford Industrial Realty has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer GCMG or REXR?

In the previous week, Rexford Industrial Realty had 21 more articles in the media than GCM Grosvenor. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Rexford Industrial Realty and 5 mentions for GCM Grosvenor. Rexford Industrial Realty's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat GCM Grosvenor's score of 0.78 indicating that Rexford Industrial Realty is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
GCM Grosvenor	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Rexford Industrial Realty	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in GCMG or REXR?

100.0% of GCM Grosvenor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.5% of Rexford Industrial Realty shares are owned by institutional investors. 76.4% of GCM Grosvenor shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Rexford Industrial Realty shares are owned by 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.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GCMG or REXR?

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
GCM Grosvenor	$514.01M	4.46	$18.69M	$0.14	84.36
Rexford Industrial Realty	$936.41M	9.24	$273.80M	$1.24	29.48

Do analysts prefer GCMG or REXR?

GCM Grosvenor presently has a consensus price target of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.54%. Rexford Industrial Realty has a consensus price target of $39.82, indicating a potential upside of 8.91%. Given GCM Grosvenor's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe GCM Grosvenor is more favorable than Rexford Industrial Realty.

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

Is GCMG or REXR a better dividend stock?

GCM Grosvenor pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Rexford Industrial Realty pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. 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 pays out 138.7% 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 increased 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.

Summary

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