GLPI vs. LAMR, ELS, UDR, WPC, KIM, REG, CPT, AMH, DOC, and HST
Should you be buying Gaming and Leisure Properties stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gaming and Leisure Properties include Lamar Advertising (LAMR), Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS), UDR (UDR), W. P. Carey (WPC), Kimco Realty (KIM), Regency Centers (REG), Camden Property Trust (CPT), American Homes 4 Rent (AMH), Healthpeak Properties (DOC), and Host Hotels & Resorts (HST). These companies are all part of the "real estate investment trusts" industry.
Lamar Advertising (NASDAQ:LAMR) and Gaming and Leisure Properties (NASDAQ:GLPI) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking and risk.
Lamar Advertising has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gaming and Leisure Properties has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Gaming and Leisure Properties has a net margin of 51.39% compared to Gaming and Leisure Properties' net margin of 23.49%. Gaming and Leisure Properties' return on equity of 41.88% beat Lamar Advertising's return on equity.
In the previous week, Lamar Advertising had 16 more articles in the media than Gaming and Leisure Properties. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Lamar Advertising and 12 mentions for Gaming and Leisure Properties. Lamar Advertising's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat Gaming and Leisure Properties' score of 0.09 indicating that Gaming and Leisure Properties is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
93.8% of Lamar Advertising shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.1% of Gaming and Leisure Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 15.0% of Lamar Advertising shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Gaming and Leisure Properties shares are held 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.
Gaming and Leisure Properties has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lamar Advertising. Gaming and Leisure Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lamar Advertising, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Lamar Advertising currently has a consensus target price of $109.50, suggesting a potential downside of 4.00%. Gaming and Leisure Properties has a consensus target price of $52.09, suggesting a potential upside of 19.89%. Given Lamar Advertising's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Gaming and Leisure Properties is more favorable than Lamar Advertising.
Lamar Advertising pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Gaming and Leisure Properties pays an annual dividend of $3.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Lamar Advertising pays out 107.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Gaming and Leisure Properties pays out 109.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Lamar Advertising has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Gaming and Leisure Properties has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.
Gaming and Leisure Properties received 53 more outperform votes than Lamar Advertising when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.98% of users gave Gaming and Leisure Properties an outperform vote while only 59.17% of users gave Lamar Advertising an outperform vote.
Summary
Lamar Advertising and Gaming and Leisure Properties tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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