GLPI vs. HST, KIM, WPC, REG, ELS, UDR, ESS, MAA, LAMR, and REXR
Should you be buying Gaming and Leisure Properties stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gaming and Leisure Properties include Host Hotels & Resorts (HST), Kimco Realty (KIM), W. P. Carey (WPC), Regency Centers (REG), Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS), UDR (UDR), Essex Property Trust (ESS), Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA), Lamar Advertising (LAMR), and Rexford Industrial Realty (REXR). These companies are all part of the "real estate investment trusts" industry.
Gaming and Leisure Properties (NASDAQ:GLPI) and Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends and risk.
Gaming and Leisure Properties has a net margin of 51.33% compared to Host Hotels & Resorts' net margin of 14.38%. Gaming and Leisure Properties' return on equity of 17.36% beat Host Hotels & Resorts' return on equity.
Gaming and Leisure Properties pays an annual dividend of $2.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Host Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Gaming and Leisure Properties pays out 106.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Host Hotels & Resorts pays out 68.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Gaming and Leisure Properties has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Host Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.
89.1% of Gaming and Leisure Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.5% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are held by institutional investors. 4.4% of Gaming and Leisure Properties shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Gaming and Leisure Properties has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Host Hotels & Resorts. Gaming and Leisure Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Host Hotels & Resorts, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Gaming and Leisure Properties had 1 more articles in the media than Host Hotels & Resorts. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Gaming and Leisure Properties and 4 mentions for Host Hotels & Resorts. Gaming and Leisure Properties' average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Host Hotels & Resorts' score of 0.56 indicating that Gaming and Leisure Properties is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Gaming and Leisure Properties received 402 more outperform votes than Host Hotels & Resorts when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.19% of users gave Gaming and Leisure Properties an outperform vote while only 42.25% of users gave Host Hotels & Resorts an outperform vote.
Gaming and Leisure Properties currently has a consensus price target of $54.25, suggesting a potential upside of 18.63%. Host Hotels & Resorts has a consensus price target of $20.04, suggesting a potential upside of 13.92%. Given Gaming and Leisure Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Gaming and Leisure Properties is more favorable than Host Hotels & Resorts.
Summary
Gaming and Leisure Properties beats Host Hotels & Resorts on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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