Gladstone Commercial (GOOD) Competitors

American Assets Trust (NYSE:AAT) and Gladstone Commercial (NASDAQ:GOOD) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AAT or GOOD?

90.4% of American Assets Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.5% of Gladstone Commercial shares are owned by institutional investors. 36.8% of American Assets Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Gladstone Commercial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, AAT or GOOD?

American Assets Trust has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gladstone Commercial has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AAT or GOOD?

American Assets Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Gladstone Commercial. American Assets Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gladstone Commercial, 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
American Assets Trust	$457.86M	2.82	$72.82M	$1.27	16.63
Gladstone Commercial	$149.39M	4.34	$24M	$0.29	48.28

Do analysts prefer AAT or GOOD?

American Assets Trust currently has a consensus target price of $21.00, suggesting a potential downside of 0.57%. Gladstone Commercial has a consensus target price of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.14%. Given Gladstone Commercial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Gladstone Commercial is more favorable than American Assets Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Assets Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Gladstone Commercial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is AAT or GOOD a better dividend stock?

American Assets Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Gladstone Commercial pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. American Assets Trust pays out 107.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Gladstone Commercial pays out 413.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. American Assets Trust has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Is AAT or GOOD more profitable?

American Assets Trust has a net margin of 17.57% compared to Gladstone Commercial's net margin of 16.97%. Gladstone Commercial's return on equity of 15.32% beat American Assets Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Assets Trust	17.57%	7.02%	2.54%
Gladstone Commercial	16.97%	15.32%	2.30%

Does the media favor AAT or GOOD?

In the previous week, Gladstone Commercial had 2 more articles in the media than American Assets Trust. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Gladstone Commercial and 3 mentions for American Assets Trust. American Assets Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Gladstone Commercial's score of 0.81 indicating that American Assets Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
American Assets Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Gladstone Commercial	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

American Assets Trust beats Gladstone Commercial on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.