Government Properties Income Trust (GOV) Competitors

Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:DLR) and Government Properties Income Trust (NASDAQ:GOV) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Does the media favor DLR or GOV?

In the previous week, Digital Realty Trust had 16 more articles in the media than Government Properties Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Digital Realty Trust and 0 mentions for Government Properties Income Trust. Digital Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Government Properties Income Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Digital Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Digital Realty Trust	Very Positive
Government Properties Income Trust	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DLR or GOV?

Digital Realty Trust received 394 more outperform votes than Government Properties Income Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.42% of users gave Digital Realty Trust an outperform vote while only 60.03% of users gave Government Properties Income Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Digital Realty Trust	Outperform Votes 834 67.42%	Underperform Votes 403 32.58%
Government Properties Income Trust	Outperform Votes 440 60.03%	Underperform Votes 293 39.97%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in DLR or GOV?

99.7% of Digital Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.5% of Government Properties Income Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Digital Realty Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Government Properties Income Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, DLR or GOV?

Digital Realty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Government Properties Income Trust. Government Properties Income Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Digital Realty Trust, 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
Digital Realty Trust	$5.63B	10.42	$602.49M	$1.07	162.84
Government Properties Income Trust	$316.53M	0.08	$12.09M	$2.02	0.12

Which has more volatility and risk, DLR or GOV?

Digital Realty Trust has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Government Properties Income Trust has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DLR or GOV a better dividend stock?

Digital Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $4.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Government Properties Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 717.0%. Digital Realty Trust pays out 456.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Government Properties Income Trust pays out 85.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Government Properties Income Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts recommend DLR or GOV?

Digital Realty Trust currently has a consensus price target of $185.10, suggesting a potential upside of 6.23%. Given Digital Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Digital Realty Trust is more favorable than Government Properties Income Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Digital Realty Trust	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Government Properties Income Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is DLR or GOV more profitable?

Digital Realty Trust has a net margin of 10.85% compared to Government Properties Income Trust's net margin of 4.14%. Digital Realty Trust's return on equity of 2.97% beat Government Properties Income Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Digital Realty Trust	10.85%	2.97%	1.36%
Government Properties Income Trust	4.14%	0.64%	0.23%

Summary

Digital Realty Trust beats Government Properties Income Trust on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.