Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) Competitors

Essential Properties Realty Trust (NYSE:EPRT) and Broadstone Net Lease (NYSE:BNL) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and media sentiment.

Does the media prefer EPRT or BNL?

In the previous week, Broadstone Net Lease had 2 more articles in the media than Essential Properties Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Broadstone Net Lease and 16 mentions for Essential Properties Realty Trust. Essential Properties Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Broadstone Net Lease's score of 1.10 indicating that Essential Properties Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Essential Properties Realty Trust	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Broadstone Net Lease	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, EPRT or BNL?

Essential Properties Realty Trust has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Broadstone Net Lease has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Is EPRT or BNL more profitable?

Essential Properties Realty Trust has a net margin of 44.48% compared to Broadstone Net Lease's net margin of 22.37%. Essential Properties Realty Trust's return on equity of 6.20% beat Broadstone Net Lease's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Essential Properties Realty Trust	44.48%	6.20%	3.78%
Broadstone Net Lease	22.37%	3.19%	1.88%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, EPRT or BNL?

Essential Properties Realty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Broadstone Net Lease. Essential Properties Realty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Broadstone Net Lease, 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
Essential Properties Realty Trust	$503.26M	12.32	$203M	$1.18	26.52
Broadstone Net Lease	$431.80M	7.98	$162.44M	$0.52	35.05

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in EPRT or BNL?

97.0% of Essential Properties Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.1% of Broadstone Net Lease shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Essential Properties Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Broadstone Net Lease shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is EPRT or BNL a better dividend stock?

Essential Properties Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Broadstone Net Lease pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Essential Properties Realty Trust pays out 101.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Broadstone Net Lease pays out 223.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Essential Properties Realty Trust has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years and Broadstone Net Lease has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Do analysts prefer EPRT or BNL?

Essential Properties Realty Trust presently has a consensus price target of $35.34, suggesting a potential upside of 12.92%. Broadstone Net Lease has a consensus price target of $19.43, suggesting a potential upside of 6.59%. Given Essential Properties Realty Trust's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Essential Properties Realty Trust is more favorable than Broadstone Net Lease.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Essential Properties Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
Broadstone Net Lease	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Summary

Essential Properties Realty Trust beats Broadstone Net Lease on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.