Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) Competitors $16.34 +0.14 (+0.86%) As of 03:30 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BNL vs. ARE, EPRT, FCPT, GNL, GTY, LXP, NNN, O, STAG, and WPCShould you be buying Broadstone Net Lease stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Broadstone Net Lease include Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE), Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT), Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT), Global Net Lease (GNL), Getty Realty (GTY), LXP Industrial Trust (LXP), NNN REIT (NNN), Realty Income (O), Stag Industrial (STAG), and W.P. Carey (WPC). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Broadstone Net Lease vs. Its Competitors Alexandria Real Estate Equities Essential Properties Realty Trust Four Corners Property Trust Global Net Lease Getty Realty LXP Industrial Trust NNN REIT Realty Income Stag Industrial W.P. Carey Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) and Broadstone Net Lease (NYSE:BNL) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, risk and institutional ownership. Is ARE or BNL a better dividend stock? Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays an annual dividend of $5.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Broadstone Net Lease pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays out 694.7% 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 190.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Broadstone Net Lease has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Broadstone Net Lease is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do institutionals and insiders believe in ARE or BNL? 96.5% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.1% of Broadstone Net Lease shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Broadstone Net Lease shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, ARE or BNL? Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% 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. Does the media refer more to ARE or BNL? In the previous week, Alexandria Real Estate Equities had 13 more articles in the media than Broadstone Net Lease. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Alexandria Real Estate Equities and 5 mentions for Broadstone Net Lease. Broadstone Net Lease's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Alexandria Real Estate Equities' score of 0.81 indicating that Broadstone Net Lease is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Alexandria Real Estate Equities 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Broadstone Net Lease 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is ARE or BNL more profitable? Broadstone Net Lease has a net margin of 26.22% compared to Alexandria Real Estate Equities' net margin of 4.62%. Broadstone Net Lease's return on equity of 3.63% beat Alexandria Real Estate Equities' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alexandria Real Estate Equities4.62% 0.64% 0.38% Broadstone Net Lease 26.22%3.63%2.17% Which has better earnings & valuation, ARE or BNL? Alexandria Real Estate Equities has higher revenue and earnings than Broadstone Net Lease. Broadstone Net Lease is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alexandria Real Estate Equities, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlexandria Real Estate Equities$3.12B4.27$322.95M$0.76101.26Broadstone Net Lease$435.12M7.10$162.44M$0.6126.79 Do analysts prefer ARE or BNL? Alexandria Real Estate Equities presently has a consensus target price of $99.54, indicating a potential upside of 29.35%. Broadstone Net Lease has a consensus target price of $18.67, indicating a potential upside of 14.24%. Given Alexandria Real Estate Equities' higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Alexandria Real Estate Equities is more favorable than Broadstone Net Lease.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Alexandria Real Estate Equities 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.17Broadstone Net Lease 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57 SummaryAlexandria Real Estate Equities and Broadstone Net Lease tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Broadstone Net Lease News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BNL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BNL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BNL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBroadstone Net LeaseREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.09B$7.18B$12.05B$20.62BDividend Yield7.11%4.95%5.58%3.77%P/E Ratio26.7961.0520.0828.04Price / Sales7.105.8025.7236.84Price / Cash9.6723.3721.3421.91Price / Book0.981.982.284.59Net Income$162.44M$200.44M$1.00B$985.44M7 Day Performance0.84%1.11%2.31%2.91%1 Month Performance1.62%2.43%4.37%5.47%1 Year Performance3.68%-5.61%541.13%14.61% Broadstone Net Lease Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BNLBroadstone Net Lease3.2669 of 5 stars$16.34+0.9%$18.67+14.2%+2.5%$3.09B$435.12M26.7970News CoverageEx-DividendAREAlexandria Real Estate Equities4.7307 of 5 stars$72.68-0.9%$116.00+59.6%-34.9%$12.57B$3.04B95.63590Ex-DividendEPRTEssential Properties Realty Trust2.3761 of 5 stars$31.84-0.3%$35.06+10.1%+15.1%$6.29B$475.46M27.6940Positive NewsEx-DividendFCPTFour Corners Property Trust3.2426 of 5 stars$26.90-0.7%$29.40+9.3%+9.9%$2.70B$268.07M25.14540Ex-DividendGNLGlobal Net Lease3.1979 of 5 stars$7.57+0.8%$8.33+10.1%+3.5%$1.73B$789.55M-5.111Dividend AnnouncementGTYGetty Realty1.3592 of 5 stars$27.59-0.1%$32.50+17.8%+5.2%$1.53B$203.39M22.8030LXPLXP Industrial Trust4.1036 of 5 stars$8.25-2.3%$10.50+27.3%-10.5%$2.44B$358.46M41.2570Ex-DividendNNNNNN REIT3.4215 of 5 stars$43.18+0.7%$44.46+3.0%+3.1%$8.12B$869.27M20.1880News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastORealty Income3.8807 of 5 stars$57.63+1.1%$61.15+6.1%+10.1%$52.04B$5.27B52.39400Positive NewsSTAGStag Industrial3.3045 of 5 stars$36.26+0.2%$39.71+9.5%+1.9%$6.77B$767.38M27.2690Ex-DividendWPCW.P. Carey4.6672 of 5 stars$62.36-0.8%$100.40+61.0%+15.0%$13.66B$1.58B32.14190Positive NewsEx-DividendAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Alexandria Real Estate Equities Alternatives Essential Properties Realty Trust Alternatives Four Corners Property Trust Alternatives Global Net Lease Alternatives Getty Realty Alternatives LXP Industrial Trust Alternatives NNN REIT Alternatives Realty Income Alternatives Stag Industrial Alternatives W.P. 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