DigitalBridge Group (DBRG) Competitors

DigitalBridge Group (NYSE:DBRG) and Essential Properties Realty Trust (NYSE:EPRT) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Which has more risk and volatility, DBRG or EPRT?

DigitalBridge Group has a beta of 1.58, indicating that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Essential Properties Realty Trust has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to DBRG or EPRT?

In the previous week, DigitalBridge Group had 2 more articles in the media than Essential Properties Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for DigitalBridge Group and 8 mentions for Essential Properties Realty Trust. Essential Properties Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat DigitalBridge Group's score of 1.12 indicating that Essential Properties Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DigitalBridge Group	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Essential Properties Realty Trust	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer DBRG or EPRT?

DigitalBridge Group presently has a consensus target price of $16.06, indicating a potential upside of 41.58%. Essential Properties Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $34.77, indicating a potential upside of 7.51%. Given DigitalBridge Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe DigitalBridge Group is more favorable than Essential Properties Realty Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DigitalBridge Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.10
Essential Properties Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79

Is DBRG or EPRT a better dividend stock?

DigitalBridge Group pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Essential Properties Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. DigitalBridge Group pays out 13.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Essential Properties Realty Trust pays out 102.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Essential Properties Realty Trust has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Essential Properties Realty Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, DBRG or EPRT?

Essential Properties Realty Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than DigitalBridge Group. Essential Properties Realty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DigitalBridge Group, 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
DigitalBridge Group	$578.08M	3.46	$185.28M	$0.30	37.80
Essential Properties Realty Trust	$475.46M	13.43	$203M	$1.15	28.12

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DBRG or EPRT?

Essential Properties Realty Trust received 167 more outperform votes than DigitalBridge Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.03% of users gave Essential Properties Realty Trust an outperform vote while only 56.16% of users gave DigitalBridge Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
DigitalBridge Group	Outperform Votes 41 56.16%	Underperform Votes 32 43.84%
Essential Properties Realty Trust	Outperform Votes 208 63.03%	Underperform Votes 122 36.97%

Is DBRG or EPRT more profitable?

Essential Properties Realty Trust has a net margin of 45.15% compared to DigitalBridge Group's net margin of 10.98%. Essential Properties Realty Trust's return on equity of 6.12% beat DigitalBridge Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DigitalBridge Group	10.98%	4.29%	2.06%
Essential Properties Realty Trust	45.15%	6.12%	3.76%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of DBRG or EPRT?

92.7% of DigitalBridge Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.0% of Essential Properties Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of DigitalBridge Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Essential Properties Realty Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Essential Properties Realty Trust beats DigitalBridge Group on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.