Global Medical REIT (GMRE) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, AAT or GMRE?

American Assets Trust has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Medical REIT has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AAT or GMRE?

90.4% of American Assets Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.5% of Global Medical REIT shares are held by institutional investors. 36.8% of American Assets Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.5% of Global Medical REIT shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is AAT or GMRE a better dividend stock?

American Assets Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. Global Medical REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%. American Assets Trust pays out 117.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Global Medical REIT pays out 857.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. American Assets Trust has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Is AAT or GMRE more profitable?

American Assets Trust has a net margin of 16.26% compared to Global Medical REIT's net margin of 7.32%. American Assets Trust's return on equity of 6.47% beat Global Medical REIT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Assets Trust	16.26%	6.47%	2.34%
Global Medical REIT	7.32%	2.21%	0.82%

Does the media prefer AAT or GMRE?

In the previous week, American Assets Trust had 9 more articles in the media than Global Medical REIT. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for American Assets Trust and 1 mentions for Global Medical REIT. American Assets Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Global Medical REIT's score of 0.95 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	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Global Medical REIT	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate AAT or GMRE?

American Assets Trust currently has a consensus target price of $20.50, indicating a potential upside of 0.62%. Global Medical REIT has a consensus target price of $10.44, indicating a potential upside of 41.72%. Given Global Medical REIT's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Global Medical REIT 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
Global Medical REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has higher earnings and valuation, AAT or GMRE?

American Assets Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Global Medical REIT. American Assets Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Global Medical REIT, 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	2.72	$72.82M	$1.16	17.56
Global Medical REIT	$141.60M	3.48	$6.63M	$0.07	105.21

Summary

American Assets Trust beats Global Medical REIT on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.