GMRE vs. WSR, FPI, TRTX, DHC, PKST, CLDT, UHT, OLP, LAND, and NYMT
Should you be buying Global Medical REIT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Global Medical REIT include Whitestone REIT (WSR), Farmland Partners (FPI), TPG RE Finance Trust (TRTX), Diversified Healthcare Trust (DHC), Peakstone Realty Trust (PKST), Chatham Lodging Trust (CLDT), Universal Health Realty Income Trust (UHT), One Liberty Properties (OLP), Gladstone Land (LAND), and New York Mortgage Trust (NYMT). These companies are all part of the "real estate investment trusts" industry.
Global Medical REIT (NYSE:GMRE) and Whitestone REIT (NYSE:WSR) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, community ranking, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
Whitestone REIT received 36 more outperform votes than Global Medical REIT when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.84% of users gave Whitestone REIT an outperform vote while only 63.49% of users gave Global Medical REIT an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Whitestone REIT had 2 more articles in the media than Global Medical REIT. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Whitestone REIT and 2 mentions for Global Medical REIT. Whitestone REIT's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat Global Medical REIT's score of -0.27 indicating that Whitestone REIT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Global Medical REIT has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Whitestone REIT has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.
57.5% of Global Medical REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.5% of Whitestone REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.2% of Global Medical REIT shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of Whitestone REIT shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Global Medical REIT has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Whitestone REIT. Whitestone REIT 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.
Global Medical REIT presently has a consensus price target of $11.50, indicating a potential upside of 41.45%. Whitestone REIT has a consensus price target of $13.63, indicating a potential upside of 20.15%. Given Global Medical REIT's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Global Medical REIT is more favorable than Whitestone REIT.
Whitestone REIT has a net margin of 13.05% compared to Global Medical REIT's net margin of 12.55%. Whitestone REIT's return on equity of 4.51% beat Global Medical REIT's return on equity.
Global Medical REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.3%. Whitestone REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Global Medical REIT pays out 365.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Whitestone REIT pays out 131.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Summary
Whitestone REIT beats Global Medical REIT on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
Get Global Medical REIT News Delivered to You Automatically
Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GMRE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding GMRE and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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.
Global Medical REIT Competitors List
Related Companies and Tools
