Global Net Lease (GNL) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, AAT or GNL?

American Assets Trust has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Net Lease has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, AAT or GNL?

American Assets Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Global Net Lease. Global Net Lease is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Assets Trust, 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	2.74	$72.82M	$1.16	17.69
Global Net Lease	$768.99M	2.26	-$131.57M	-$1.44	-5.45

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AAT or GNL?

90.4% of American Assets Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.2% of Global Net Lease shares are held by institutional investors. 36.8% of American Assets Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Global Net Lease shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is AAT or GNL more profitable?

American Assets Trust has a net margin of 16.26% compared to Global Net Lease's net margin of -43.75%. American Assets Trust's return on equity of 6.47% beat Global Net Lease's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Assets Trust	16.26%	6.47%	2.34%
Global Net Lease	-43.75%	-9.71%	-3.18%

Do analysts rate AAT or GNL?

American Assets Trust currently has a consensus price target of $20.50, indicating a potential downside of 0.09%. Global Net Lease has a consensus price target of $9.20, indicating a potential upside of 17.21%. Given Global Net Lease's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Global Net Lease 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 Net Lease	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Does the media refer more to AAT or GNL?

In the previous week, Global Net Lease had 9 more articles in the media than American Assets Trust. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Global Net Lease and 5 mentions for American Assets Trust. American Assets Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Global Net Lease's score of 0.86 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Global Net Lease	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is AAT or GNL a better dividend stock?

American Assets Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. Global Net Lease pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.7%. 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 Net Lease pays out -52.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American Assets Trust has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Global Net Lease is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

American Assets Trust beats Global Net Lease on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.