GNL vs. VIRT, EPRT, STEP, RITM, CTRE, AHR, JHG, TFPM, ETOR, and LB
Should you be buying Global Net Lease stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Global Net Lease include Virtu Financial (VIRT), Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT), StepStone Group (STEP), Rithm Capital (RITM), CareTrust REIT (CTRE), American Healthcare REIT (AHR), Janus Henderson Group (JHG), Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM), eToro Group (ETOR), and LandBridge (LB). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry.
Global Net Lease vs. Its Competitors
Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT) and Global Net Lease (NYSE:GNL) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability.
Virtu Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Global Net Lease pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.0%. Virtu Financial pays out 27.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Global Net Lease pays out -51.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Global Net Lease is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Virtu Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Global Net Lease. Global Net Lease is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Virtu Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
45.8% of Virtu Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.2% of Global Net Lease shares are held by institutional investors. 47.2% of Virtu Financial 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Virtu Financial has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Net Lease has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Virtu Financial has a net margin of 10.43% compared to Global Net Lease's net margin of -40.64%. Virtu Financial's return on equity of 32.08% beat Global Net Lease's return on equity.
Virtu Financial presently has a consensus price target of $37.25, suggesting a potential downside of 16.59%. Global Net Lease has a consensus price target of $8.33, suggesting a potential upside of 10.08%. Given Global Net Lease's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Global Net Lease is more favorable than Virtu Financial.
In the previous week, Global Net Lease had 1 more articles in the media than Virtu Financial. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Global Net Lease and 8 mentions for Virtu Financial. Virtu Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Global Net Lease's score of 0.36 indicating that Virtu Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Virtu Financial beats Global Net Lease on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:GNL) was last updated on 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
