Global Net Lease (GNL) Competitors $6.88 -0.11 (-1.57%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.96 +0.08 (+1.09%) As of 08/1/2025 06:48 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock GNL vs. AAT, AKR, BNL, CUZ, EPRT, FCPT, GTY, HIW, KRG, and UEShould you be buying Global Net Lease stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Global Net Lease include American Assets Trust (AAT), Acadia Realty Trust (AKR), Broadstone Net Lease (BNL), Cousins Properties (CUZ), Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT), Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT), Getty Realty (GTY), Highwoods Properties (HIW), Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG), and Urban Edge Properties (UE). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Global Net Lease vs. Its Competitors American Assets Trust Acadia Realty Trust Broadstone Net Lease Cousins Properties Essential Properties Realty Trust Four Corners Property Trust Getty Realty Highwoods Properties Kite Realty Group Trust Urban Edge Properties Global Net Lease (NYSE:GNL) and American Assets Trust (NYSE:AAT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and profitability. Is GNL or AAT more profitable? American Assets Trust has a net margin of 16.26% compared to Global Net Lease's net margin of -40.64%. 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 Global Net Lease-40.64% -9.23% -2.93% American Assets Trust 16.26%6.47%2.34% Which has better earnings & valuation, GNL or AAT? American Assets Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGlobal Net Lease$805.01M1.95-$131.57M-$1.48-4.65American Assets Trust$452.81M2.52$72.82M$1.1616.12 Is GNL or AAT a better dividend stock? Global Net Lease pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.0%. American Assets Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Global Net Lease pays out -51.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. American Assets Trust has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Global Net Lease is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has more risk & volatility, GNL or AAT? Global Net Lease has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Assets Trust has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals believe in GNL or AAT? 61.2% of Global Net Lease shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.4% of American Assets Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Global Net Lease shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 36.8% of American Assets Trust shares are held 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. Do analysts rate GNL or AAT? Global Net Lease presently has a consensus target price of $8.33, suggesting a potential upside of 21.12%. American Assets Trust has a consensus target price of $21.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.33%. Given Global Net Lease's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research 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 Global Net Lease 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75American Assets Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the media favor GNL or AAT? In the previous week, American Assets Trust had 15 more articles in the media than Global Net Lease. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for American Assets Trust and 2 mentions for Global Net Lease. American Assets Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Global Net Lease's score of 0.89 indicating that American Assets Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Global Net Lease 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive American Assets Trust 12 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummaryAmerican Assets Trust beats Global Net Lease on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Global Net Lease News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GNL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding GNL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart GNL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGlobal Net LeaseREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.60B$8.31B$12.04B$20.63BDividend Yield10.87%5.97%5.62%3.67%P/E Ratio-4.6571.2719.7629.01Price / Sales1.954.9825.9366.07Price / Cash5.2717.7921.3322.82Price / Book0.731.612.094.43Net Income-$131.57M$128.99M$1.00B$993.74M7 Day Performance-3.98%-4.24%-2.46%-3.39%1 Month Performance-10.77%-3.47%-0.85%-2.10%1 Year Performance-18.72%-9.58%537.08%10.09% Global Net Lease Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GNLGlobal Net Lease3.5695 of 5 stars$6.88-1.6%$8.33+21.1%-19.6%$1.60B$805.01M-4.651Upcoming EarningsAATAmerican Assets Trust3.8853 of 5 stars$19.96-1.9%$21.00+5.2%-28.2%$1.22B$457.86M15.72220News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeAKRAcadia Realty Trust4.5736 of 5 stars$18.63-0.7%$25.00+34.2%-14.5%$2.44B$359.69M116.44120News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeBNLBroadstone Net Lease3.2398 of 5 stars$15.78-0.6%$18.57+17.7%-6.2%$2.98B$431.80M25.8770News CoverageDividend AnnouncementCUZCousins Properties3.8528 of 5 stars$27.27-1.8%$32.50+19.2%-2.3%$4.58B$856.76M82.64290Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeEPRTEssential Properties Realty Trust3.6737 of 5 stars$30.51-0.4%$34.90+14.4%+2.6%$6.05B$503.26M25.8640FCPTFour Corners Property Trust4.2927 of 5 stars$26.17-1.2%$29.40+12.3%-6.6%$2.63B$273.08M24.46540News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGTYGetty Realty2.3007 of 5 stars$27.57-0.7%$32.33+17.3%-7.7%$1.53B$210.07M23.9730News CoveragePositive NewsHIWHighwoods Properties3.4034 of 5 stars$29.69-1.9%$32.00+7.8%-6.7%$3.20B$825.86M18.44340Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementKRGKite Realty Group Trust4.1786 of 5 stars$22.59-0.3%$27.22+20.5%-12.8%$4.97B$841.84M322.71240News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementUEUrban Edge Properties3.1882 of 5 stars$19.56-0.7%$22.00+12.5%-5.6%$2.46B$453.51M30.56120News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies American Assets Trust Competitors Acadia Realty Trust Competitors Broadstone Net Lease Competitors Cousins Properties Competitors Essential Properties Realty Trust Competitors Four Corners Property Trust Competitors Getty Realty Competitors Highwoods Properties Competitors Kite Realty Group Trust Competitors Urban Edge Properties Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:GNL) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners379 passengers walked away from thisWhy Elon Musk Just Invested $51 Million Into Brand New “Miracle Metal” Developed by MIT ScientistsTrue Market Insiders | SponsoredMarket Crash Warning: How to Protect Your Wealth Before August 12thChina tariffs hit August 12—and experts warn a market meltdown may follow. 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