Global Net Lease (GNL) Competitors

Global Net Lease (NYSE:GNL) and StepStone Group (NASDAQ:STEP) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GNL or STEP?

Global Net Lease received 173 more outperform votes than StepStone Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 52.58% of users gave Global Net Lease an outperform vote while only 32.29% of users gave StepStone Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Global Net Lease	Outperform Votes 204 52.58%	Underperform Votes 184 47.42%
StepStone Group	Outperform Votes 31 32.29%	Underperform Votes 65 67.71%

Is GNL or STEP more profitable?

StepStone Group has a net margin of -11.29% compared to Global Net Lease's net margin of -21.37%. StepStone Group's return on equity of 12.04% beat Global Net Lease's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Global Net Lease	-21.37%	-7.04%	-2.24%
StepStone Group	-11.29%	12.04%	5.03%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, GNL or STEP?

StepStone Group has higher revenue and earnings than Global Net Lease. StepStone Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Global Net Lease, 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
Global Net Lease	$789.55M	2.25	-$211.91M	-$1.48	-5.26
StepStone Group	$1.15B	5.87	$58.09M	-$1.69	-34.57

Do insiders & institutionals believe in GNL or STEP?

61.2% of Global Net Lease shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.5% of StepStone Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Global Net Lease shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.4% of StepStone Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor GNL or STEP?

In the previous week, StepStone Group had 6 more articles in the media than Global Net Lease. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for StepStone Group and 6 mentions for Global Net Lease. Global Net Lease's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat StepStone Group's score of 0.73 indicating that Global Net Lease is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Global Net Lease	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
StepStone Group	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is GNL or STEP a better dividend stock?

Global Net Lease pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.8%. StepStone Group pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Global Net Lease pays out -51.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. StepStone Group pays out -56.8% 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. StepStone Group has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Do analysts prefer GNL or STEP?

Global Net Lease currently has a consensus price target of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.68%. StepStone Group has a consensus price target of $61.64, suggesting a potential upside of 5.50%. Given Global Net Lease's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Global Net Lease is more favorable than StepStone Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Global Net Lease	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
StepStone Group	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Which has more risk and volatility, GNL or STEP?

Global Net Lease has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, StepStone Group has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

StepStone Group beats Global Net Lease on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.