Global Net Lease (GNL) Competitors $8.05 +0.20 (+2.55%) As of 05/9/2025 03:53 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock GNL vs. VIRT, EPRT, STEP, RITM, LB, JHG, CTRE, COLD, AHR, and ABShould 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), LandBridge (LB), Janus Henderson Group (JHG), CareTrust REIT (CTRE), Americold Realty Trust (COLD), American Healthcare REIT (AHR), and AllianceBernstein (AB). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. Global Net Lease vs. Virtu Financial Essential Properties Realty Trust StepStone Group Rithm Capital LandBridge Janus Henderson Group CareTrust REIT Americold Realty Trust American Healthcare REIT AllianceBernstein Global Net Lease (NYSE:GNL) and Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends. Do analysts prefer GNL or VIRT? Global Net Lease currently has a consensus price target of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.80%. Virtu Financial has a consensus price target of $37.88, suggesting a potential downside of 12.22%. Given Global Net Lease's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Global Net Lease is more favorable than Virtu Financial.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) 2.80Virtu Financial 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Does the media favor GNL or VIRT? In the previous week, Virtu Financial had 1 more articles in the media than Global Net Lease. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Virtu Financial and 20 mentions for Global Net Lease. Virtu Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Global Net Lease's score of 0.83 indicating that Virtu Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Global Net Lease 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Virtu Financial 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GNL or VIRT? Virtu Financial received 176 more outperform votes than Global Net Lease when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.09% of users gave Virtu Financial an outperform vote while only 52.58% of users gave Global Net Lease an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGlobal Net LeaseOutperform Votes20452.58% Underperform Votes18447.42% Virtu FinancialOutperform Votes38061.09% Underperform Votes24238.91% Is GNL or VIRT more profitable? Virtu Financial has a net margin of 9.61% compared to Global Net Lease's net margin of -21.37%. Virtu Financial's return on equity of 27.39% 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% Virtu Financial 9.61%27.39%2.79% Is GNL or VIRT a better dividend stock? Global Net Lease pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.4%. Virtu Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Global Net Lease pays out -100.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Virtu Financial pays out 27.7% 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. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, GNL or VIRT? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGlobal Net Lease$805.01M2.29-$211.91M-$0.76-10.59Virtu Financial$3.07B2.17$276.42M$3.4612.47 Which has more risk & volatility, GNL or VIRT? Global Net Lease has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Virtu Financial has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GNL or VIRT? 61.2% of Global Net Lease shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.8% of Virtu Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Global Net Lease shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 47.2% of Virtu Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryVirtu Financial beats Global Net Lease on 13 of the 21 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 LeaseReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.84B$6.99B$11.30B$19.10BDividend Yield10.19%6.89%5.53%3.94%P/E Ratio-8.5661.4022.2833.52Price / Sales2.298.4526.4033.44Price / Cash37.6917.3217.6217.51Price / Book0.701.672.704.59Net Income-$211.91M$177.71M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance7.82%0.30%1.34%1.51%1 Year Performance7.91%2.50%538.32%4.16% Global Net Lease Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GNLGlobal Net Lease3.3348 of 5 stars$8.05+2.5%$9.00+11.8%+7.9%$1.84B$805.01M-8.561Earnings ReportNews CoverageVIRTVirtu Financial4.4328 of 5 stars$42.00+2.0%$37.88-9.8%+91.7%$6.51B$3.07B14.14990Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageEPRTEssential Properties Realty Trust1.8837 of 5 stars$31.95-0.1%$34.91+9.3%+18.3%$6.31B$475.46M28.0240Positive NewsSTEPStepStone Group3.2739 of 5 stars$53.53-2.0%$61.64+15.1%+44.0%$6.21B$1.15B-31.68790RITMRithm Capital4.2532 of 5 stars$11.36+0.7%$13.61+19.9%-1.3%$6.02B$2.81B6.805,760Positive NewsLBLandBridge2.1682 of 5 stars$76.84-2.0%$59.44-22.6%N/A$5.62B$109.95M21.596Dividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive NewsJHGJanus Henderson Group4.8461 of 5 stars$35.23-1.1%$44.44+26.2%+11.3%$5.55B$2.47B13.762,180Positive NewsCTRECareTrust REIT1.7398 of 5 stars$28.90+1.3%$31.00+7.3%+18.0%$5.42B$228.26M36.5420Analyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsCOLDAmericold Realty Trust4.7615 of 5 stars$18.73-3.7%$28.00+49.5%-28.8%$5.33B$2.67B-55.0715,500Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsAHRAmerican Healthcare REIT3.0219 of 5 stars$32.39-0.5%$33.86+4.5%+149.4%$5.10B$2.07B-67.47110Earnings ReportPositive NewsABAllianceBernstein3.8132 of 5 stars$40.85-0.3%$37.67-7.8%+25.1%$4.52B$458.42M10.984,440Analyst UpgradeInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Virtu Financial Competitors Essential Properties Realty Trust Competitors StepStone Group Competitors Rithm Capital Competitors LandBridge Competitors Janus Henderson Group Competitors CareTrust REIT Competitors Americold Realty Trust Competitors American Healthcare REIT Competitors AllianceBernstein 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 5/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis next market event could mean total financial ruin for someYou think the volatility is over? 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