Net Lease Office Properties (NLOP) Competitors

Net Lease Office Properties (NYSE:NLOP) and Acadian Asset Management (NYSE:AAMI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Is NLOP or AAMI more profitable?

Acadian Asset Management has a net margin of 16.65% compared to Net Lease Office Properties' net margin of -133.62%. Acadian Asset Management's return on equity of 174.31% beat Net Lease Office Properties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Net Lease Office Properties	-133.62%	-27.30%	-19.78%
Acadian Asset Management	16.65%	174.31%	17.56%

Does the media refer more to NLOP or AAMI?

In the previous week, Acadian Asset Management had 11 more articles in the media than Net Lease Office Properties. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Acadian Asset Management and 0 mentions for Net Lease Office Properties. Acadian Asset Management's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Net Lease Office Properties' score of 0.00 indicating that Acadian Asset Management is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Net Lease Office Properties	Neutral
Acadian Asset Management	Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, NLOP or AAMI?

Acadian Asset Management has higher revenue and earnings than Net Lease Office Properties. Net Lease Office Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Acadian Asset Management, 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
Net Lease Office Properties	$142.25M	3.06	-$91.47M	-$10.62	-2.77
Acadian Asset Management	$538.20M	2.94	$85M	$2.40	18.42

Do institutionals & insiders believe in NLOP or AAMI?

58.3% of Net Lease Office Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.7% of Acadian Asset Management shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Net Lease Office Properties shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 26.0% of Acadian Asset Management shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer NLOP or AAMI?

Net Lease Office Properties currently has a consensus target price of $46.00, indicating a potential upside of 56.62%. Acadian Asset Management has a consensus target price of $44.33, indicating a potential upside of 0.30%. Given Net Lease Office Properties' higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Net Lease Office Properties is more favorable than Acadian Asset Management.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Net Lease Office Properties	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Acadian Asset Management	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Which has more risk and volatility, NLOP or AAMI?

Net Lease Office Properties has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acadian Asset Management has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Acadian Asset Management beats Net Lease Office Properties on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.