Net Lease Office Properties (NLOP) Competitors

DigitalBridge Group (NYSE:DBRG) and Net Lease Office Properties (NYSE:NLOP) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation, risk, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Does the media favor DBRG or NLOP?

In the previous week, DigitalBridge Group had 10 more articles in the media than Net Lease Office Properties. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for DigitalBridge Group and 2 mentions for Net Lease Office Properties. Net Lease Office Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat DigitalBridge Group's score of 1.12 indicating that Net Lease Office Properties is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DigitalBridge Group	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Net Lease Office Properties	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DBRG or NLOP?

DigitalBridge Group received 35 more outperform votes than Net Lease Office Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Net Lease Office Properties an outperform vote while only 56.16% of users gave DigitalBridge Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
DigitalBridge Group	Outperform Votes 41 56.16%	Underperform Votes 32 43.84%
Net Lease Office Properties	Outperform Votes 6 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Is DBRG or NLOP more profitable?

DigitalBridge Group has a net margin of 10.98% compared to Net Lease Office Properties' net margin of -122.90%. DigitalBridge Group's return on equity of 4.29% beat Net Lease Office Properties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DigitalBridge Group	10.98%	4.29%	2.06%
Net Lease Office Properties	-122.90%	-30.16%	-17.58%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, DBRG or NLOP?

DigitalBridge Group has higher revenue and earnings than Net Lease Office Properties. Net Lease Office Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DigitalBridge Group, 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
DigitalBridge Group	$578.08M	3.46	$185.28M	$0.30	37.80
Net Lease Office Properties	$127.45M	3.56	-$131.75M	-$6.19	-4.95

Is DBRG or NLOP a better dividend stock?

DigitalBridge Group pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Net Lease Office Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. DigitalBridge Group pays out 13.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Net Lease Office Properties pays out -5.5% 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. Net Lease Office Properties is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility and risk, DBRG or NLOP?

DigitalBridge Group has a beta of 1.58, meaning that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Net Lease Office Properties has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate DBRG or NLOP?

DigitalBridge Group presently has a consensus price target of $16.06, suggesting a potential upside of 41.58%. Net Lease Office Properties has a consensus price target of $46.00, suggesting a potential upside of 50.23%. Given Net Lease Office Properties' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Net Lease Office Properties is more favorable than DigitalBridge Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DigitalBridge Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.10
Net Lease Office Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of DBRG or NLOP?

92.7% of DigitalBridge Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.3% of Net Lease Office Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of DigitalBridge Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

DigitalBridge Group beats Net Lease Office Properties on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.