Net Lease Office Properties (NLOP) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, AAMI or NLOP?

Acadian Asset Management has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Net Lease Office Properties has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer AAMI or NLOP?

In the previous week, Net Lease Office Properties had 4 more articles in the media than Acadian Asset Management. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Net Lease Office Properties and 1 mentions for Acadian Asset Management. Net Lease Office Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat Acadian Asset Management's score of 1.27 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
Acadian Asset Management	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Net Lease Office Properties	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AAMI or NLOP?

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, AAMI or NLOP?

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
Acadian Asset Management	$505.60M	3.63	$85M	$2.40	21.35
Net Lease Office Properties	$142.25M	3.09	-$91.47M	-$10.62	-2.80

Is AAMI or NLOP 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
Acadian Asset Management	16.65%	174.31%	17.56%
Net Lease Office Properties	-133.62%	-27.31%	-19.78%

Do analysts recommend AAMI or NLOP?

Acadian Asset Management currently has a consensus target price of $31.67, suggesting a potential downside of 38.21%. Net Lease Office Properties has a consensus target price of $46.00, suggesting a potential upside of 54.88%. Given Net Lease Office Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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
Acadian Asset Management	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Net Lease Office Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Acadian Asset Management beats Net Lease Office Properties on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.