Net Lease Office Properties (NLOP) Competitors

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

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

58.3% of Net Lease Office Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of DigitalBridge Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Net Lease Office Properties shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of DigitalBridge Group 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 DBRG?

Net Lease Office Properties currently has a consensus target price of $46.00, indicating a potential upside of 39.86%. DigitalBridge Group has a consensus target price of $15.94, indicating a potential upside of 47.84%. Given DigitalBridge Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe DigitalBridge Group is more favorable than Net Lease Office Properties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Net Lease Office Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
DigitalBridge Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.11

Does the media refer more to NLOP or DBRG?

In the previous week, DigitalBridge Group had 7 more articles in the media than Net Lease Office Properties. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for DigitalBridge Group and 1 mentions for Net Lease Office Properties. DigitalBridge Group's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Net Lease Office Properties' score of 0.00 indicating that DigitalBridge Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Which has more risk and volatility, NLOP or DBRG?

Net Lease Office Properties has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DigitalBridge Group has a beta of 1.67, suggesting that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is NLOP or DBRG more profitable?

DigitalBridge Group has a net margin of 18.57% compared to Net Lease Office Properties' net margin of -49.54%. DigitalBridge Group's return on equity of 6.06% beat Net Lease Office Properties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Net Lease Office Properties	-49.54%	-10.26%	-7.11%
DigitalBridge Group	18.57%	6.06%	2.88%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, NLOP or DBRG?

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
Net Lease Office Properties	$142.25M	3.42	-$91.47M	-$4.28	-7.68
DigitalBridge Group	$228.14M	8.33	$70.52M	$0.30	35.93

Summary

DigitalBridge Group beats Net Lease Office Properties on 17 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.