Noah (NOAH) Competitors

Broadstone Net Lease (NYSE:BNL) and Noah (NYSE:NOAH) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

Which has more risk & volatility, BNL or NOAH?

Broadstone Net Lease has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Noah has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BNL or NOAH more profitable?

Broadstone Net Lease has a net margin of 26.22% compared to Noah's net margin of 19.22%. Noah's return on equity of 5.62% beat Broadstone Net Lease's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Broadstone Net Lease	26.22%	3.63%	2.17%
Noah	19.22%	5.62%	4.68%

Do analysts rate BNL or NOAH?

Broadstone Net Lease presently has a consensus price target of $18.50, suggesting a potential upside of 16.68%. Noah has a consensus price target of $12.00, suggesting a potential downside of 3.34%. Given Broadstone Net Lease's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Broadstone Net Lease is more favorable than Noah.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Broadstone Net Lease	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Noah	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the media favor BNL or NOAH?

In the previous week, Broadstone Net Lease had 10 more articles in the media than Noah. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Broadstone Net Lease and 0 mentions for Noah. Broadstone Net Lease's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Noah's score of 1.00 indicating that Broadstone Net Lease is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Broadstone Net Lease	Positive
Noah	Positive

Is BNL or NOAH a better dividend stock?

Broadstone Net Lease pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Noah pays an annual dividend of $1.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.2%. Broadstone Net Lease pays out 190.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Noah pays out 117.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Broadstone Net Lease has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Noah is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, BNL or NOAH?

Broadstone Net Lease has higher revenue and earnings than Noah. Noah is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Broadstone Net Lease, 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
Broadstone Net Lease	$435.12M	6.89	$162.44M	$0.61	25.99
Noah	$356.33M	2.31	$65.14M	$0.97	12.80

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BNL or NOAH?

89.1% of Broadstone Net Lease shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.7% of Noah shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Broadstone Net Lease shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 47.2% of Noah shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Broadstone Net Lease beats Noah on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.