National Storage Affiliates Trust (NSA) Competitors

Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) and National Storage Affiliates Trust (NYSE:NSA) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and community ranking.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, HLI or NSA?

Houlihan Lokey has higher revenue and earnings than National Storage Affiliates Trust. Houlihan Lokey is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than National Storage Affiliates Trust, 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
Houlihan Lokey	$2.24B	5.13	$280.30M	$5.24	31.31
National Storage Affiliates Trust	$770.34M	3.69	$156.67M	$1.14	32.66

Is HLI or NSA a better dividend stock?

Houlihan Lokey pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. National Storage Affiliates Trust pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Houlihan Lokey pays out 43.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. National Storage Affiliates Trust pays out 200.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Is HLI or NSA more profitable?

National Storage Affiliates Trust has a net margin of 20.59% compared to Houlihan Lokey's net margin of 16.00%. Houlihan Lokey's return on equity of 20.04% beat National Storage Affiliates Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Houlihan Lokey	16.00%	20.04%	12.06%
National Storage Affiliates Trust	20.59%	10.35%	2.98%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in HLI or NSA?

78.1% of Houlihan Lokey shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 100.0% of National Storage Affiliates Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 23.7% of Houlihan Lokey shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.7% of National Storage Affiliates Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate HLI or NSA?

Houlihan Lokey currently has a consensus price target of $183.40, suggesting a potential upside of 11.79%. National Storage Affiliates Trust has a consensus price target of $41.28, suggesting a potential upside of 10.87%. Given Houlihan Lokey's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Houlihan Lokey is more favorable than National Storage Affiliates Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Houlihan Lokey	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
National Storage Affiliates Trust	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.90

Which has more risk & volatility, HLI or NSA?

Houlihan Lokey has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National Storage Affiliates Trust has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to HLI or NSA?

In the previous week, Houlihan Lokey had 1 more articles in the media than National Storage Affiliates Trust. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Houlihan Lokey and 11 mentions for National Storage Affiliates Trust. National Storage Affiliates Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.86 beat Houlihan Lokey's score of 1.43 indicating that National Storage Affiliates Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Houlihan Lokey	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
National Storage Affiliates Trust	11 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 HLI or NSA?

Houlihan Lokey received 27 more outperform votes than National Storage Affiliates Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.53% of users gave Houlihan Lokey an outperform vote while only 54.29% of users gave National Storage Affiliates Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Houlihan Lokey	Outperform Votes 299 60.53%	Underperform Votes 195 39.47%
National Storage Affiliates Trust	Outperform Votes 272 54.29%	Underperform Votes 229 45.71%

Summary

Houlihan Lokey beats National Storage Affiliates Trust on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.