Realty Income (O) Competitors

Realty Income (NYSE:O) and Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:WBA) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Does the media refer more to O or WBA?

In the previous week, Realty Income had 34 more articles in the media than Walgreens Boots Alliance. MarketBeat recorded 49 mentions for Realty Income and 15 mentions for Walgreens Boots Alliance. Walgreens Boots Alliance's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Realty Income's score of 1.09 indicating that Walgreens Boots Alliance is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Realty Income	33 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Walgreens Boots Alliance	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, O or WBA?

Realty Income has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Walgreens Boots Alliance. Walgreens Boots Alliance is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Realty Income, 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
Realty Income	$5.27B	10.21	$860.77M	$1.03	57.15
Walgreens Boots Alliance	$147.66B	0.07	-$8.64B	-$7.29	-1.66

Is O or WBA more profitable?

Realty Income has a net margin of 16.77% compared to Walgreens Boots Alliance's net margin of -4.07%. Walgreens Boots Alliance's return on equity of 17.66% beat Realty Income's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Realty Income	16.77%	2.34%	1.32%
Walgreens Boots Alliance	-4.07%	17.66%	2.22%

Do analysts recommend O or WBA?

Realty Income presently has a consensus price target of $61.82, suggesting a potential upside of 5.01%. Walgreens Boots Alliance has a consensus price target of $10.59, suggesting a potential downside of 12.25%. Given Realty Income's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Realty Income is more favorable than Walgreens Boots Alliance.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Realty Income	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Walgreens Boots Alliance	4 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83

Which has more risk and volatility, O or WBA?

Realty Income has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Walgreens Boots Alliance has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in O or WBA?

70.8% of Realty Income shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.6% of Walgreens Boots Alliance shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Realty Income shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.5% of Walgreens Boots Alliance shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Realty Income beats Walgreens Boots Alliance on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.