Orion Office REIT (ONL) Competitors

Orion Office REIT (NYSE:ONL) and City Office REIT (NYSE:CIO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and profitability.

Does the media refer more to ONL or CIO?

In the previous week, City Office REIT had 6 more articles in the media than Orion Office REIT. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for City Office REIT and 0 mentions for Orion Office REIT. City Office REIT's average media sentiment score of 0.04 beat Orion Office REIT's score of 0.00 indicating that City Office REIT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Orion Office REIT	Neutral
City Office REIT	Neutral

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ONL or CIO?

City Office REIT has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Orion Office REIT. City Office REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Orion Office REIT, 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
Orion Office REIT	$195.04M	0.94	-$57.30M	-$1.02	-3.21
City Office REIT	$179.10M	1.05	-$2.68M	-$0.25	-18.72

Is ONL or CIO more profitable?

City Office REIT has a net margin of -1.50% compared to Orion Office REIT's net margin of -29.38%. City Office REIT's return on equity of -0.40% beat Orion Office REIT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Orion Office REIT	-29.38%	-6.20%	-3.82%
City Office REIT	-1.50%	-0.40%	-0.17%

Which has more risk and volatility, ONL or CIO?

Orion Office REIT has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, City Office REIT has a beta of 1.84, meaning that its share price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ONL or CIO?

80.0% of Orion Office REIT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.5% of City Office REIT shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Orion Office REIT shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of City Office REIT shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is ONL or CIO a better dividend stock?

Orion Office REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.2%. City Office REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. Orion Office REIT pays out -39.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. City Office REIT pays out -160.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ONL or CIO?

City Office REIT received 284 more outperform votes than Orion Office REIT when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.00% of users gave Orion Office REIT an outperform vote while only 59.30% of users gave City Office REIT an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Orion Office REIT	Outperform Votes 3 75.00%	Underperform Votes 1 25.00%
City Office REIT	Outperform Votes 287 59.30%	Underperform Votes 197 40.70%

Do analysts rate ONL or CIO?

City Office REIT has a consensus price target of $7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 49.57%. Given City Office REIT's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe City Office REIT is more favorable than Orion Office REIT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Orion Office REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
City Office REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

City Office REIT beats Orion Office REIT on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.