OUTFRONT Media (OUT) Competitors

OUTFRONT Media (NYSE:OUT) and Annaly Capital Management (NYSE:NLY) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Does the media refer more to OUT or NLY?

In the previous week, Annaly Capital Management had 8 more articles in the media than OUTFRONT Media. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Annaly Capital Management and 7 mentions for OUTFRONT Media. Annaly Capital Management's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat OUTFRONT Media's score of 0.54 indicating that Annaly Capital Management is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
OUTFRONT Media	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Annaly Capital Management	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is OUT or NLY more profitable?

Annaly Capital Management has a net margin of -12.02% compared to OUTFRONT Media's net margin of -23.38%. Annaly Capital Management's return on equity of 15.28% beat OUTFRONT Media's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OUTFRONT Media	-23.38%	-72.77%	-7.71%
Annaly Capital Management	-12.02%	15.28%	1.61%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor OUT or NLY?

Annaly Capital Management received 191 more outperform votes than OUTFRONT Media when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.87% of users gave OUTFRONT Media an outperform vote while only 55.57% of users gave Annaly Capital Management an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
OUTFRONT Media	Outperform Votes 283 57.87%	Underperform Votes 206 42.13%
Annaly Capital Management	Outperform Votes 474 55.57%	Underperform Votes 379 44.43%

Which has more volatility and risk, OUT or NLY?

OUTFRONT Media has a beta of 1.92, indicating that its stock price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Annaly Capital Management has a beta of 1.54, indicating that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of OUT or NLY?

51.6% of Annaly Capital Management shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of OUTFRONT Media shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Annaly Capital Management shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, OUT or NLY?

OUTFRONT Media has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Annaly Capital Management. Annaly Capital Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than OUTFRONT Media, 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
OUTFRONT Media	$1.82B	1.43	-$430.40M	-$2.66	-5.89
Annaly Capital Management	$3.73B	2.66	-$1.64B	-$0.97	-20.47

Do analysts rate OUT or NLY?

OUTFRONT Media presently has a consensus target price of $15.00, indicating a potential downside of 4.28%. Annaly Capital Management has a consensus target price of $21.25, indicating a potential upside of 7.00%. Given Annaly Capital Management's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Annaly Capital Management is more favorable than OUTFRONT Media.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
OUTFRONT Media	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Annaly Capital Management	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Is OUT or NLY a better dividend stock?

OUTFRONT Media pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Annaly Capital Management pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.1%. OUTFRONT Media pays out -45.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Annaly Capital Management pays out -268.0% 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. Annaly Capital Management is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Annaly Capital Management beats OUTFRONT Media on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.