Peakstone Realty Trust (PKST) Competitors

Global Net Lease (NYSE:GNL) and Peakstone Realty Trust (NYSE:PKST) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk.

Is GNL or PKST a better dividend stock?

Global Net Lease pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.1%. Peakstone Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Global Net Lease pays out -52.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Peakstone Realty Trust pays out -10.1% 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. Peakstone Realty Trust has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Global Net Lease is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts recommend GNL or PKST?

Global Net Lease presently has a consensus price target of $9.25, suggesting a potential upside of 22.60%. Peakstone Realty Trust has a consensus price target of $15.50, suggesting a potential upside of 26.63%. Given Peakstone Realty Trust's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Peakstone Realty Trust is more favorable than Global Net Lease.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Global Net Lease	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Peakstone Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media refer more to GNL or PKST?

In the previous week, Global Net Lease had 7 more articles in the media than Peakstone Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Global Net Lease and 2 mentions for Peakstone Realty Trust. Global Net Lease's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Peakstone Realty Trust's score of 0.31 indicating that Global Net Lease is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Global Net Lease	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Peakstone Realty Trust	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is GNL or PKST more profitable?

Global Net Lease has a net margin of -43.75% compared to Peakstone Realty Trust's net margin of -145.77%. Global Net Lease's return on equity of -9.71% beat Peakstone Realty Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Global Net Lease	-43.75%	-9.71%	-3.18%
Peakstone Realty Trust	-145.77%	-31.54%	-13.18%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, GNL or PKST?

Peakstone Realty Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Global Net Lease. Global Net Lease is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Peakstone Realty 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
Global Net Lease	$805.01M	2.07	-$131.57M	-$1.44	-5.24
Peakstone Realty Trust	$228.07M	1.97	-$10.43M	-$8.89	-1.38

Do institutionals & insiders believe in GNL or PKST?

61.2% of Global Net Lease shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.0% of Peakstone Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Global Net Lease shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Peakstone Realty Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, GNL or PKST?

Global Net Lease has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Peakstone Realty Trust has a beta of 1.75, indicating that its stock price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Global Net Lease beats Peakstone Realty Trust on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.