Postal Realty Trust (PSTL) Competitors

Veris Residential (NYSE:VRE) and Postal Realty Trust (NYSE:PSTL) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.

Is VRE or PSTL more profitable?

Postal Realty Trust has a net margin of 13.03% compared to Veris Residential's net margin of -7.84%. Postal Realty Trust's return on equity of 3.56% beat Veris Residential's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Veris Residential	-7.84%	-1.89%	-0.77%
Postal Realty Trust	13.03%	3.56%	1.73%

Which has more risk & volatility, VRE or PSTL?

Veris Residential has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Postal Realty Trust has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VRE or PSTL a better dividend stock?

Veris Residential pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Postal Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.97 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. Veris Residential pays out -139.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Postal Realty Trust pays out 255.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Veris Residential has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Postal Realty Trust has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Postal Realty Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, VRE or PSTL?

Postal Realty Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Veris Residential. Veris Residential is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Postal 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
Veris Residential	$271.07M	4.87	-$23.12M	-$0.23	-61.43
Postal Realty Trust	$76.37M	4.67	$6.60M	$0.38	38.20

Does the media refer more to VRE or PSTL?

In the previous week, Postal Realty Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Veris Residential. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Postal Realty Trust and 1 mentions for Veris Residential. Veris Residential's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Postal Realty Trust's score of 0.01 indicating that Veris Residential is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Veris Residential	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Postal Realty Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in VRE or PSTL?

93.0% of Veris Residential shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.9% of Postal Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.4% of Veris Residential shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.7% of Postal Realty Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer VRE or PSTL?

Veris Residential currently has a consensus target price of $19.20, suggesting a potential upside of 35.88%. Postal Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $17.75, suggesting a potential upside of 22.28%. Given Veris Residential's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Veris Residential is more favorable than Postal Realty Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Veris Residential	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Postal Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Postal Realty Trust beats Veris Residential on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.