Postal Realty Trust (PSTL) Competitors

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

Is PSTL or SILA a better dividend stock?

Postal Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.97 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. Sila Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Postal Realty Trust pays out 346.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Sila Realty Trust pays out 258.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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.

Does the media prefer PSTL or SILA?

In the previous week, Postal Realty Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Sila Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Postal Realty Trust and 6 mentions for Sila Realty Trust. Sila Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Postal Realty Trust's score of 1.13 indicating that Sila Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Postal Realty Trust	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sila Realty Trust	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, PSTL or SILA?

Sila Realty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Postal Realty Trust. Sila Realty Trust 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
Postal Realty Trust	$76.37M	4.49	$6.60M	$0.28	51.39
Sila Realty Trust	$186.86M	7.49	$42.66M	$0.62	40.95

Do institutionals and insiders believe in PSTL or SILA?

57.9% of Postal Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 13.7% of Postal Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Sila Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is PSTL or SILA more profitable?

Sila Realty Trust has a net margin of 18.85% compared to Postal Realty Trust's net margin of 10.43%. Postal Realty Trust's return on equity of 2.71% beat Sila Realty Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Postal Realty Trust	10.43%	2.71%	1.34%
Sila Realty Trust	18.85%	2.46%	1.71%

Do analysts rate PSTL or SILA?

Postal Realty Trust currently has a consensus price target of $16.50, suggesting a potential upside of 14.66%. Sila Realty Trust has a consensus price target of $28.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.28%. Given Postal Realty Trust's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Postal Realty Trust is more favorable than Sila Realty Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Postal Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Sila Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Sila Realty Trust beats Postal Realty Trust on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.