Sila Realty Trust (SILA) Competitors

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) and Sila Realty Trust (NYSE:SILA) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and profitability.

Is MC or SILA more profitable?

Sila Realty Trust has a net margin of 20.43% compared to Moelis & Company's net margin of 14.31%. Moelis & Company's return on equity of 42.72% beat Sila Realty Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Moelis & Company	14.31%	42.72%	17.12%
Sila Realty Trust	20.43%	2.80%	1.93%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MC or SILA?

91.5% of Moelis & Company shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.4% of Moelis & Company shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Sila Realty Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer MC or SILA?

Moelis & Company currently has a consensus target price of $71.86, suggesting a potential upside of 9.27%. Sila Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $27.50, suggesting a potential upside of 16.62%. Given Sila Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sila Realty Trust is more favorable than Moelis & Company.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Moelis & Company	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.30
Sila Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has better earnings and valuation, MC or SILA?

Moelis & Company has higher revenue and earnings than Sila Realty Trust. Moelis & Company is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sila 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
Moelis & Company	$1.19B	4.32	$136.02M	$2.54	25.89
Sila Realty Trust	$186.86M	6.96	$42.66M	$0.69	34.17

Is MC or SILA a better dividend stock?

Moelis & Company pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Sila Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. Moelis & Company pays out 102.4% 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 231.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Moelis & Company has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Does the media favor MC or SILA?

In the previous week, Moelis & Company had 20 more articles in the media than Sila Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Moelis & Company and 6 mentions for Sila Realty Trust. Sila Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Moelis & Company's score of 0.83 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
Moelis & Company	7 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sila Realty Trust	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Moelis & Company beats Sila Realty Trust on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.