Site Centers (SITC) Competitors

National Storage Affiliates Trust (NYSE:NSA) and Site Centers (NYSE:SITC) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Which has better valuation & earnings, NSA or SITC?

Site Centers has lower revenue, but higher earnings than National Storage Affiliates Trust. Site Centers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than National Storage Affiliates 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
National Storage Affiliates Trust	$770.34M	3.20	$111.52M	$0.62	51.84
Site Centers	$271.09M	2.36	$531.82M	$6.76	1.80

Does the media favor NSA or SITC?

In the previous week, National Storage Affiliates Trust had 5 more articles in the media than Site Centers. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for National Storage Affiliates Trust and 2 mentions for Site Centers. National Storage Affiliates Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Site Centers' score of 1.64 indicating that National Storage Affiliates Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
National Storage Affiliates Trust	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Site Centers	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is NSA or SITC more profitable?

Site Centers has a net margin of 189.28% compared to National Storage Affiliates Trust's net margin of 8.92%. Site Centers' return on equity of 36.67% beat National Storage Affiliates Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
National Storage Affiliates Trust	8.92%	4.91%	1.28%
Site Centers	189.28%	36.67%	24.66%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of NSA or SITC?

100.0% of National Storage Affiliates Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.7% of Site Centers shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.7% of National Storage Affiliates Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.1% of Site Centers shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, NSA or SITC?

National Storage Affiliates Trust has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Site Centers has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate NSA or SITC?

National Storage Affiliates Trust currently has a consensus price target of $37.54, suggesting a potential upside of 16.81%. Site Centers has a consensus price target of $35.25, suggesting a potential upside of 189.24%. Given Site Centers' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Site Centers is more favorable than National Storage Affiliates Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
National Storage Affiliates Trust	5 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.69
Site Centers	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Summary

Site Centers beats National Storage Affiliates Trust on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.