Smartstop Self Storage REIT (SMA) Competitors

Globus Medical (NYSE:GMED) and Smartstop Self Storage REIT (NYSE:SMA) are both mid-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GMED or SMA?

Globus Medical received 437 more outperform votes than Smartstop Self Storage REIT when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 82.25% of users gave Smartstop Self Storage REIT an outperform vote while only 67.21% of users gave Globus Medical an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Globus Medical	Outperform Votes 576 67.21%	Underperform Votes 281 32.79%
Smartstop Self Storage REIT	Outperform Votes 139 82.25%	Underperform Votes 30 17.75%

Does the media prefer GMED or SMA?

In the previous week, Globus Medical had 3 more articles in the media than Smartstop Self Storage REIT. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Globus Medical and 6 mentions for Smartstop Self Storage REIT. Globus Medical's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Smartstop Self Storage REIT's score of 0.00 indicating that Globus Medical is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Globus Medical	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Smartstop Self Storage REIT	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend GMED or SMA?

Globus Medical currently has a consensus price target of $94.00, indicating a potential upside of 62.87%. Smartstop Self Storage REIT has a consensus price target of $39.10, indicating a potential upside of 7.06%. Given Globus Medical's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Globus Medical is more favorable than Smartstop Self Storage REIT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Globus Medical	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.62
Smartstop Self Storage REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in GMED or SMA?

95.2% of Globus Medical shares are held by institutional investors. 18.5% of Globus Medical shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of Smartstop Self Storage REIT shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is GMED or SMA more profitable?

Globus Medical has a net margin of 7.39% compared to Smartstop Self Storage REIT's net margin of -3.68%. Globus Medical's return on equity of 10.52% beat Smartstop Self Storage REIT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Globus Medical	7.39%	10.52%	8.56%
Smartstop Self Storage REIT	-3.68%	-2.18%	-0.46%

Which has better valuation & earnings, GMED or SMA?

Globus Medical has higher revenue and earnings than Smartstop Self Storage REIT.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Globus Medical	$2.52B	3.10	$102.98M	$1.34	43.07
Smartstop Self Storage REIT	$237.01M	8.55	-$5.62M	N/A	N/A

Summary

Globus Medical beats Smartstop Self Storage REIT on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.