Net Lease Office Properties (NYSE:NLOP – Get Free Report) and Getty Realty (NYSE:GTY – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.
Profitability
This table compares Net Lease Office Properties and Getty Realty’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Net Lease Office Properties | -156.16% | -34.31% | -26.04% |
| Getty Realty | 34.76% | 7.60% | 3.72% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Net Lease Office Properties and Getty Realty, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Net Lease Office Properties | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Getty Realty | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2.50 |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Net Lease Office Properties and Getty Realty”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Net Lease Office Properties | $142.25 million | 2.14 | -$91.47 million | ($12.22) | -1.68 |
| Getty Realty | $214.19 million | 7.51 | $71.06 million | $1.28 | 21.76 |
Getty Realty has higher revenue and earnings than Net Lease Office Properties. Net Lease Office Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Getty Realty, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
58.3% of Net Lease Office Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.1% of Getty Realty shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Net Lease Office Properties shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.8% of Getty Realty shares are owned 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.
Risk & Volatility
Net Lease Office Properties has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Getty Realty has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Getty Realty beats Net Lease Office Properties on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Net Lease Office Properties
Net Lease Office Properties (NYSE: NLOP) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust with a portfolio of 59 high-quality office properties, totaling approximately 8.7 million leasable square feet primarily leased to corporate tenants on a single-tenant net lease basis. The vast majority of the office properties owned by NLOP are located in the U.S., with the balance in Europe. The portfolio consists of 62 corporate tenants operating in a variety of industries, generating annualized based rent (ABR) of approximately $145 million. NLOP's business plan is to focus on realizing value for its shareholders primarily through strategic asset management and disposition of its property portfolio over time. Given WPC's extensive knowledge of the portfolio, NLOP is externally managed and advised by wholly owned affiliates of WPC to successfully execute on its business strategy. Over the course of its 50-year history, WPC has developed significant expertise in the single-tenant office real estate sector, including the operation, leasing, acquisition and development of assets through many market cycles, and has a proven track record of execution.
About Getty Realty
Getty Realty Corp. is a publicly traded, net lease REIT specializing in the acquisition, financing and development of convenience, automotive and other single tenant retail real estate. As of December 31, 2023, the Company’s portfolio included 1,093 freestanding properties located in 40 states across the United States and Washington, D.C.
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