Gaming and Leisure Properties (NASDAQ:GLPI) vs. Hudson Pacific Properties (NYSE:HPP) Head to Head Analysis

Gaming and Leisure Properties (NASDAQ:GLPI) and Hudson Pacific Properties (NYSE:HPP) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Gaming and Leisure Properties and Hudson Pacific Properties”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gaming and Leisure Properties	$1.59 billion	8.15	$825.11 million	$3.15	14.57
Hudson Pacific Properties	$831.10 million	1.00	-$561.69 million	($10.10)	-1.52

Gaming and Leisure Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Hudson Pacific Properties. Hudson Pacific Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gaming and Leisure Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Gaming and Leisure Properties and Hudson Pacific Properties, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gaming and Leisure Properties	0	5	6	0	2.55
Hudson Pacific Properties	3	6	3	1	2.15

Gaming and Leisure Properties currently has a consensus target price of $52.20, suggesting a potential upside of 13.78%. Hudson Pacific Properties has a consensus target price of $13.48, suggesting a potential downside of 12.29%. Given Gaming and Leisure Properties’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Gaming and Leisure Properties is more favorable than Hudson Pacific Properties.

Volatility & Risk

Gaming and Leisure Properties has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hudson Pacific Properties has a beta of 1.94, suggesting that its stock price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Gaming and Leisure Properties and Hudson Pacific Properties’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gaming and Leisure Properties	55.56%	18.06%	6.93%
Hudson Pacific Properties	-67.89%	-19.05%	-7.27%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

91.1% of Gaming and Leisure Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.6% of Hudson Pacific Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of Gaming and Leisure Properties shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Hudson Pacific Properties shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Gaming and Leisure Properties beats Hudson Pacific Properties on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Gaming and Leisure Properties

Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc. engages in the provision of acquiring, financing, and owning real estate property to be leased to gaming operators in triple-net lease arrangements. The company was founded on February 13, 2013 and is headquartered in Wyomissing, PA.

About Hudson Pacific Properties

Hudson Pacific Properties (NYSE: HPP) is a real estate investment trust serving dynamic tech and media tenants in global epicenters for these synergistic, converging and secular growth industries. Hudson Pacific's unique and high-barrier tech and media focus leverages a full-service, end-to-end value creation platform forged through deep strategic relationships and niche expertise across identifying, acquiring, transforming and developing properties into world-class amenitized, collaborative and sustainable office and studio space.