GLPI vs. CONE, ELS, UDR, HST, AMH, PSA, O, DLR, CCI, and EXR
Should you be buying Gaming and Leisure Properties stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gaming and Leisure Properties include CyrusOne (CONE), Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS), UDR (UDR), Host Hotels & Resorts (HST), American Homes 4 Rent (AMH), Public Storage (PSA), Realty Income (O), Digital Realty Trust (DLR), Crown Castle (CCI), and Extra Space Storage (EXR). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Gaming and Leisure Properties (NASDAQ:GLPI) and CyrusOne (NASDAQ:CONE) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Gaming and Leisure Properties currently has a consensus price target of $51.31, indicating a potential upside of 14.27%. Given Gaming and Leisure Properties' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Gaming and Leisure Properties is more favorable than CyrusOne.
In the previous week, Gaming and Leisure Properties had 10 more articles in the media than CyrusOne. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Gaming and Leisure Properties and 0 mentions for CyrusOne. Gaming and Leisure Properties' average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat CyrusOne's score of 0.45 indicating that Gaming and Leisure Properties is being referred to more favorably in the media.
91.1% of Gaming and Leisure Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.9% of CyrusOne shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.4% of Gaming and Leisure Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of CyrusOne shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Gaming and Leisure Properties has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CyrusOne has a beta of 0.37, meaning that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500.
CyrusOne received 286 more outperform votes than Gaming and Leisure Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.57% of users gave CyrusOne an outperform vote while only 63.73% of users gave Gaming and Leisure Properties an outperform vote.
Gaming and Leisure Properties has higher revenue and earnings than CyrusOne. Gaming and Leisure Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CyrusOne, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Gaming and Leisure Properties pays an annual dividend of $3.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. CyrusOne pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Gaming and Leisure Properties pays out 112.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CyrusOne pays out 990.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Gaming and Leisure Properties is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Gaming and Leisure Properties has a net margin of 50.05% compared to CyrusOne's net margin of 2.10%. Gaming and Leisure Properties' return on equity of 16.79% beat CyrusOne's return on equity.
Summary
Gaming and Leisure Properties beats CyrusOne on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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