Government Properties Income Trust (GOV) Competitors

Government Properties Income Trust (NASDAQ:GOV) and Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:DLR) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.

Do analysts rate GOV or DLR?

Digital Realty Trust has a consensus price target of $190.68, indicating a potential upside of 14.54%. Given Digital Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Digital Realty Trust is more favorable than Government Properties Income Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Government Properties Income Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Digital Realty Trust	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Is GOV or DLR more profitable?

Digital Realty Trust has a net margin of 23.98% compared to Government Properties Income Trust's net margin of 4.14%. Digital Realty Trust's return on equity of 6.46% beat Government Properties Income Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Government Properties Income Trust	4.14%	0.64%	0.23%
Digital Realty Trust	23.98%	6.46%	3.00%

Which has more volatility & risk, GOV or DLR?

Government Properties Income Trust has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Digital Realty Trust has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GOV or DLR a better dividend stock?

Government Properties Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 742.3%. Digital Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $4.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Government Properties Income Trust pays out 85.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Digital Realty Trust pays out 128.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Government Properties Income Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media refer more to GOV or DLR?

In the previous week, Digital Realty Trust had 21 more articles in the media than Government Properties Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Digital Realty Trust and 0 mentions for Government Properties Income Trust. Digital Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat Government Properties Income Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Digital Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Government Properties Income Trust	Neutral
Digital Realty Trust	Very Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in GOV or DLR?

63.5% of Government Properties Income Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.7% of Digital Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Government Properties Income Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Digital Realty Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, GOV or DLR?

Digital Realty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Government Properties Income Trust. Government Properties Income Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Digital Realty 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
Government Properties Income Trust	$316.53M	0.07	$12.09M	$2.02	0.11
Digital Realty Trust	$5.55B	10.22	$615.19M	$3.81	43.69

Summary

Digital Realty Trust beats Government Properties Income Trust on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.