Gladstone Land (LAND) Competitors

Veris Residential (NYSE:VRE) and Gladstone Land (NASDAQ:LAND) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, VRE or LAND?

Gladstone Land has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Veris Residential. Veris Residential is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gladstone Land, 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
Veris Residential	$279.86M	5.32	-$107.26M	-$0.17	-94.26
Gladstone Land	$90.40M	4.31	$14.56M	-$0.26	-41.42

Does the media favor VRE or LAND?

In the previous week, Gladstone Land had 6 more articles in the media than Veris Residential. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Gladstone Land and 3 mentions for Veris Residential. Veris Residential's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Gladstone Land's score of 0.56 indicating that Veris Residential is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Veris Residential	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Gladstone Land	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VRE or LAND?

Gladstone Land received 354 more outperform votes than Veris Residential when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.50% of users gave Gladstone Land an outperform vote while only 21.43% of users gave Veris Residential an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Veris Residential	Outperform Votes 6 21.43%	Underperform Votes 22 78.57%
Gladstone Land	Outperform Votes 360 69.50%	Underperform Votes 158 30.50%

Is VRE or LAND a better dividend stock?

Veris Residential pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Gladstone Land pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Veris Residential pays out -188.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Gladstone Land pays out -215.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Gladstone Land is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of VRE or LAND?

93.0% of Veris Residential shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.6% of Gladstone Land shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.0% of Veris Residential shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of Gladstone Land shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is VRE or LAND more profitable?

Gladstone Land has a net margin of 16.45% compared to Veris Residential's net margin of -5.70%. Gladstone Land's return on equity of 2.05% beat Veris Residential's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Veris Residential	-5.70%	-4.97%	-2.02%
Gladstone Land	16.45%	2.05%	1.07%

Do analysts rate VRE or LAND?

Veris Residential currently has a consensus target price of $18.25, indicating a potential upside of 13.88%. Gladstone Land has a consensus target price of $15.50, indicating a potential upside of 43.92%. Given Gladstone Land's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Gladstone Land is more favorable than Veris Residential.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Veris Residential	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Gladstone Land	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has more volatility & risk, VRE or LAND?

Veris Residential has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gladstone Land has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Gladstone Land beats Veris Residential on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.