Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) Competitors

Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) and Broadstone Net Lease (NYSE:BNL) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk and volatility, HLI or BNL?

Houlihan Lokey has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Broadstone Net Lease has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer HLI or BNL?

In the previous week, Broadstone Net Lease had 5 more articles in the media than Houlihan Lokey. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Broadstone Net Lease and 10 mentions for Houlihan Lokey. Houlihan Lokey's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Broadstone Net Lease's score of 1.08 indicating that Houlihan Lokey is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Houlihan Lokey	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Broadstone Net Lease	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate HLI or BNL?

Houlihan Lokey presently has a consensus price target of $174.20, indicating a potential upside of 0.13%. Broadstone Net Lease has a consensus price target of $18.60, indicating a potential upside of 15.74%. Given Broadstone Net Lease's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Broadstone Net Lease is more favorable than Houlihan Lokey.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Houlihan Lokey	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83
Broadstone Net Lease	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of HLI or BNL?

78.1% of Houlihan Lokey shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.1% of Broadstone Net Lease shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.7% of Houlihan Lokey shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Broadstone Net Lease shares are owned 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HLI or BNL?

Houlihan Lokey received 268 more outperform votes than Broadstone Net Lease when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.09% of users gave Houlihan Lokey an outperform vote while only 35.82% of users gave Broadstone Net Lease an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Houlihan Lokey	Outperform Votes 292 61.09%	Underperform Votes 186 38.91%
Broadstone Net Lease	Outperform Votes 24 35.82%	Underperform Votes 43 64.18%

Is HLI or BNL more profitable?

Broadstone Net Lease has a net margin of 33.56% compared to Houlihan Lokey's net margin of 15.77%. Houlihan Lokey's return on equity of 19.29% beat Broadstone Net Lease's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Houlihan Lokey	15.77%	19.29%	11.61%
Broadstone Net Lease	33.56%	4.47%	2.71%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, HLI or BNL?

Houlihan Lokey has higher revenue and earnings than Broadstone Net Lease. Broadstone Net Lease is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Houlihan Lokey, 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
Houlihan Lokey	$2.12B	5.70	$280.30M	$4.89	35.58
Broadstone Net Lease	$424.67M	7.13	$155.48M	$0.76	21.14

Is HLI or BNL a better dividend stock?

Houlihan Lokey pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Broadstone Net Lease pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. Houlihan Lokey pays out 46.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Broadstone Net Lease pays out 152.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Houlihan Lokey beats Broadstone Net Lease on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.