Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) Competitors

Broadstone Net Lease (NYSE:BNL) and Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Is BNL or ARE a better dividend stock?

Broadstone Net Lease pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays an annual dividend of $5.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. Broadstone Net Lease pays out 190.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays out 694.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Broadstone Net Lease has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Alexandria Real Estate Equities has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Broadstone Net Lease is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility and risk, BNL or ARE?

Broadstone Net Lease has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BNL or ARE more profitable?

Broadstone Net Lease has a net margin of 26.22% compared to Alexandria Real Estate Equities' net margin of 4.62%. Broadstone Net Lease's return on equity of 3.63% beat Alexandria Real Estate Equities' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Broadstone Net Lease	26.22%	3.63%	2.17%
Alexandria Real Estate Equities	4.62%	0.64%	0.38%

Does the media favor BNL or ARE?

In the previous week, Alexandria Real Estate Equities had 12 more articles in the media than Broadstone Net Lease. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Alexandria Real Estate Equities and 6 mentions for Broadstone Net Lease. Broadstone Net Lease's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Alexandria Real Estate Equities' score of 0.67 indicating that Broadstone Net Lease is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Broadstone Net Lease	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Alexandria Real Estate Equities	9 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer BNL or ARE?

Broadstone Net Lease currently has a consensus price target of $18.50, indicating a potential upside of 16.46%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a consensus price target of $99.54, indicating a potential upside of 27.45%. Given Alexandria Real Estate Equities' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Alexandria Real Estate Equities is more favorable than Broadstone Net Lease.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Broadstone Net Lease	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Alexandria Real Estate Equities	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BNL or ARE?

89.1% of Broadstone Net Lease shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.5% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Broadstone Net Lease shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BNL or ARE?

Alexandria Real Estate Equities has higher revenue and earnings than Broadstone Net Lease. Broadstone Net Lease is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alexandria Real Estate Equities, 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
Broadstone Net Lease	$435.12M	6.90	$162.44M	$0.61	26.04
Alexandria Real Estate Equities	$3.04B	4.45	$322.95M	$0.76	102.77

Summary

Broadstone Net Lease and Alexandria Real Estate Equities tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.