Global Medical REIT (GMRE) Competitors

DigitalBridge Group (NYSE:DBRG) and Global Medical REIT (NYSE:GMRE) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends and community ranking.

Do analysts prefer DBRG or GMRE?

DigitalBridge Group currently has a consensus price target of $17.38, indicating a potential upside of 54.24%. Global Medical REIT has a consensus price target of $11.25, indicating a potential upside of 41.08%. Given DigitalBridge Group's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe DigitalBridge Group is more favorable than Global Medical REIT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DigitalBridge Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Global Medical REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media prefer DBRG or GMRE?

In the previous week, DigitalBridge Group and DigitalBridge Group both had 1 articles in the media. DigitalBridge Group's average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat Global Medical REIT's score of 0.52 indicating that DigitalBridge Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DigitalBridge Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Global Medical REIT	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DBRG or GMRE?

Global Medical REIT received 248 more outperform votes than DigitalBridge Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.74% of users gave Global Medical REIT an outperform vote while only 53.85% of users gave DigitalBridge Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
DigitalBridge Group	Outperform Votes 35 53.85%	Underperform Votes 30 46.15%
Global Medical REIT	Outperform Votes 283 63.74%	Underperform Votes 161 36.26%

Is DBRG or GMRE more profitable?

DigitalBridge Group has a net margin of 21.42% compared to Global Medical REIT's net margin of 3.23%. DigitalBridge Group's return on equity of 3.58% beat Global Medical REIT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DigitalBridge Group	21.42%	3.58%	1.72%
Global Medical REIT	3.23%	0.86%	0.35%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in DBRG or GMRE?

92.7% of DigitalBridge Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.5% of Global Medical REIT shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of DigitalBridge Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% of Global Medical REIT shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation & earnings, DBRG or GMRE?

DigitalBridge Group has higher revenue and earnings than Global Medical REIT. Global Medical REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DigitalBridge Group, 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
DigitalBridge Group	$1.50B	1.31	$185.28M	$0.73	15.43
Global Medical REIT	$136.39M	3.91	$20.61M	-$0.02	-398.70

Which has more volatility and risk, DBRG or GMRE?

DigitalBridge Group has a beta of 1.91, meaning that its stock price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Medical REIT has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DBRG or GMRE a better dividend stock?

DigitalBridge Group pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Global Medical REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.5%. DigitalBridge Group pays out 5.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Global Medical REIT pays out -4,200.0% 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. Global Medical REIT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

DigitalBridge Group beats Global Medical REIT on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.