Global Net Lease (GNL) Competitors $7.98 -0.04 (-0.44%) As of 11:23 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock GNL vs. STEP, COLD, RITM, EPRT, JHG, VIRT, CTRE, LB, IRT, and AHRShould you be buying Global Net Lease stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Global Net Lease include StepStone Group (STEP), Americold Realty Trust (COLD), Rithm Capital (RITM), Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT), Janus Henderson Group (JHG), Virtu Financial (VIRT), CareTrust REIT (CTRE), LandBridge (LB), Independence Realty Trust (IRT), and American Healthcare REIT (AHR). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. Global Net Lease vs. StepStone Group Americold Realty Trust Rithm Capital Essential Properties Realty Trust Janus Henderson Group Virtu Financial CareTrust REIT LandBridge Independence Realty Trust American Healthcare REIT Global Net Lease (NYSE:GNL) and StepStone Group (NASDAQ:STEP) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and earnings. Which has higher earnings and valuation, GNL or STEP? StepStone Group has higher revenue and earnings than Global Net Lease. StepStone Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Global Net Lease, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGlobal Net Lease$805.01M2.30-$211.91M-$0.76-10.54StepStone Group$1.15B5.68$58.09M-$1.69-33.46 Which has more volatility & risk, GNL or STEP? Global Net Lease has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, StepStone Group has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GNL or STEP? 61.2% of Global Net Lease shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.5% of StepStone Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Global Net Lease shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.4% of StepStone Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer GNL or STEP? Global Net Lease presently has a consensus target price of $9.50, indicating a potential upside of 18.54%. StepStone Group has a consensus target price of $69.21, indicating a potential upside of 22.42%. Given StepStone Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe StepStone Group is more favorable than Global Net Lease.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Global Net Lease 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00StepStone Group 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43 Does the media prefer GNL or STEP? In the previous week, StepStone Group had 2 more articles in the media than Global Net Lease. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for StepStone Group and 7 mentions for Global Net Lease. StepStone Group's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Global Net Lease's score of 0.88 indicating that StepStone Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Global Net Lease 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive StepStone Group 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is GNL or STEP a better dividend stock? Global Net Lease pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.7%. StepStone Group pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Global Net Lease pays out -144.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. StepStone Group pays out -56.8% 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 Net Lease is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is GNL or STEP more profitable? StepStone Group has a net margin of -11.29% compared to Global Net Lease's net margin of -21.37%. StepStone Group's return on equity of 12.04% beat Global Net Lease's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Global Net Lease-21.37% -7.04% -2.24% StepStone Group -11.29%12.04%5.03% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GNL or STEP? Global Net Lease received 173 more outperform votes than StepStone Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 52.85% of users gave Global Net Lease an outperform vote while only 33.33% of users gave StepStone Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGlobal Net LeaseOutperform Votes20452.85% Underperform Votes18247.15% StepStone GroupOutperform Votes3133.33% Underperform Votes6266.67% SummaryStepStone Group beats Global Net Lease on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Global Net Lease News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GNL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart GNL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGlobal Net LeaseReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.85B$7.07B$11.43B$19.74BDividend Yield13.85%6.58%5.39%3.75%P/E Ratio-8.5363.8722.9634.14Price / Sales2.306.9025.8028.93Price / Cash37.6917.3217.6217.54Price / Book0.701.732.824.65Net Income-$211.91M$177.71M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.14%0.26%1.90%1.47%1 Month Performance9.56%-1.42%496.75%-0.75%1 Year Performance7.43%7.33%539.19%7.33% Global Net Lease Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GNLGlobal Net Lease3.6187 of 5 stars$7.98-0.4%$9.50+19.1%+6.0%$1.84B$805.01M-8.481STEPStepStone Group2.455 of 5 stars$54.48+1.5%$69.21+27.1%+64.5%$6.31B$1.15B-32.19790Positive NewsCOLDAmericold Realty Trust4.8099 of 5 stars$22.06+3.2%$29.25+32.6%-12.8%$6.27B$2.67B-64.8414,706News CoveragePositive NewsRITMRithm Capital4.1014 of 5 stars$11.78+1.1%$13.25+12.5%+6.1%$6.13B$3.02B7.055,760Dividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive NewsEPRTEssential Properties Realty Trust1.5595 of 5 stars$32.15+1.4%$34.48+7.3%+25.8%$6.03B$449.61M28.1940Positive NewsJHGJanus Henderson Group4.9249 of 5 stars$37.62+0.2%$47.38+25.9%+16.2%$5.93B$2.47B14.702,200Positive NewsVIRTVirtu Financial4.0689 of 5 stars$36.24+1.5%$31.36-13.5%+92.0%$5.61B$2.88B12.20990Positive NewsCTRECareTrust REIT1.5013 of 5 stars$28.79+1.3%$31.00+7.7%+20.9%$5.41B$228.26M36.4720Dividend IncreasePositive NewsLBLandBridge3.1791 of 5 stars$73.70+1.6%$57.44-22.1%N/A$5.39B$109.95M20.706Gap UpIRTIndependence Realty Trust3.0895 of 5 stars$21.10+0.5%$21.71+2.9%+31.3%$4.87B$640.04M117.19920News CoveragePositive NewsAHRAmerican Healthcare REIT1.4595 of 5 stars$29.73+0.8%$30.17+1.5%+118.7%$4.68B$2.07B-61.92110Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst Forecast Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies StepStone Group Competitors Americold Realty Trust Competitors Rithm Capital Competitors Essential Properties Realty Trust Competitors Janus Henderson Group Competitors Virtu Financial Competitors CareTrust REIT Competitors LandBridge Competitors Independence Realty Trust Competitors American Healthcare REIT Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:GNL) was last updated on 3/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA brutally honest economic warning for 2025 (see proof)New York Times best-selling financial author and world-renowned economist Addison Wiggin (a man who’s worked s...Banyan Hill Publishing | Sponsored$2 Trillion Disappears Because of Fed's Secretive New Move$2 trillion has disappeared from the US government's books. 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