National Storage Affiliates Trust (NSA) Competitors

National Storage Affiliates Trust (NYSE:NSA) and Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment and valuation.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, NSA or HLI?

Houlihan Lokey has higher revenue and earnings than National Storage Affiliates Trust. National Storage Affiliates Trust 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
National Storage Affiliates Trust	$858.06M	3.83	$156.67M	$1.71	25.22
Houlihan Lokey	$1.91B	6.69	$280.30M	$4.89	37.65

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NSA or HLI?

Houlihan Lokey received 20 more outperform votes than National Storage Affiliates Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.60% of users gave Houlihan Lokey an outperform vote while only 55.06% of users gave National Storage Affiliates Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
National Storage Affiliates Trust	Outperform Votes 272 55.06%	Underperform Votes 222 44.94%
Houlihan Lokey	Outperform Votes 292 61.60%	Underperform Votes 182 38.40%

Does the media prefer NSA or HLI?

In the previous week, Houlihan Lokey had 7 more articles in the media than National Storage Affiliates Trust. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Houlihan Lokey and 8 mentions for National Storage Affiliates Trust. Houlihan Lokey's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat National Storage Affiliates Trust's score of 1.09 indicating that Houlihan Lokey is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
National Storage Affiliates Trust	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Houlihan Lokey	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, NSA or HLI?

National Storage Affiliates Trust has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Houlihan Lokey has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend NSA or HLI?

National Storage Affiliates Trust presently has a consensus price target of $43.17, indicating a potential upside of 0.09%. Houlihan Lokey has a consensus price target of $157.00, indicating a potential downside of 14.73%. Given National Storage Affiliates Trust's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe National Storage Affiliates Trust is more favorable than Houlihan Lokey.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
National Storage Affiliates Trust	3 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.78
Houlihan Lokey	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is NSA or HLI more profitable?

National Storage Affiliates Trust has a net margin of 20.59% compared to Houlihan Lokey's net margin of 15.77%. Houlihan Lokey's return on equity of 19.29% beat National Storage Affiliates Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
National Storage Affiliates Trust	20.59%	10.35%	2.98%
Houlihan Lokey	15.77%	19.29%	11.61%

Is NSA or HLI a better dividend stock?

National Storage Affiliates Trust pays an annual dividend of $2.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Houlihan Lokey pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. National Storage Affiliates Trust pays out 131.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Houlihan Lokey pays out 46.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in NSA or HLI?

100.0% of National Storage Affiliates Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.1% of Houlihan Lokey shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.0% of National Storage Affiliates Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.7% of Houlihan Lokey shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Houlihan Lokey beats National Storage Affiliates Trust on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.