Realty Income (O) Competitors

Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:WBA) and Realty Income (NYSE:O) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and profitability.

Which has better valuation and earnings, WBA or O?

Realty Income has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Walgreens Boots Alliance. Walgreens Boots Alliance is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Realty Income, 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
Walgreens Boots Alliance	$147.66B	0.07	-$8.64B	-$7.29	-1.65
Realty Income	$5.27B	10.04	$860.77M	$1.03	56.20

Which has more volatility & risk, WBA or O?

Walgreens Boots Alliance has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Realty Income has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is WBA or O more profitable?

Realty Income has a net margin of 16.77% compared to Walgreens Boots Alliance's net margin of -4.07%. Walgreens Boots Alliance's return on equity of 17.66% beat Realty Income's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Walgreens Boots Alliance	-4.07%	17.66%	2.22%
Realty Income	16.77%	2.34%	1.32%

Do analysts rate WBA or O?

Walgreens Boots Alliance presently has a consensus target price of $10.59, suggesting a potential downside of 11.74%. Realty Income has a consensus target price of $61.73, suggesting a potential upside of 6.63%. Given Realty Income's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Realty Income is more favorable than Walgreens Boots Alliance.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Walgreens Boots Alliance	4 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83
Realty Income	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the media refer more to WBA or O?

In the previous week, Realty Income had 37 more articles in the media than Walgreens Boots Alliance. MarketBeat recorded 49 mentions for Realty Income and 12 mentions for Walgreens Boots Alliance. Walgreens Boots Alliance's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Realty Income's score of 1.18 indicating that Walgreens Boots Alliance is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Walgreens Boots Alliance	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Realty Income	38 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals believe in WBA or O?

58.6% of Walgreens Boots Alliance shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.8% of Realty Income shares are held by institutional investors. 17.5% of Walgreens Boots Alliance shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Realty Income shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Realty Income beats Walgreens Boots Alliance on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.