One Liberty Properties (OLP) Competitors

Gladstone Commercial (NASDAQ:GOOD) and One Liberty Properties (NYSE:OLP) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and risk.

Do analysts prefer GOOD or OLP?

Gladstone Commercial currently has a consensus target price of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.09%. One Liberty Properties has a consensus target price of $28.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.69%. Given One Liberty Properties' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe One Liberty Properties is more favorable than Gladstone Commercial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gladstone Commercial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
One Liberty Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, GOOD or OLP?

One Liberty Properties has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Gladstone Commercial. One Liberty Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gladstone Commercial, 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
Gladstone Commercial	$149.39M	4.26	$24M	$0.29	47.41
One Liberty Properties	$90.56M	5.53	$30.42M	$1.35	17.18

Do insiders and institutionals believe in GOOD or OLP?

45.5% of Gladstone Commercial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.2% of One Liberty Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Gladstone Commercial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.8% of One Liberty Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is GOOD or OLP a better dividend stock?

Gladstone Commercial pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.7%. One Liberty Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.8%. Gladstone Commercial pays out 413.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. One Liberty Properties pays out 133.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Is GOOD or OLP more profitable?

One Liberty Properties has a net margin of 31.96% compared to Gladstone Commercial's net margin of 16.97%. Gladstone Commercial's return on equity of 15.32% beat One Liberty Properties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gladstone Commercial	16.97%	15.32%	2.30%
One Liberty Properties	31.96%	9.59%	3.79%

Does the media refer more to GOOD or OLP?

In the previous week, Gladstone Commercial had 7 more articles in the media than One Liberty Properties. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Gladstone Commercial and 0 mentions for One Liberty Properties. Gladstone Commercial's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat One Liberty Properties' score of 0.00 indicating that Gladstone Commercial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Gladstone Commercial	Positive
One Liberty Properties	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, GOOD or OLP?

Gladstone Commercial has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, One Liberty Properties has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Gladstone Commercial and One Liberty Properties tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.