Peakstone Realty Trust (PKST) Competitors

Peakstone Realty Trust (NYSE:PKST) and Global Net Lease (NYSE:GNL) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings and media sentiment.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, PKST or GNL?

Peakstone Realty Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Global Net Lease. Global Net Lease is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Peakstone Realty Trust, 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
Peakstone Realty Trust	$228.07M	2.06	-$10.43M	-$8.89	-1.44
Global Net Lease	$805.01M	2.15	-$131.57M	-$1.44	-5.45

Is PKST or GNL a better dividend stock?

Peakstone Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Global Net Lease pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.7%. Peakstone Realty Trust pays out -10.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Global Net Lease pays out -52.8% 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. Peakstone Realty Trust has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Global Net Lease is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media prefer PKST or GNL?

In the previous week, Global Net Lease had 11 more articles in the media than Peakstone Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Global Net Lease and 4 mentions for Peakstone Realty Trust. Peakstone Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Global Net Lease's score of 0.95 indicating that Peakstone Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Peakstone Realty Trust	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Global Net Lease	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is PKST or GNL more profitable?

Global Net Lease has a net margin of -43.75% compared to Peakstone Realty Trust's net margin of -145.77%. Global Net Lease's return on equity of -9.71% beat Peakstone Realty Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Peakstone Realty Trust	-145.77%	-31.54%	-13.18%
Global Net Lease	-43.75%	-9.71%	-3.18%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in PKST or GNL?

39.0% of Peakstone Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.2% of Global Net Lease shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Peakstone Realty Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Global Net Lease shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate PKST or GNL?

Peakstone Realty Trust presently has a consensus price target of $16.00, indicating a potential upside of 25.16%. Global Net Lease has a consensus price target of $9.20, indicating a potential upside of 17.21%. Given Peakstone Realty Trust's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Peakstone Realty Trust is more favorable than Global Net Lease.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Peakstone Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Global Net Lease	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Which has more volatility & risk, PKST or GNL?

Peakstone Realty Trust has a beta of 1.76, meaning that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Net Lease has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Global Net Lease beats Peakstone Realty Trust on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.