Plymouth Industrial REIT (PLYM) Competitors

Broadstone Net Lease (NYSE:BNL) and Plymouth Industrial REIT (NYSE:PLYM) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BNL or PLYM?

Plymouth Industrial REIT received 5 more outperform votes than Broadstone Net Lease when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 43.94% of users gave Plymouth Industrial REIT an outperform vote while only 35.82% of users gave Broadstone Net Lease an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Broadstone Net Lease	Outperform Votes 24 35.82%	Underperform Votes 43 64.18%
Plymouth Industrial REIT	Outperform Votes 29 43.94%	Underperform Votes 37 56.06%

Does the media prefer BNL or PLYM?

In the previous week, Broadstone Net Lease had 15 more articles in the media than Plymouth Industrial REIT. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Broadstone Net Lease and 6 mentions for Plymouth Industrial REIT. Broadstone Net Lease's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Plymouth Industrial REIT's score of -0.01 indicating that Broadstone Net Lease is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Broadstone Net Lease	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Plymouth Industrial REIT	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer BNL or PLYM?

Broadstone Net Lease presently has a consensus price target of $18.60, indicating a potential upside of 16.62%. Plymouth Industrial REIT has a consensus price target of $23.89, indicating a potential upside of 45.18%. Given Plymouth Industrial REIT's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Plymouth Industrial REIT is more favorable than Broadstone Net Lease.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Broadstone Net Lease	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Plymouth Industrial REIT	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.22

Which has more volatility and risk, BNL or PLYM?

Broadstone Net Lease has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Plymouth Industrial REIT has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and earnings, BNL or PLYM?

Broadstone Net Lease has higher revenue and earnings than Plymouth Industrial REIT. Broadstone Net Lease is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Plymouth Industrial REIT, 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
Broadstone Net Lease	$431.80M	6.96	$155.48M	$0.87	18.33
Plymouth Industrial REIT	$201.57M	3.71	$13.66M	$0.02	822.75

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BNL or PLYM?

89.1% of Broadstone Net Lease shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of Plymouth Industrial REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Broadstone Net Lease shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Plymouth Industrial REIT shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is BNL or PLYM a better dividend stock?

Broadstone Net Lease pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Plymouth Industrial REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Broadstone Net Lease 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. Plymouth Industrial REIT pays out 4,800.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Broadstone Net Lease is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is BNL or PLYM more profitable?

Broadstone Net Lease has a net margin of 37.62% compared to Plymouth Industrial REIT's net margin of 0.46%. Broadstone Net Lease's return on equity of 5.10% beat Plymouth Industrial REIT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Broadstone Net Lease	37.62%	5.10%	3.08%
Plymouth Industrial REIT	0.46%	0.20%	0.06%

Summary

Broadstone Net Lease beats Plymouth Industrial REIT on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.