Smartstop Self Storage REIT (SMA) Competitors

Teleflex (NYSE:TFX) and Smartstop Self Storage REIT (NYSE:SMA) are both mid-cap health care equipment companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and earnings.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, TFX or SMA?

Teleflex has higher revenue and earnings than Smartstop Self Storage REIT.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Teleflex	$3.05B	1.87	$69.68M	$4.25	30.42
Smartstop Self Storage REIT	$237.01M	8.55	-$5.62M	N/A	N/A

Is TFX or SMA more profitable?

Teleflex has a net margin of 6.31% compared to Smartstop Self Storage REIT's net margin of -5.15%. Teleflex's return on equity of 15.08% beat Smartstop Self Storage REIT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Teleflex	6.31%	15.08%	8.85%
Smartstop Self Storage REIT	-5.15%	-2.09%	-0.63%

Do analysts rate TFX or SMA?

Teleflex presently has a consensus target price of $141.57, suggesting a potential upside of 9.49%. Smartstop Self Storage REIT has a consensus target price of $39.10, suggesting a potential upside of 7.01%. Given Teleflex's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Teleflex is more favorable than Smartstop Self Storage REIT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Teleflex	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Smartstop Self Storage REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25

Does the media refer more to TFX or SMA?

In the previous week, Teleflex had 20 more articles in the media than Smartstop Self Storage REIT. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Teleflex and 1 mentions for Smartstop Self Storage REIT. Teleflex's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Smartstop Self Storage REIT's score of 0.00 indicating that Teleflex is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Teleflex	15 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Smartstop Self Storage REIT	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is TFX or SMA a better dividend stock?

Teleflex pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Smartstop Self Storage REIT pays an annual dividend of $1.63 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Teleflex pays out 32.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TFX or SMA?

95.6% of Teleflex shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Teleflex shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of Smartstop Self Storage REIT shares are held by 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.

Summary

Teleflex beats Smartstop Self Storage REIT on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.