Comparing Global Medical REIT (NYSE:GMRE) & OUTFRONT Media (NYSE:OUT)

Global Medical REIT (NYSE:GMRE) and OUTFRONT Media (NYSE:OUT) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and earnings.

Volatility and Risk

Global Medical REIT has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OUTFRONT Media has a beta of 1.82, suggesting that its stock price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Global Medical REIT and OUTFRONT Media, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Global Medical REIT	0	3	3	1	2.71
OUTFRONT Media	0	2	3	0	2.60

Global Medical REIT currently has a consensus price target of $42.50, suggesting a potential upside of 31.38%. OUTFRONT Media has a consensus price target of $19.00, suggesting a potential downside of 5.67%. Given Global Medical REIT’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Global Medical REIT is more favorable than OUTFRONT Media.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

57.5% of Global Medical REIT shares are held by institutional investors. 8.5% of Global Medical REIT shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of OUTFRONT Media shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Global Medical REIT pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.3%. OUTFRONT Media pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Global Medical REIT pays out -1,200.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. OUTFRONT Media pays out 176.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Global Medical REIT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Global Medical REIT and OUTFRONT Media”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Global Medical REIT	$144.46 million	3.00	$6.63 million	($0.25)	-129.40
OUTFRONT Media	$1.80 billion	1.88	$258.20 million	$0.68	29.62

OUTFRONT Media has higher revenue and earnings than Global Medical REIT. Global Medical REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than OUTFRONT Media, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Global Medical REIT and OUTFRONT Media’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Global Medical REIT	0.79%	0.25%	0.09%
OUTFRONT Media	6.86%	21.17%	2.40%

About Global Medical REIT

Global Medical REIT Inc. (GMRE) is a net-lease medical office real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns and acquires healthcare facilities and leases those facilities to physician groups and regional and national healthcare systems.

About OUTFRONT Media

OUTFRONT Media, Inc. leases advertising space on out-of-home advertising structures and sites. Its inventory consists of billboard displays, which are primarily located on the most heavily traveled highways & roadways, and transit advertising displays operated under exclusive multi-year contracts with municipalities in large cities across the U.S. and Canada. It operates through the U.S. Media and other segments. The U.S. Media segment includes U.S. Billboard and Transit. The company was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in New York, NY.