Net Lease Office Properties (NYSE:NLOP) and Empiric Student Property (OTCMKTS:EPCFF) Head-To-Head Analysis

Net Lease Office Properties (NYSE:NLOP) and Empiric Student Property (OTCMKTS:EPCFF) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

58.3% of Net Lease Office Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Net Lease Office Properties and Empiric Student Property, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Net Lease Office Properties	0	0	1	0	3.00
Empiric Student Property	0	0	0	0	0.00

Net Lease Office Properties currently has a consensus target price of $46.00, indicating a potential upside of 44.52%. Given Net Lease Office Properties’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Net Lease Office Properties is more favorable than Empiric Student Property.

Profitability

This table compares Net Lease Office Properties and Empiric Student Property’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Net Lease Office Properties	-122.90%	-30.16%	-17.58%
Empiric Student Property	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Net Lease Office Properties and Empiric Student Property”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Net Lease Office Properties	$174.96 million	2.69	-$131.75 million	N/A	N/A
Empiric Student Property	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Empiric Student Property has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Net Lease Office Properties.

Summary

Net Lease Office Properties beats Empiric Student Property on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Net Lease Office Properties

Net Lease Office Properties (NYSE: NLOP) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust with a portfolio of 59 high-quality office properties, totaling approximately 8.7 million leasable square feet primarily leased to corporate tenants on a single-tenant net lease basis. The vast majority of the office properties owned by NLOP are located in the U.S., with the balance in Europe. The portfolio consists of 62 corporate tenants operating in a variety of industries, generating annualized based rent (ABR) of approximately $145 million. NLOP's business plan is to focus on realizing value for its shareholders primarily through strategic asset management and disposition of its property portfolio over time. Given WPC's extensive knowledge of the portfolio, NLOP is externally managed and advised by wholly owned affiliates of WPC to successfully execute on its business strategy. Over the course of its 50-year history, WPC has developed significant expertise in the single-tenant office real estate sector, including the operation, leasing, acquisition and development of assets through many market cycles, and has a proven track record of execution.

About Empiric Student Property

Empiric Student Property plc is a leading provider and operator of modern, predominantly direct-let, premium student accommodation serving key UK universities. Investing in both operating and development assets, Empiric is a fully integrated operational student property business focused on premium studio-led accommodation managed through its Hello Student operating platform, that is attractive to affluent growing student segments. The Company, an internally managed real estate investment trust ("REIT") incorporated in England and Wales, listed on the premium listing segment of the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority, was admitted to trading on the main market for listed securities of the London Stock Exchange in June 2014. The Company is classified as a commercial company listed under chapter 6 of the UK Listing rules and as such is not an alternative investment fund ("AIF") for the purposes of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive ("AIFMD") and is not required to provide investors with a Key information Document ("KID") in accordance with the Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Products ("PRIIPs") regulations.