OUTFRONT Media (NYSE:OUT) vs. Global Self Storage (NASDAQ:SELF) Head-To-Head Contrast

OUTFRONT Media (NYSE:OUT) and Global Self Storage (NASDAQ:SELF) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
OUTFRONT Media	$1.83 billion	2.92	$147.00 million	$1.39	21.82
Global Self Storage	$12.70 million	4.49	$2.04 million	$0.18	27.72

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for OUTFRONT Media and Global Self Storage, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
OUTFRONT Media	0	1	6	0	2.86
Global Self Storage	0	1	0	0	2.00

OUTFRONT Media currently has a consensus target price of $34.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.10%. Given OUTFRONT Media’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe OUTFRONT Media is more favorable than Global Self Storage.

Dividends

OUTFRONT Media pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Global Self Storage pays an annual dividend of $0.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. OUTFRONT Media pays out 95.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Global Self Storage pays out 161.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OUTFRONT Media	12.66%	37.44%	4.65%
Global Self Storage	16.64%	4.57%	3.32%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

28.9% of Global Self Storage shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of OUTFRONT Media shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.7% of Global Self Storage shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

OUTFRONT Media has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Self Storage has a beta of -0.02, meaning that its stock price is 102% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

OUTFRONT Media beats Global Self Storage on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Global Self Storage

Global Self Storage is a self-administered and self-managed REIT that owns, operates, manages, acquires, and redevelops self-storage properties. The company's self-storage properties are designed to offer affordable, easily accessible and secure storage space for residential and commercial customers. Through its wholly owned subsidiaries, the company owns and/or manages 13 self-storage properties in Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Oklahoma.