Global Medical REIT (NYSE:GMRE) and Keppel REIT (OTCMKTS:KREVF) Critical Contrast

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Global Medical REIT	7.32%	2.21%	0.82%
Keppel REIT	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

57.5% of Global Medical REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.5% of Global Medical REIT shares are owned by 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 & Volatility

Global Medical REIT has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Keppel REIT has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Global Medical REIT and Keppel REIT, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Global Medical REIT	0	3	3	1	2.71
Keppel REIT	0	1	0	1	3.00

Global Medical REIT currently has a consensus target price of $42.50, indicating a potential upside of 33.17%. Given Global Medical REIT’s higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Global Medical REIT is more favorable than Keppel REIT.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Global Medical REIT and Keppel REIT”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Global Medical REIT	$138.78 million	3.08	$6.63 million	$0.35	91.18
Keppel REIT	$195.76 million	15.46	$81.16 million	N/A	N/A

Keppel REIT has higher revenue and earnings than Global Medical REIT.

Summary

Global Medical REIT beats Keppel REIT on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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 Keppel REIT

Listed by way of an introduction on 28 April 2006, Keppel REIT is one of Asia's leading real estate investment trusts with a portfolio of prime commercial assets in Asia Pacific's key business districts. Keppel REIT's objective is to generate stable income and sustainable long-term total return for its Unitholders by owning and investing in a portfolio of quality income-producing commercial real estate and real estate-related assets in Asia Pacific. Keppel REIT has a portfolio value of over $9.0 billion, comprising properties in Singapore; the key Australian cities of Sydney, Melbourne and Perth; Seoul, South Korea; as well as Tokyo, Japan. Keppel REIT is managed by Keppel REIT Management Limited and sponsored by Keppel, a global asset manager and operator with strong expertise in sustainability-related solutions spanning the areas of infrastructure, real estate and connectivity.