OUTFRONT Media (NYSE:OUT – Get Free Report) and Smartstop Self Storage REIT (NYSE:SMA – Get Free Report) are both real estate companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for OUTFRONT Media and Smartstop Self Storage REIT, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| OUTFRONT Media | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2.86 |
| Smartstop Self Storage REIT | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2.70 |
OUTFRONT Media currently has a consensus target price of $34.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.00%. Smartstop Self Storage REIT has a consensus target price of $36.38, indicating a potential upside of 6.44%. Given OUTFRONT Media’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe OUTFRONT Media is more favorable than Smartstop Self Storage REIT.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| OUTFRONT Media | 12.66% | 37.44% | 4.65% |
| Smartstop Self Storage REIT | 9.68% | 2.33% | 1.23% |
Volatility & Risk
OUTFRONT Media has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Smartstop Self Storage REIT has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Dividends
OUTFRONT Media pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Smartstop Self Storage REIT pays an annual dividend of $1.63 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. OUTFRONT Media pays out 86.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Smartstop Self Storage REIT pays out 319.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares OUTFRONT Media and Smartstop Self Storage REIT”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| OUTFRONT Media | $1.83 billion | 2.87 | $147.00 million | $1.39 | 21.46 |
| Smartstop Self Storage REIT | $281.14 million | 6.73 | -$1.55 million | $0.51 | 67.01 |
OUTFRONT Media has higher revenue and earnings than Smartstop Self Storage REIT. OUTFRONT Media is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Smartstop Self Storage REIT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
OUTFRONT Media beats Smartstop Self Storage REIT on 11 of the 15 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 Smartstop Self Storage REIT
Symmetry Medical Inc. (Symmetry) is a medical device solutions company, including surgical instruments, orthopedic implants, and sterilization cases and trays. The Company designs, develops and offers worldwide production and supply chain capabilities for these products to customers in the orthopedic industry, and other medical device markets (including but not limited to arthroscopy, dental, laparoscopy, osteobiologic, and endoscopy segments). It also manufactures specialized non-healthcare products, primarily in the aerospace industry. The Company operates in two segments: original equipment manufacturer (OEM) solutions and symmetry surgical. On August 15, 2011, the Company acquired PSC Industries, Inc’s Olsen Medical division. On December 29, 2011 it acquired the surgical instruments product portfolio from Codman & Shurtleff, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson Company.
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