Contrasting Global Self Storage (SELF) & Its Rivals

Global Self Storage (NASDAQ:SELF) is one of 35 public companies in the “Specialized REITs” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Global Self Storage to similar businesses based on the strength of its profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

28.9% of Global Self Storage shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.0% of shares of all “Specialized REITs” companies are held by institutional investors. 10.7% of Global Self Storage shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.5% of shares of all “Specialized REITs” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Global Self Storage and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Global Self Storage	16.64%	4.57%	3.32%
Global Self Storage Competitors	-3.85%	-2.99%	2.16%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Global Self Storage and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Global Self Storage	$12.70 million	$2.04 million	27.17
Global Self Storage Competitors	$2.63 billion	$596.00 million	30.73

Global Self Storage’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Global Self Storage. Global Self Storage is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Dividends

Global Self Storage pays an annual dividend of $0.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. 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. As a group, “Specialized REITs” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.5% and pay out 122.7% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Volatility and Risk

Global Self Storage has a beta of -0.02, meaning that its stock price is 102% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Self Storage’s rivals have a beta of 0.94, meaning that their average stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Global Self Storage and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Global Self Storage	0	1	0	0	2.00
Global Self Storage Competitors	513	2765	3634	189	2.49

As a group, “Specialized REITs” companies have a potential upside of 16.68%. Given Global Self Storage’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Global Self Storage has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

Global Self Storage rivals beat Global Self Storage on 10 of the 15 factors compared.

Global Self Storage Company Profile

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.