Contrasting Global Self Storage (NASDAQ:SELF) & FrontView REIT (NYSE:FVR)

FrontView REIT (NYSE:FVR) and Global Self Storage (NASDAQ:SELF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Dividends

FrontView REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Global Self Storage pays an annual dividend of $0.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. FrontView REIT pays out -80.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Global Self Storage pays out 131.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. FrontView REIT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

28.9% of Global Self Storage shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of FrontView REIT shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of Global Self Storage shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FrontView REIT	-43.21%	-5.48%	-3.33%
Global Self Storage	19.56%	5.23%	3.80%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares FrontView REIT and Global Self Storage”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FrontView REIT	$66.68 million	4.27	-$22.21 million	($1.07)	-13.01
Global Self Storage	$12.71 million	4.49	$2.12 million	$0.22	22.86

Global Self Storage has lower revenue, but higher earnings than FrontView REIT. FrontView REIT 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 summary of recent ratings and target prices for FrontView REIT and Global Self Storage, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FrontView REIT	2	2	2	0	2.00
Global Self Storage	0	0	2	0	3.00

FrontView REIT presently has a consensus price target of $15.70, indicating a potential upside of 12.75%. Global Self Storage has a consensus price target of $6.50, indicating a potential upside of 29.22%. Given Global Self Storage’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Global Self Storage is more favorable than FrontView REIT.

Summary

Global Self Storage beats FrontView REIT on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About FrontView REIT

FrontView REIT specializes in real estate investing.

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.