Ventas (NYSE:VTR) & Global Self Storage (NASDAQ:SELF) Financial Review

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) and Global Self Storage (NASDAQ:SELF) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Ventas and Global Self Storage, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ventas	0	1	7	1	3.00
Global Self Storage	0	0	1	0	3.00

Ventas currently has a consensus price target of $64.13, suggesting a potential upside of 2.16%. Global Self Storage has a consensus price target of $6.50, suggesting a potential upside of 25.24%. Given Global Self Storage’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Global Self Storage is more favorable than Ventas.

Dividends

Ventas pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Global Self Storage pays an annual dividend of $0.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Ventas pays out -1,058.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Global Self Storage pays out 107.4% 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 & Valuation

This table compares Ventas and Global Self Storage”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ventas	$4.50 billion	5.85	-$40.97 million	($0.17)	-369.21
Global Self Storage	$12.19 million	4.80	$2.94 million	$0.27	19.22

Global Self Storage has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ventas. Ventas 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.

Volatility and Risk

Ventas has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Self Storage has a beta of 0.26, suggesting that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ventas	-1.38%	-0.69%	-0.27%
Global Self Storage	25.47%	6.55%	4.73%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

94.2% of Ventas shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.9% of Global Self Storage shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Ventas shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of Global Self Storage shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Global Self Storage beats Ventas on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ventas

Ventas Inc. (NYSE: VTR) is a leading S&P 500 real estate investment trust focused on delivering strong, sustainable shareholder returns by enabling exceptional environments that benefit a large and growing aging population. The Company's growth is fueled by its senior housing communities, which provide valuable services to residents and enable them to thrive in supported environments. Ventas leverages its unmatched operational expertise, data-driven insights from its Ventas Operational InsightsTM platform, extensive relationships and strong financial position to achieve its goal of delivering outsized performance across approximately 1,400 properties. The Ventas portfolio is composed of senior housing communities, outpatient medical buildings, research centers and healthcare facilities in North America and the United Kingdom. The Company benefits from a seasoned team of talented professionals who share a commitment to excellence, integrity and a common purpose of helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives.

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.