Global Self Storage (NASDAQ:SELF – Get Free Report) and KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (NYSE:KREF – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Global Self Storage and KKR Real Estate Finance Trust”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Global Self Storage | $12.32 million | 4.62 | $2.94 million | $0.27 | 18.70 |
| KKR Real Estate Finance Trust | $155.17 million | 4.83 | $35.59 million | $0.18 | 60.58 |
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Global Self Storage. Global Self Storage is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Global Self Storage | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| KKR Real Estate Finance Trust | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3.00 |
Global Self Storage presently has a consensus price target of $6.50, indicating a potential upside of 28.71%. KKR Real Estate Finance Trust has a consensus price target of $12.46, indicating a potential upside of 14.24%. Given Global Self Storage’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Global Self Storage is more favorable than KKR Real Estate Finance Trust.
Dividends
Global Self Storage pays an annual dividend of $0.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. KKR Real Estate Finance Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.2%. 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. KKR Real Estate Finance Trust pays out 555.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Profitability
This table compares Global Self Storage and KKR Real Estate Finance Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Global Self Storage | 25.47% | 6.55% | 4.73% |
| KKR Real Estate Finance Trust | 6.30% | 8.53% | 1.75% |
Volatility & Risk
Global Self Storage has a beta of 0.26, suggesting that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KKR Real Estate Finance Trust has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
28.9% of Global Self Storage shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.2% of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.0% of Global Self Storage shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust beats Global Self Storage on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About KKR Real Estate Finance Trust
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc., a mortgage real estate investment trust, focuses primarily on originating and acquiring transitional senior loans secured by commercial real estate (CRE) assets. It engages in the origination and purchase of credit investments related to CRE, including leveraged and unleveraged commercial real estate loans. The company has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust and would not be subject to federal corporate income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
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