Global Self Storage (NASDAQ:SELF – Get Free Report) and BXP (NYSE:BXP – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, valuation and dividends.

28.9% of Global Self Storage shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.7% of BXP shares are held by institutional investors. 8.0% of Global Self Storage shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of BXP shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Global Self Storage pays an annual dividend of $0.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. BXP pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Global Self Storage pays out 181.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. BXP pays out -220.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Global Self Storage has a beta of 0.01, meaning that its share price is 99% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BXP has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Global Self Storage and BXP, as provided by MarketBeat.

BXP has a consensus target price of $79.42, suggesting a potential upside of 13.43%. Given BXP’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe BXP is more favorable than Global Self Storage.

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

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

BXP has higher revenue and earnings than Global Self Storage. BXP 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.

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.