Critical Comparison: Hibernia REIT (OTCMKTS:HIBRF) & Broadstone Net Lease (NYSE:BNL)

Hibernia REIT (OTCMKTS:HIBRF) and Broadstone Net Lease (NYSE:BNL) are both real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, earnings and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Hibernia REIT and Broadstone Net Lease’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hibernia REIT	N/A	N/A	N/A
Broadstone Net Lease	36.78%	4.86%	2.96%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Hibernia REIT and Broadstone Net Lease, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hibernia REIT	0	0	0	0	N/A
Broadstone Net Lease	1	3	2	0	2.17

Broadstone Net Lease has a consensus target price of $18.00, indicating a potential downside of 2.86%. Given Broadstone Net Lease’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Broadstone Net Lease is more favorable than Hibernia REIT.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

34.9% of Hibernia REIT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.1% of Broadstone Net Lease shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Broadstone Net Lease shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Hibernia REIT and Broadstone Net Lease”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hibernia REIT	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Broadstone Net Lease	$425.82 million	8.20	$155.48 million	$0.96	19.30

Broadstone Net Lease has higher revenue and earnings than Hibernia REIT.

Summary

Broadstone Net Lease beats Hibernia REIT on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Hibernia REIT

Hibernia REIT plc is an Irish Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), listed on Euronext Dublin and the London Stock Exchange. Hibernia owns and develops property and specialises in Dublin city centre offices.

About Broadstone Net Lease

Broadstone Net Lease, Inc. (the Corporation) is a Maryland corporation formed on October 18, 2007, that elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (REIT) commencing with the taxable year ended December 31, 2008. Broadstone Net Lease, LLC (the Corporation’s operating company, or the OP), is the entity through which the Corporation conducts its business and owns (either directly or through subsidiaries) all of the Corporation’s properties. The Corporation is the sole managing member of the OP. The membership units not owned by the Corporation are referred to as OP Units or non-controlling interests. As the Corporation conducts substantially all of its operations through the OP, it is structured as what is referred to as an umbrella partnership real estate investment trust (UPREIT). The Corporation’s common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BNL.