Head to Head Survey: Kilroy Realty (NYSE:KRC) versus Global Self Storage (NASDAQ:SELF)

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Kilroy Realty and Global Self Storage, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kilroy Realty	1	12	1	0	2.00
Global Self Storage	0	1	0	0	2.00

Kilroy Realty currently has a consensus price target of $40.92, suggesting a potential upside of 8.51%. Given Kilroy Realty’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kilroy Realty is more favorable than Global Self Storage.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kilroy Realty	28.68%	5.75%	2.96%
Global Self Storage	14.13%	3.81%	2.76%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

94.2% of Kilroy Realty shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.9% of Global Self Storage shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of Kilroy Realty 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Kilroy Realty and Global Self Storage”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kilroy Realty	$1.14 billion	3.93	$210.97 million	$2.71	13.92
Global Self Storage	$12.53 million	4.54	$2.12 million	$0.16	31.38

Kilroy Realty has higher revenue and earnings than Global Self Storage. Kilroy Realty 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 & Risk

Kilroy Realty has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Self Storage has a beta of 0.01, indicating that its stock price is 99% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Kilroy Realty pays an annual dividend of $2.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Global Self Storage pays an annual dividend of $0.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Kilroy Realty pays out 79.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Global Self Storage pays out 181.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Kilroy Realty beats Global Self Storage on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Kilroy Realty

Kilroy Realty Corporation (NYSE: KRC, the company, Kilroy) is a leading U.S. landlord and developer, with operations in San Diego, Greater Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, Greater Seattle and Austin. The company has earned global recognition for sustainability, building operations, innovation and design. As a pioneer and innovator in the creation of a more sustainable real estate industry, the company's approach to modern business environments helps drive creativity and productivity for some of the world's leading technology, entertainment, life science and business services companies. The company is a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) and member of the S&P MidCap 400 Index with more than seven decades of experience developing, acquiring and managing office, life science and mixed-use projects. As of December 31, 2023, Kilroy's stabilized portfolio totaled approximately 17.0 million square feet of primarily office and life science space that was 85.0% occupied and 86.4% leased. The company also had approximately 1,000 residential units in Hollywood and San Diego, which had a quarterly average occupancy of 92.5%. In addition, the company had two in-process life science redevelopment projects totaling approximately 100,000 square feet with total estimated redevelopment costs of $80.0 million and one approximately 875,000 square foot in-process development project with a total estimated investment of $1.0 billion.

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.