Comparing Global Medical REIT (NYSE:GMRE) and Pacific Office Properties Trust (OTCMKTS:PCFO)

Global Medical REIT (NYSE:GMRE) and Pacific Office Properties Trust (OTCMKTS:PCFO) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, earnings and dividends.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

57.5% of Global Medical REIT shares are held by institutional investors. 8.2% of Global Medical REIT shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 24.1% of Pacific Office Properties Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Global Medical REIT and Pacific Office Properties Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Global Medical REIT	0	0	2	0	3.00
Pacific Office Properties Trust	0	0	0	0	N/A

Global Medical REIT currently has a consensus target price of $11.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.17%. Given Global Medical REIT’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Global Medical REIT is more favorable than Pacific Office Properties Trust.

Profitability

This table compares Global Medical REIT and Pacific Office Properties Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Global Medical REIT	4.18%	1.09%	0.45%
Pacific Office Properties Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Global Medical REIT and Pacific Office Properties Trust”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Global Medical REIT	$137.70 million	4.63	$20.61 million	$0.23	42.26
Pacific Office Properties Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Global Medical REIT has higher revenue and earnings than Pacific Office Properties Trust.

Summary

Global Medical REIT beats Pacific Office Properties Trust on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Global Medical REIT

Global Medical REIT Inc. (GMRE) is a net-lease medical office real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns and acquires healthcare facilities and leases those facilities to physician groups and regional and national healthcare systems.

About Pacific Office Properties Trust

Pacific Office Properties Trust, Inc. is a real estate investment trust, which owns and operates office properties. Its portfolio includes Davies Pacific Center, Pacific Business News Building, Pan Am Building, Waterfront Plaza, and City Square. The company was founded on March 19, 2008 and is headquartered in Honolulu, HI.