Financial Survey: Getty Realty (NYSE:GTY) & Mercialys (OTCMKTS:MEIYF)

Getty Realty (NYSE:GTY) and Mercialys (OTCMKTS:MEIYF) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Getty Realty and Mercialys”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Getty Realty	$233.03 million	8.61	$79.19 million	$1.64	19.76
Mercialys	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Getty Realty has higher revenue and earnings than Mercialys.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

85.1% of Getty Realty shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.3% of Mercialys shares are held by institutional investors. 7.5% of Getty Realty shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Getty Realty and Mercialys’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Getty Realty	42.74%	9.27%	4.58%
Mercialys	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Getty Realty and Mercialys, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Getty Realty	0	3	6	0	2.67
Mercialys	0	0	0	0	0.00

Getty Realty currently has a consensus target price of $35.29, indicating a potential upside of 8.87%. Given Getty Realty’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Getty Realty is more favorable than Mercialys.

Summary

Getty Realty beats Mercialys on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Getty Realty

Getty Realty Corp. is a publicly traded, net lease REIT specializing in the acquisition, financing and development of convenience, automotive and other single tenant retail real estate. As of December 31, 2023, the Company’s portfolio included 1,093 freestanding properties located in 40 states across the United States and Washington, D.C.

About Mercialys

Mercialys is one of France's leading real estate companies. It is specialized in the holding, management and transformation of retail spaces, anticipating consumer trends, on its own behalf and for third parties. At December 31, 2023, Mercialys had a real estate portfolio valued at Euro 2.9 billion (including transfer taxes). Its portfolio of 2,038 leases represents an annualized rental base of Euro 175.5 million. Mercialys has been listed on the stock market since October 12, 2005 (ticker: MERY) and has SIIC real estate investment trust (REIT) tax status. Part of the SBF 120 and Euronext Paris Compartment B, it had 93,886,501 shares outstanding at December 31, 2023.