Global Self Storage (NASDAQ:SELF) versus Chatham Lodging Trust (NYSE:CLDT) Head-To-Head Survey

Chatham Lodging Trust (NYSE:CLDT) and Global Self Storage (NASDAQ:SELF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Chatham Lodging Trust and Global Self Storage, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chatham Lodging Trust	1	0	2	0	2.33
Global Self Storage	0	1	0	0	2.00

Chatham Lodging Trust currently has a consensus target price of $10.75, suggesting a potential upside of 62.51%. Given Chatham Lodging Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Chatham Lodging Trust is more favorable than Global Self Storage.

Dividends

Chatham Lodging Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Global Self Storage pays an annual dividend of $0.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Chatham Lodging Trust pays out 3,600.0% 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 181.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Chatham Lodging Trust has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Global Self Storage is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chatham Lodging Trust	3.04%	1.19%	0.76%
Global Self Storage	19.56%	5.23%	3.80%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Chatham Lodging Trust 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
Chatham Lodging Trust	$302.45 million	1.07	$4.17 million	$0.01	661.50
Global Self Storage	$12.71 million	4.44	$2.12 million	$0.16	31.13

Chatham Lodging Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Global Self Storage. Global Self Storage is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chatham Lodging Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

88.4% of Chatham Lodging Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.9% of Global Self Storage shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.5% of Chatham Lodging Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of Global Self Storage shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Chatham Lodging Trust has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Self Storage has a beta of 0.01, meaning that its stock price is 99% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Chatham Lodging Trust beats Global Self Storage on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Chatham Lodging Trust

Chatham Lodging Trust is a self-advised, publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) focused primarily on investing in upscale, extended-stay hotels and premium-branded, select-service hotels. The company owns 39 hotels totaling 5,915 rooms/suites in 16 states and the District of Columbia.

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.