Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple (NYSE:GRP.U – Get Free Report) and Generation Income Properties (NASDAQ:GIPR – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings for Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple and Generation Income Properties, as provided by MarketBeat.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Generation Income Properties | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Generation Income Properties has a consensus target price of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 65.02%. Given Generation Income Properties’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Generation Income Properties is more favorable than Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple.
Dividends
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple and Generation Income Properties’ gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple | $386.07 million | 8.63 | $101.24 million | $2.52 | 21.08 |
Generation Income Properties | $7.63 million | 2.15 | -$5.72 million | ($2.57) | -1.18 |
Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple has higher revenue and earnings than Generation Income Properties. Generation Income Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
57.1% of Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.7% of Generation Income Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.5% of Generation Income Properties shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple and Generation Income Properties’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple | 40.76% | 4.03% | 2.36% |
Generation Income Properties | -82.77% | -92.11% | -7.48% |
Volatility and Risk
Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Generation Income Properties has a beta of -0.09, suggesting that its stock price is 109% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple beats Generation Income Properties on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple
Granite Real Estate Investment Trust is engaged in the ownership and management of predominantly industrial properties in Canada, the United States, Mexico and Europe. The Company owns and manages rental income properties. Its services include sourcing and real estate acquisition, site development, assisting with government approvals and re-zoning to specific uses, build-to-suit construction, property renovation, project management and long-term leasing. Granite Real Estate Investment Trust, formerly known as Granite Real Estate Inc., is based in Toronto, Canada.
About Generation Income Properties
Generation Income Properties, Inc., located in Tampa, Florida, is an internally managed real estate investment trust formed to acquire and own, directly and jointly, real estate investments focused on retail, office, and industrial net lease properties in densely populated submarkets.
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