Head-To-Head Comparison: Kimco Realty (NYSE:KIM) and InnSuites Hospitality Trust (NYSE:IHT)

Kimco Realty (NYSE:KIM) and InnSuites Hospitality Trust (NYSE:IHT) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Kimco Realty and InnSuites Hospitality Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kimco Realty	19.28%	3.59%	1.95%
InnSuites Hospitality Trust	-7.18%	-21.16%	-3.56%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Kimco Realty and InnSuites Hospitality Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kimco Realty	0	9	5	2	2.56
InnSuites Hospitality Trust	0	0	0	0	N/A

Kimco Realty currently has a consensus price target of $23.55, suggesting a potential downside of 1.67%. Given Kimco Realty’s higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Kimco Realty is more favorable than InnSuites Hospitality Trust.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Kimco Realty and InnSuites Hospitality Trust”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kimco Realty	$1.90 billion	8.49	$654.27 million	$0.53	45.19
InnSuites Hospitality Trust	$7.48 million	2.31	$200,000.00	($0.06)	-32.83

Kimco Realty has higher revenue and earnings than InnSuites Hospitality Trust. InnSuites Hospitality Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kimco Realty, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility & Risk

Kimco Realty has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, InnSuites Hospitality Trust has a beta of 0.13, indicating that its share price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

89.3% of Kimco Realty shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.5% of InnSuites Hospitality Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Kimco Realty shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 73.9% of InnSuites Hospitality Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Kimco Realty pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. InnSuites Hospitality Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Kimco Realty pays out 181.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. InnSuites Hospitality Trust pays out -33.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Kimco Realty beats InnSuites Hospitality Trust on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Kimco Realty

Kimco Realty Corp. is a real estate investment trust (REIT) headquartered in New Hyde Park, N.Y., that is one of North America’s largest publicly traded owners and operators of open-air shopping centers. As of December 31, 2018, the company owned interests in 437 U.S. shopping centers comprising 76 million square feet of leasable space primarily concentrated in the top major metropolitan markets.

About InnSuites Hospitality Trust

InnSuites Hospitality Trust (NYSE American symbol: IHT) first listed on the NYSE in 1971 is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona is an unincorporated Ohio Business. Trust that owns and manages hotels under the InnSuites Hotels name. IHT qualifies as a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) for tax treatment currently taxed as a corporation with the IRS. IHT has paid dividends each year since 1971 currently at $0.2/year. There are approximately 9 million shares of stock outstanding. In addition, there are approximately 3 million RRF Partnership units convertible 1 to 1 into IHT stock. Total shares and units are approximately 12 million.