Head to Head Survey: Ventas (NYSE:VTR) & Plymouth Industrial REIT (NYSE:PLYM)

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) and Plymouth Industrial REIT (NYSE:PLYM) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Ventas and Plymouth Industrial REIT’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ventas	$4.50 billion	4.81	-$40.97 million	($0.19)	-281.20
Plymouth Industrial REIT	$199.85 million	5.40	$13.66 million	$0.43	55.30

Plymouth Industrial REIT has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ventas. Ventas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Plymouth Industrial REIT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Ventas and Plymouth Industrial REIT, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ventas	0	4	9	0	2.69
Plymouth Industrial REIT	1	2	3	0	2.33

Ventas presently has a consensus price target of $51.92, suggesting a potential downside of 2.82%. Plymouth Industrial REIT has a consensus price target of $24.60, suggesting a potential upside of 3.45%. Given Plymouth Industrial REIT’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Plymouth Industrial REIT is more favorable than Ventas.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

94.2% of Ventas shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of Plymouth Industrial REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Ventas shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Plymouth Industrial REIT shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Ventas and Plymouth Industrial REIT’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ventas	-1.58%	-0.75%	-0.29%
Plymouth Industrial REIT	11.42%	4.74%	1.57%

Volatility & Risk

Ventas has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Plymouth Industrial REIT has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Ventas pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Plymouth Industrial REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Ventas pays out -947.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Plymouth Industrial REIT pays out 223.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Plymouth Industrial REIT beats Ventas on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ventas

Ventas Inc. (NYSE: VTR) is a leading S&P 500 real estate investment trust focused on delivering strong, sustainable shareholder returns by enabling exceptional environments that benefit a large and growing aging population. The Company's growth is fueled by its senior housing communities, which provide valuable services to residents and enable them to thrive in supported environments. Ventas leverages its unmatched operational expertise, data-driven insights from its Ventas Operational InsightsTM platform, extensive relationships and strong financial position to achieve its goal of delivering outsized performance across approximately 1,400 properties. The Ventas portfolio is composed of senior housing communities, outpatient medical buildings, research centers and healthcare facilities in North America and the United Kingdom. The Company benefits from a seasoned team of talented professionals who share a commitment to excellence, integrity and a common purpose of helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives.

About Plymouth Industrial REIT

Plymouth Industrial REIT, Inc. (NYSE: PLYM) is a full service, vertically integrated real estate investment company focused on the acquisition, ownership and management of single and multi-tenant industrial properties. Our mission is to provide tenants with cost effective space that is functional, flexible and safe.