CTO Realty Growth (NYSE:CTO – Get Free Report) and Plymouth Industrial REIT (NYSE:PLYM – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and risk.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares CTO Realty Growth and Plymouth Industrial REIT”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| CTO Realty Growth | $146.95 million | 3.98 | -$1.97 million | ($1.29) | -14.02 |
| Plymouth Industrial REIT | $198.35 million | 4.94 | $139.34 million | $2.00 | 11.00 |
Profitability
This table compares CTO Realty Growth and Plymouth Industrial REIT’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| CTO Realty Growth | -22.77% | -5.72% | -2.74% |
| Plymouth Industrial REIT | 47.78% | 16.76% | 6.17% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for CTO Realty Growth and Plymouth Industrial REIT, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| CTO Realty Growth | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3.00 |
| Plymouth Industrial REIT | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
CTO Realty Growth currently has a consensus price target of $22.00, indicating a potential upside of 21.68%. Plymouth Industrial REIT has a consensus price target of $21.40, indicating a potential downside of 2.74%. Given CTO Realty Growth’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe CTO Realty Growth is more favorable than Plymouth Industrial REIT.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
67.2% of CTO Realty Growth shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of Plymouth Industrial REIT shares are held by institutional investors. 4.0% of CTO Realty Growth shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Plymouth Industrial REIT shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Dividends
CTO Realty Growth pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. Plymouth Industrial REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. CTO Realty Growth pays out -117.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Plymouth Industrial REIT pays out 48.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. CTO Realty Growth is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Volatility and Risk
CTO Realty Growth has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Plymouth Industrial REIT has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Plymouth Industrial REIT beats CTO Realty Growth on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
About CTO Realty Growth
CTO Realty Growth, Inc. is a publicly traded real estate investment trust that owns and operates a portfolio of high-quality, retail-based properties located primarily in higher growth markets in the United States. CTO also externally manages and owns a meaningful interest in Alpine Income Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE: PINE), a publicly traded net lease REIT.
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.
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