Head to Head Contrast: FrontView REIT (NYSE:FVR) versus OUTFRONT Media (NYSE:OUT)

FrontView REIT (NYSE:FVR) and OUTFRONT Media (NYSE:OUT) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for FrontView REIT and OUTFRONT Media, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FrontView REIT	1	3	6	2	2.75
OUTFRONT Media	0	1	6	0	2.86

FrontView REIT currently has a consensus price target of $19.88, indicating a potential downside of 5.04%. OUTFRONT Media has a consensus price target of $30.71, indicating a potential downside of 6.08%. Given FrontView REIT’s higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe FrontView REIT is more favorable than OUTFRONT Media.

Risk & Volatility

FrontView REIT has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OUTFRONT Media has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares FrontView REIT and OUTFRONT Media’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FrontView REIT	-3.88%	-0.53%	-0.31%
OUTFRONT Media	9.98%	30.36%	3.57%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares FrontView REIT and OUTFRONT Media”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FrontView REIT	$67.11 million	7.06	-$3.83 million	($0.16)	-130.81
OUTFRONT Media	$1.83 billion	3.14	$147.00 million	$1.05	31.14

OUTFRONT Media has higher revenue and earnings than FrontView REIT. FrontView REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than OUTFRONT Media, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Dividends

FrontView REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. OUTFRONT Media pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. FrontView REIT pays out -537.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. OUTFRONT Media pays out 114.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. FrontView REIT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

OUTFRONT Media beats FrontView REIT on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About FrontView REIT

FrontView REIT specializes in real estate investing.

About OUTFRONT Media

OUTFRONT Media, Inc. leases advertising space on out-of-home advertising structures and sites. Its inventory consists of billboard displays, which are primarily located on the most heavily traveled highways & roadways, and transit advertising displays operated under exclusive multi-year contracts with municipalities in large cities across the U.S. and Canada. It operates through the U.S. Media and other segments. The U.S. Media segment includes U.S. Billboard and Transit. The company was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in New York, NY.