Comparing FrontView REIT (FVR) & Its Competitors

FrontView REIT (NYSE:FVR) is one of 85 publicly-traded companies in the “Retail REITs” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare FrontView REIT to similar businesses based on the strength of its dividends, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

59.2% of shares of all “Retail REITs” companies are held by institutional investors. 9.6% of FrontView REIT shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.4% of shares of all “Retail REITs” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares FrontView REIT and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
FrontView REIT	$69.27 million	N/A	590.67
FrontView REIT Competitors	$438.81 million	$86.32 million	27.32

FrontView REIT’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than FrontView REIT. FrontView REIT is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Dividends

FrontView REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. FrontView REIT pays out 2,866.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Retail REITs” companies pay a dividend yield of 339.2% and pay out 77.9% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. FrontView REIT lags its rivals as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for FrontView REIT and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FrontView REIT	0	4	7	2	2.85
FrontView REIT Competitors	958	3954	3431	132	2.32

FrontView REIT presently has a consensus price target of $21.72, indicating a potential upside of 22.59%. As a group, “Retail REITs” companies have a potential upside of 12.79%. Given FrontView REIT’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe FrontView REIT is more favorable than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares FrontView REIT and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FrontView REIT	N/A	N/A	N/A
FrontView REIT Competitors	40.01%	6.03%	2.97%

Risk and Volatility

FrontView REIT has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FrontView REIT’s rivals have a beta of 0.88, meaning that their average stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

FrontView REIT rivals beat FrontView REIT on 8 of the 14 factors compared.

FrontView REIT Company Profile

FrontView REIT specializes in real estate investing.