Reviewing Alpine Income Property Trust (NYSE:PINE) and Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:PECO)

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:PECO) and Alpine Income Property Trust (NYSE:PINE) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. and Alpine Income Property Trust”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.	$726.59 million	6.50	$111.30 million	$1.15	31.93
Alpine Income Property Trust	$60.53 million	4.92	-$2.66 million	$0.19	88.87

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has higher revenue and earnings than Alpine Income Property Trust. Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alpine Income Property Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Dividends

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $1.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Alpine Income Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. pays out 120.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Alpine Income Property Trust pays out 673.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Alpine Income Property Trust has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Alpine Income Property Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Volatility & Risk

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alpine Income Property Trust has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

80.7% of Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.5% of Alpine Income Property Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 8.1% of Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Alpine Income Property Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. and Alpine Income Property Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.	19.14%	5.52%	2.69%
Alpine Income Property Trust	9.36%	2.11%	0.91%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. and Alpine Income Property Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.	0	6	3	0	2.33
Alpine Income Property Trust	0	4	5	2	2.82

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. currently has a consensus target price of $44.22, indicating a potential upside of 20.43%. Alpine Income Property Trust has a consensus target price of $21.50, indicating a potential upside of 27.33%. Given Alpine Income Property Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Alpine Income Property Trust is more favorable than Phillips Edison & Company, Inc..

Summary

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. beats Alpine Income Property Trust on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.

Phillips Edison & Co., Inc. is a real estate investment trust, which engages in the ownership and operation of shopping centers. It also offers an investment management business providing property management and advisory services. Its portfolio consists of well-occupied, grocery-anchored neighborhood and community shopping centers having a mix of national, regional, and local retailers offering necessity-based goods and services. The company was founded by Jeffrey S. Edison and Michael C. Phillips in 1991 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

About Alpine Income Property Trust

Alpine Income Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE: PINE) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust that seeks to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns and dependable cash dividends by investing in, owning and operating a portfolio of single tenant net leased properties that are predominately leased to high-quality publicly traded and credit-rated tenants.