Head-To-Head Contrast: American Strategic Investment (NYSE:NYC) vs. MJ (OTCMKTS:MJNE)

MJ (OTCMKTS:MJNE) and American Strategic Investment (NYSE:NYC) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and valuation.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

48.0% of American Strategic Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. 35.9% of MJ shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of American Strategic Investment shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for MJ and American Strategic Investment, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MJ	0	0	0	0	0.00
American Strategic Investment	1	0	0	0	1.00

Given MJ’s higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe MJ is more favorable than American Strategic Investment.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares MJ and American Strategic Investment”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MJ	$360,000.00	0.00	-$5.38 million	N/A	N/A
American Strategic Investment	$61.57 million	0.31	-$140.59 million	($8.78)	-0.83

MJ has higher earnings, but lower revenue than American Strategic Investment.

Profitability

This table compares MJ and American Strategic Investment’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MJ	N/A	N/A	N/A
American Strategic Investment	-40.92%	-97.07%	-13.64%

Volatility & Risk

MJ has a beta of -0.33, indicating that its share price is 133% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Strategic Investment has a beta of 0.15, indicating that its share price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

MJ beats American Strategic Investment on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About MJ

MJ Holdings, Inc., a cannabis holding company, engages in cultivation management, asset, and infrastructure development business in Nevada. It is also involved in production of cannabis related products; and provision of management services, dispensaries, and consulting services. The company is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.

About American Strategic Investment

American Strategic Investment Co. (NYSE: NYC) owns a portfolio of high-quality commercial real estate located within the five boroughs of New York City.