Keppel REIT (OTCMKTS:KREVF) & CTO Realty Growth (NYSE:CTO) Head-To-Head Analysis

CTO Realty Growth (NYSE:CTO) and Keppel REIT (OTCMKTS:KREVF) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

67.2% of CTO Realty Growth shares are held by institutional investors. 4.0% of CTO Realty Growth shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for CTO Realty Growth and Keppel REIT, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CTO Realty Growth	0	2	2	2	3.00
Keppel REIT	0	0	0	0	0.00

CTO Realty Growth presently has a consensus price target of $21.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.33%. Given CTO Realty Growth’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe CTO Realty Growth is more favorable than Keppel REIT.

Profitability

This table compares CTO Realty Growth and Keppel REIT’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CTO Realty Growth	6.75%	1.76%	0.81%
Keppel REIT	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk and Volatility

CTO Realty Growth has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Keppel REIT has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares CTO Realty Growth and Keppel REIT”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CTO Realty Growth	$149.54 million	4.03	$10.09 million	$0.09	205.89
Keppel REIT	$210.12 million	12.59	$347.92 million	N/A	N/A

Keppel REIT has higher revenue and earnings than CTO Realty Growth.

Summary

CTO Realty Growth beats Keppel REIT on 9 of the 13 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 Keppel REIT

Listed by way of an introduction on 28 April 2006, Keppel REIT is one of Asia's leading real estate investment trusts with a portfolio of prime commercial assets in Asia Pacific's key business districts. Keppel REIT's objective is to generate stable income and sustainable long-term total return for its Unitholders by owning and investing in a portfolio of quality income-producing commercial real estate and real estate-related assets in Asia Pacific. Keppel REIT has a portfolio value of over $9.0 billion, comprising properties in Singapore; the key Australian cities of Sydney, Melbourne and Perth; Seoul, South Korea; as well as Tokyo, Japan. Keppel REIT is managed by Keppel REIT Management Limited and sponsored by Keppel, a global asset manager and operator with strong expertise in sustainability-related solutions spanning the areas of infrastructure, real estate and connectivity.