Head-To-Head Comparison: Prologis (NYSE:PLD) versus FrontView REIT (NYSE:FVR)

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Prologis and FrontView REIT, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Prologis	1	7	10	2	2.65
FrontView REIT	0	0	5	0	3.00

Prologis currently has a consensus target price of $123.32, indicating a potential upside of 19.23%. FrontView REIT has a consensus target price of $20.80, indicating a potential upside of 64.95%. Given FrontView REIT’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe FrontView REIT is more favorable than Prologis.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Prologis and FrontView REIT”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Prologis	$8.20 billion	11.69	$3.64 billion	$4.00	25.86
FrontView REIT	$59.92 million	3.64	N/A	N/A	N/A

Prologis has higher revenue and earnings than FrontView REIT.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Prologis	45.50%	6.44%	3.95%
FrontView REIT	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

93.5% of Prologis shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Prologis shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Prologis pays an annual dividend of $4.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. FrontView REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. Prologis pays out 101.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Prologis has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years.

Summary

Prologis beats FrontView REIT on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Prologis

Prologis, Inc. is the global leader in logistics real estate with a focus on high-barrier, high-growth markets. At March 31, 2024, the company owned or had investments in, on a wholly owned basis or through co-investment ventures, properties and development projects expected to total approximately 1.2 billion square feet (115 million square meters) in 19 countries. Prologis leases modern logistics facilities to a diverse base of approximately 6,700 customers principally across two major categories: business-to-business and retail/online fulfillment.

About FrontView REIT

FrontView REIT specializes in real estate investing.