Analyzing Presidio Property Trust (NASDAQ:SQFT) and TPI Composites (NASDAQ:TPIC)

Presidio Property Trust (NASDAQ:SQFT) and TPI Composites (NASDAQ:TPIC) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

38.9% of Presidio Property Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.2% of TPI Composites shares are held by institutional investors. 24.0% of Presidio Property Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of TPI Composites shares 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.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Presidio Property Trust and TPI Composites”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Presidio Property Trust	$18.26 million	0.30	-$25.63 million	($16.50)	-0.28
TPI Composites	$1.33 billion	0.04	-$240.71 million	($4.78)	-0.23

Presidio Property Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than TPI Composites. Presidio Property Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TPI Composites, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Presidio Property Trust and TPI Composites, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Presidio Property Trust	0	0	0	0	0.00
TPI Composites	2	4	1	1	2.13

TPI Composites has a consensus price target of $3.16, suggesting a potential upside of 187.01%. Given TPI Composites’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe TPI Composites is more favorable than Presidio Property Trust.

Profitability

This table compares Presidio Property Trust and TPI Composites’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Presidio Property Trust	-99.24%	-10.54%	-2.83%
TPI Composites	-16.57%	N/A	-24.92%

Risk and Volatility

Presidio Property Trust has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TPI Composites has a beta of 2.1, indicating that its stock price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

TPI Composites beats Presidio Property Trust on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Presidio Property Trust

Presidio Property Trust, Inc. (we, our, us or the Company) is an internally-managed real estate investment trust (REIT), with holdings in office, industrial, retail and model home properties. We were incorporated in the State of California on September 28, 1999, and in August 2010, we reincorporated as a Maryland corporation. In October 2017, we changed our name from NetREIT, Inc., to Presidio Property Trust, Inc. Through Presidio Property Trust, Inc., its subsidiaries, and its partnerships, we own 12 commercial properties in fee interest, two of which we own as a partial interest in various affiliates, in which we serve as general partner, member and/or manager, and a special purpose acquisition company (until deconsolidation in September 2023). The Company has determined that the limited partnerships in which it owns less than 100% should be included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements as the Company directs their activities and has control of such limited partnerships.

About TPI Composites

TPI Composites, Inc. manufactures and sells composite wind blades, and related precision molding and assembly systems to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the United States, Mexico, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and India. It also provides composite solutions for the automotive industry; and field service inspection and repair services comprising diagnostic, repair, and maintenance services for wind blades to OEM customers, and wind farm owners and operators. The company was formerly known as LCSI Holding, Inc. and changed its name to TPI Composites, Inc. in 2008. TPI Composites, Inc. was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.