CTO Realty Growth (NYSE:CTO – Get Free Report) and Plymouth Industrial REIT (NYSE:PLYM – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and valuation.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares CTO Realty Growth and Plymouth Industrial REIT”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| CTO Realty Growth | $124.52 million | 4.66 | -$1.97 million | ($1.29) | -13.90 |
| Plymouth Industrial REIT | $198.35 million | 4.92 | $139.34 million | $2.00 | 10.95 |
Profitability
This table compares CTO Realty Growth and Plymouth Industrial REIT’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| CTO Realty Growth | -22.77% | -5.72% | -2.74% |
| Plymouth Industrial REIT | 47.78% | 16.76% | 6.17% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for CTO Realty Growth and Plymouth Industrial REIT, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| CTO Realty Growth | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3.00 |
| Plymouth Industrial REIT | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
CTO Realty Growth currently has a consensus target price of $22.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.67%. Plymouth Industrial REIT has a consensus target price of $21.40, suggesting a potential downside of 2.31%. Given CTO Realty Growth’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CTO Realty Growth is more favorable than Plymouth Industrial REIT.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
67.2% of CTO Realty Growth shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of Plymouth Industrial REIT shares are held by institutional investors. 4.0% of CTO Realty Growth shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Plymouth Industrial REIT shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Dividends
CTO Realty Growth pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. Plymouth Industrial REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. CTO Realty Growth pays out -117.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Plymouth Industrial REIT pays out 48.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. CTO Realty Growth is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Risk and Volatility
CTO Realty Growth has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Plymouth Industrial REIT has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Plymouth Industrial REIT beats CTO Realty Growth on 10 of the 17 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 Plymouth Industrial REIT
Plymouth Industrial REIT, Inc. (NYSE: PLYM) is a full service, vertically integrated real estate investment company focused on the acquisition, ownership and management of single and multi-tenant industrial properties. Our mission is to provide tenants with cost effective space that is functional, flexible and safe.
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