Postal Realty Trust (NYSE:PSTL – Get Free Report) and American Strategic Investment (NYSE:NYC – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Postal Realty Trust and American Strategic Investment’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Postal Realty Trust | $63.71 million | 4.91 | $3.71 million | $0.10 | 138.90 |
| American Strategic Investment | $62.71 million | 0.31 | -$105.92 million | ($46.91) | -0.17 |
Postal Realty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than American Strategic Investment. American Strategic Investment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Postal Realty Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
Profitability
This table compares Postal Realty Trust and American Strategic Investment’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Postal Realty Trust | 5.82% | 1.28% | 0.69% |
| American Strategic Investment | -168.91% | -36.93% | -14.00% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Postal Realty Trust and American Strategic Investment, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Postal Realty Trust | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| American Strategic Investment | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Postal Realty Trust presently has a consensus target price of $16.50, suggesting a potential upside of 18.79%. American Strategic Investment has a consensus target price of $8.00, suggesting a potential downside of 2.44%. Given Postal Realty Trust’s higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Postal Realty Trust is more favorable than American Strategic Investment.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
57.9% of Postal Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.0% of American Strategic Investment shares are held by institutional investors. 13.6% of Postal Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of American Strategic Investment shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Postal Realty Trust beats American Strategic Investment on 12 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Postal Realty Trust
Postal Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: PSTL) is an internally managed real estate investment trust that owns properties primarily leased to the United States Postal Service ("USPS"). PSTL is focused on acquiring the network of USPS properties, which provide a critical element of the nation's logistics infrastructure that facilitates cost effective and efficient last-mile delivery solutions. As of December 31, 2023, PSTL owned 1,509 properties (including two properties accounted for as financing leases) located in 49 states and one territory comprising approximately 5.9 million net leasable interior square feet. Subsequent to quarter-end and through February 23, 2024, PSTL closed on eight additional properties comprising approximately 33,000 net leasable interior square feet.
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.
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