FTAI Infrastructure (NASDAQ:FIP – Get Free Report) and Central Japan Railway (OTCMKTS:CJPRY – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Dividends
FTAI Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Central Japan Railway pays an annual dividend of $0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. FTAI Infrastructure pays out -2.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Central Japan Railway pays out 3.2% 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. FTAI Infrastructure is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for FTAI Infrastructure and Central Japan Railway, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| FTAI Infrastructure | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Central Japan Railway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Profitability
This table compares FTAI Infrastructure and Central Japan Railway’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| FTAI Infrastructure | -74.10% | -147.01% | -8.63% |
| Central Japan Railway | 27.29% | 10.78% | 5.12% |
Volatility & Risk
FTAI Infrastructure has a beta of 1.8, meaning that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Japan Railway has a beta of 0.16, meaning that its stock price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares FTAI Infrastructure and Central Japan Railway”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| FTAI Infrastructure | $659.21 million | 0.64 | -$107.17 million | ($5.19) | -0.69 |
| Central Japan Railway | $13.33 billion | 1.84 | $3.65 billion | $1.85 | 6.64 |
Central Japan Railway has higher revenue and earnings than FTAI Infrastructure. FTAI Infrastructure is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Central Japan Railway, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
87.4% of FTAI Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Central Japan Railway shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of FTAI Infrastructure shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
About FTAI Infrastructure
FTAI Infrastructure Inc. focuses on acquiring, developing, and operating assets and businesses that represent infrastructure for customers in the transportation, energy, and industrial products industries in North America. The company operates through five segments: Railroad, Jefferson Terminal, Repauno, Power and Gas, and Sustainability and Energy Transition. It operates a multi-modal crude oil and refined products terminal, and other related assets. The company also has a 1,630-acre deep-water port located along the Delaware River with an underground storage cavern, a multipurpose dock, a rail-to-ship transloading system, and multiple industrial development opportunities; and a 1,660-acre multi-modal port located along the Ohio River with rail, dock, and multiple industrial development opportunities, including a power plant under construction. In addition, it operates six freight railroads and one switching facility. FTAI Infrastructure Inc. was incorporated in 2021 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
About Central Japan Railway
Central Japan Railway Company engages in the railway and related businesses in Japan. The company operates through Transportation, Merchandise and Other, Real Estate, and Other segments. It primarily operates Tokaido Shinkansen, a transportation artery that links metropolitan areas of Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka, as well as a network of 12 conventional lines centered on the Nagoya and Shizuoka areas. The company also provides bus, logistics, travel agency, advertising, linen supply, track maintenance, construction and construction consulting, and contracted accounting and financial services; and manufactures and maintains railway rolling stock and machinery. In addition, it is involved in the operation of a department store; wholesale and retail sales business; sale of food and beverages; leasing and sale of real estate; hotel business; and development, improvement, and maintenance of computer systems. The company was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Nagoya, Japan.
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