Mobile Infrastructure (NASDAQ:BEEP – Get Free Report) and Extra Space Storage (NYSE:EXR – Get Free Report) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.
Volatility and Risk
Mobile Infrastructure has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Extra Space Storage has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Mobile Infrastructure and Extra Space Storage, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Mobile Infrastructure | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.33 |
| Extra Space Storage | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2.50 |
Mobile Infrastructure currently has a consensus target price of $6.25, suggesting a potential upside of 145.10%. Extra Space Storage has a consensus target price of $148.67, suggesting a potential upside of 3.55%. Given Mobile Infrastructure’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Mobile Infrastructure is more favorable than Extra Space Storage.
Profitability
This table compares Mobile Infrastructure and Extra Space Storage’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Mobile Infrastructure | -67.22% | -11.25% | -4.69% |
| Extra Space Storage | 27.80% | 6.70% | 3.27% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Mobile Infrastructure and Extra Space Storage”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Mobile Infrastructure | $35.08 million | 3.00 | -$21.44 million | ($0.60) | -4.25 |
| Extra Space Storage | $3.38 billion | 8.98 | $974.00 million | $4.53 | 31.69 |
Extra Space Storage has higher revenue and earnings than Mobile Infrastructure. Mobile Infrastructure is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Extra Space Storage, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
84.3% of Mobile Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.1% of Extra Space Storage shares are owned by institutional investors. 36.6% of Mobile Infrastructure shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Extra Space Storage shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Extra Space Storage beats Mobile Infrastructure on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Mobile Infrastructure
Mobile Infrastructure Corporation is a Maryland corporation. The Company owns a diversified portfolio of parking assets primarily located in the Midwest and Southwest. As of December 31, 2023, the Company owned 43 parking facilities in 21 separate markets throughout the United States, with a total of 15,700 parking spaces and approximately 5.4 million square feet. The Company also owns approximately 0.2 million square feet of retail/commercial space adjacent to its parking facilities.
About Extra Space Storage
Extra Space Storage Inc., headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, is a self-administered and self-managed REIT and a member of the S&P 500. As of December 31, 2023, the Company owned and/or operated 3,714 self-storage stores in 42 states and Washington, D.C. The Company's stores comprise approximately 2.6 million units and approximately 283.0 million square feet of rentable space operating under the Extra Space, Life Storage and Storage Express brands. The Company offers customers a wide selection of conveniently located and secure storage units across the country, including boat storage, RV storage and business storage. It is the largest operator of self-storage properties in the United States.
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