Alpine Income Property Trust (NYSE:PINE – Get Free Report) is one of 85 public companies in the “Retail REITs” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Alpine Income Property Trust to similar companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, dividends, profitability and earnings.
Dividends
Alpine Income Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Alpine Income Property Trust pays out 278.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Retail REITs” companies pay a dividend yield of 230.1% and pay out 78.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Alpine Income Property Trust has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Alpine Income Property Trust lags its peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
60.5% of Alpine Income Property Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.3% of shares of all “Retail REITs” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Alpine Income Property Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.5% of shares of all “Retail REITs” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Alpine Income Property Trust and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Alpine Income Property Trust | 16.55% | 3.68% | 1.64% |
| Alpine Income Property Trust Competitors | 30.12% | 5.04% | 3.14% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Alpine Income Property Trust and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Alpine Income Property Trust | $60.53 million | -$2.66 million | 36.04 |
| Alpine Income Property Trust Competitors | $816.04 million | $253.68 million | 8.97 |
Alpine Income Property Trust’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Alpine Income Property Trust. Alpine Income Property Trust is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Alpine Income Property Trust and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Alpine Income Property Trust | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3.00 |
| Alpine Income Property Trust Competitors | 963 | 3977 | 3452 | 138 | 2.32 |
Alpine Income Property Trust currently has a consensus target price of $20.50, indicating a potential upside of 23.64%. As a group, “Retail REITs” companies have a potential upside of 8.71%. Given Alpine Income Property Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Alpine Income Property Trust is more favorable than its peers.
Volatility & Risk
Alpine Income Property Trust has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alpine Income Property Trust’s peers have a beta of 0.88, suggesting that their average stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Alpine Income Property Trust peers beat Alpine Income Property Trust on 9 of the 15 factors compared.
About Alpine Income Property Trust
Alpine Income Property Trust, Inc. is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns and manages a portfolio of income-producing commercial properties in the United States. The company primarily invests in single-tenant net lease properties, under which tenants generally assume responsibility for property expenses such as taxes, insurance and maintenance. Its portfolio has included retail, office and industrial properties leased to tenants across a range of industries. Alpine seeks to generate rental income through long-term leases and may pursue acquisitions, dispositions and other real estate investments intended to support the growth and diversification of its property portfolio.
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