Realty Income (NYSE:O – Get Free Report) and Alpine Income Property Trust (NYSE:PINE – Get Free Report) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and valuation.
Risk & Volatility
Realty Income has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alpine Income Property Trust has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Realty Income and Alpine Income Property Trust”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Realty Income | $5.75 billion | 9.84 | $1.06 billion | $1.45 | 41.03 |
| Alpine Income Property Trust | $75.77 million | 3.95 | -$2.66 million | $0.46 | 36.29 |
Realty Income has higher revenue and earnings than Alpine Income Property Trust. Alpine Income Property Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Realty Income, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Realty Income and Alpine Income Property Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Realty Income | 21.85% | 3.27% | 1.80% |
| Alpine Income Property Trust | 16.55% | 3.68% | 1.64% |
Dividends
Realty Income pays an annual dividend of $3.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Alpine Income Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Realty Income pays out 224.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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. Realty Income has raised its dividend for 31 consecutive years and Alpine Income Property Trust has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
70.8% of Realty Income shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.5% of Alpine Income Property Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Realty Income shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Alpine Income Property Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Realty Income and Alpine Income Property Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Realty Income | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2.44 |
| Alpine Income Property Trust | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3.00 |
Realty Income presently has a consensus target price of $71.69, suggesting a potential upside of 20.50%. Alpine Income Property Trust has a consensus target price of $20.50, suggesting a potential upside of 22.79%. Given Alpine Income Property Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Alpine Income Property Trust is more favorable than Realty Income.
Summary
Realty Income beats Alpine Income Property Trust on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Realty Income
Realty Income Corporation is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns and manages commercial properties leased to businesses. Its portfolio includes retail, industrial, gaming, and other properties, typically leased under long-term net lease agreements in which tenants are responsible for many property operating expenses. Founded in 1969, Realty Income is known as “The Monthly Dividend Company” for its monthly dividend payments. The company serves tenants across the United States and has expanded its property portfolio into Europe.
About Alpine Income Property Trust
Alpine Income Property Trust, Inc. is a real estate investment trust that owns and manages income-producing commercial properties. Its portfolio focuses primarily on single-tenant retail properties leased to national and regional businesses, along with select other commercial real estate. Many of the company’s properties are leased under net lease agreements, in which tenants pay some or all property expenses in addition to rent. Alpine seeks to generate rental income through leases with businesses operating across a range of industries.
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