One Liberty Properties (NYSE:OLP – Get Free Report) and Plymouth Industrial REIT (NYSE:PLYM – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares One Liberty Properties and Plymouth Industrial REIT”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| One Liberty Properties | $90.56 million | 5.15 | $30.42 million | $1.54 | 13.99 |
| Plymouth Industrial REIT | $198.35 million | 4.91 | $139.34 million | $2.00 | 10.93 |
Profitability
This table compares One Liberty Properties and Plymouth Industrial REIT’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| One Liberty Properties | 34.87% | 10.99% | 4.23% |
| Plymouth Industrial REIT | 47.78% | 16.76% | 6.17% |
Dividends
One Liberty Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. Plymouth Industrial REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. One Liberty Properties pays out 116.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Plymouth Industrial REIT pays out 48.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
36.2% of One Liberty Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of Plymouth Industrial REIT shares are held by institutional investors. 25.4% of One Liberty Properties shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Plymouth Industrial REIT shares are held 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.
Volatility and Risk
One Liberty Properties has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Plymouth Industrial REIT has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for One Liberty Properties and Plymouth Industrial REIT, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| One Liberty Properties | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Plymouth Industrial REIT | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2.09 |
Plymouth Industrial REIT has a consensus price target of $21.00, suggesting a potential downside of 3.93%. Given Plymouth Industrial REIT’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Plymouth Industrial REIT is more favorable than One Liberty Properties.
Summary
Plymouth Industrial REIT beats One Liberty Properties on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
About One Liberty Properties
One Liberty Properties, Inc. is a real estate investment trust, which engages in acquisition, ownership, and management of the geographically diversified portfolio consisting primarily of industrial, retail, restaurant, health and fitness, and theater properties, many of which are subject to long-term leases. The properties in the firm’s portfolio include net leases, long-term lease, and scheduled rent increases. The company was founded in December 1982 and is headquartered in Great Neck, NY.
About Plymouth Industrial REIT
Plymouth Industrial REIT, Inc. (NYSE: PLYM) is a full service, vertically integrated real estate investment company focused on the acquisition, ownership and management of single and multi-tenant industrial properties. Our mission is to provide tenants with cost effective space that is functional, flexible and safe.
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