Mobile Infrastructure (NASDAQ:BEEP – Get Free Report) and Farmland Partners (NYSE:FPI – Get Free Report) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and earnings.
Profitability
This table compares Mobile Infrastructure and Farmland Partners’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Mobile Infrastructure | -70.76% | -11.49% | -4.88% |
| Farmland Partners | 49.85% | 5.54% | 3.58% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
84.3% of Mobile Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.0% of Farmland Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 36.6% of Mobile Infrastructure shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.9% of Farmland Partners shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation & Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Mobile Infrastructure | $34.77 million | 2.49 | -$21.44 million | ($0.63) | -3.33 |
| Farmland Partners | $52.18 million | 8.25 | $31.55 million | $0.51 | 19.34 |
Farmland Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Mobile Infrastructure. Mobile Infrastructure is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Farmland Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility and Risk
Mobile Infrastructure has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Farmland Partners has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings for Mobile Infrastructure and Farmland Partners, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Mobile Infrastructure | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.33 |
| Farmland Partners | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Mobile Infrastructure currently has a consensus price target of $6.25, indicating a potential upside of 197.62%. Given Mobile Infrastructure’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Mobile Infrastructure is more favorable than Farmland Partners.
Summary
Farmland Partners beats Mobile Infrastructure on 9 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 Farmland Partners
Farmland Partners Inc. is an internally managed real estate company that owns and seeks to acquire high-quality North American farmland and makes loans to farmers secured by farm real estate. As of December 31, 2023, the Company owns and/or manages approximately 171,100 acres in 16 states, including Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Texas. In addition, the Company owns land and buildings for four agriculture equipment dealerships in Ohio leased to Ag Pro under the John Deere brand. The Company has approximately 26 crop types and over 100 tenants. The Company elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust, or REIT, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, commencing with the taxable year ended December 31, 2014.
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