EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR – Get Free Report) and Gladstone Land (NASDAQ:LANDP – Get Free Report) are both real estate companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and valuation.
Dividends
EPR Properties pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Gladstone Land pays an annual dividend of $1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. EPR Properties pays out 119.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. EPR Properties has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares EPR Properties and Gladstone Land”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| EPR Properties | $718.36 million | 6.26 | $274.94 million | $3.11 | 18.88 |
| Gladstone Land | $88.48 million | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
EPR Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Gladstone Land.
Profitability
This table compares EPR Properties and Gladstone Land’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| EPR Properties | 35.45% | 11.34% | 4.58% |
| Gladstone Land | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
74.7% of EPR Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of EPR Properties shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for EPR Properties and Gladstone Land, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| EPR Properties | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2.69 |
| Gladstone Land | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
EPR Properties currently has a consensus price target of $65.45, suggesting a potential upside of 11.48%. Given EPR Properties’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe EPR Properties is more favorable than Gladstone Land.
Summary
EPR Properties beats Gladstone Land on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About EPR Properties
EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) is the leading diversified experiential net lease real estate investment trust (REIT), specializing in select enduring experiential properties in the real estate industry. We focus on real estate venues that create value by facilitating out of home leisure and recreation experiences where consumers choose to spend their discretionary time and money. We have total assets of approximately $5.7 billion (after accumulated depreciation of approximately $1.4 billion) across 44 states. We adhere to rigorous underwriting and investing criteria centered on key industry, property and tenant level cash flow standards. We believe our focused approach provides a competitive advantage and the potential for stable and attractive returns.
About Gladstone Land
Founded in 1997, Gladstone Land is a publicly traded real estate investment trust that acquires and owns farmland and farm-related properties located in major agricultural markets in the U.S. and leases its properties to unrelated third-party farmers. The Company, which reports the aggregate fair value of its farmland holdings on a quarterly basis, currently owns 169 farms, comprised of approximately 116,000 acres in 15 different states and over 45,000 acre-feet of banked water in California, valued at a total of approximately $1.6 billion. Gladstone Land's farms are predominantly located in regions where its tenants are able to grow fresh produce annual row crops, such as berries and vegetables, which are generally planted and harvested annually. The Company also owns farms growing permanent crops, such as almonds, apples, cherries, figs, lemons, olives, pistachios, and other orchards, as well as blueberry groves and vineyards, which are generally planted every 20-plus years and harvested annually. Approximately 40% of the Company's fresh produce acreage is either organic or in transition to become organic, and over 10% of its permanent crop acreage falls into this category. The Company may also acquire property related to farming, such as cooling facilities, processing buildings, packaging facilities, and distribution centers. Gladstone Land pays monthly distributions to its stockholders and has paid 129 consecutive monthly cash distributions on its common stock since its initial public offering in January 2013. The Company has increased its common distributions 32 times over the prior 35 quarters, and the current per-share distribution on its common stock is $0.0464 per month, or $0.5568 per year.
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