NNN REIT (NYSE:NNN – Get Free Report) and Alpine Income Property Trust (NYSE:PINE – Get Free Report) are both real estate companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
90.0% of NNN REIT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.5% of Alpine Income Property Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of NNN REIT shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Alpine Income Property Trust shares are held by company 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.
Volatility & Risk
NNN REIT has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alpine Income Property Trust has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Dividends
Profitability
This table compares NNN REIT and Alpine Income Property Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| NNN REIT | 40.35% | 8.70% | 4.06% |
| Alpine Income Property Trust | 9.36% | 2.11% | 0.91% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for NNN REIT and Alpine Income Property Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| NNN REIT | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2.07 |
| Alpine Income Property Trust | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2.82 |
NNN REIT currently has a consensus price target of $47.47, suggesting a potential upside of 5.13%. Alpine Income Property Trust has a consensus price target of $21.50, suggesting a potential upside of 10.37%. Given Alpine Income Property Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Alpine Income Property Trust is more favorable than NNN REIT.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares NNN REIT and Alpine Income Property Trust”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| NNN REIT | $926.21 million | 9.36 | $389.78 million | $2.04 | 22.13 |
| Alpine Income Property Trust | $60.53 million | 5.67 | -$2.66 million | $0.19 | 102.53 |
NNN REIT has higher revenue and earnings than Alpine Income Property Trust. NNN REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alpine Income Property Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
NNN REIT beats Alpine Income Property Trust on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
About NNN REIT
NNN REIT invests primarily in high-quality retail properties subject generally to long-term, net leases. As of December 31, 2023, the company owned 3,532 properties in 49 states with a gross leasable area of approximately 36.0 million square feet and a weighted average remaining lease term of 10.1 years. NNN is one of only three publicly traded REITs to have increased annual dividends for 34 or more consecutive years.
About Alpine Income Property Trust
Alpine Income Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE: PINE) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust that seeks to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns and dependable cash dividends by investing in, owning and operating a portfolio of single tenant net leased properties that are predominately leased to high-quality publicly traded and credit-rated tenants.
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