NETSTREIT (NYSE:NTST – Get Free Report) and Acadia Realty Trust (NYSE:AKR – Get Free Report) are both real estate companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings and profitability.
Dividends
NETSTREIT pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Acadia Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. NETSTREIT pays out 600.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Acadia Realty Trust pays out 235.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. NETSTREIT has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Acadia Realty Trust has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
97.7% of Acadia Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of NETSTREIT shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Acadia Realty Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for NETSTREIT and Acadia Realty Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| NETSTREIT | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2.86 |
| Acadia Realty Trust | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2.75 |
NETSTREIT presently has a consensus target price of $22.46, suggesting a potential upside of 31.68%. Acadia Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $23.80, suggesting a potential upside of 28.62%. Given NETSTREIT’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe NETSTREIT is more favorable than Acadia Realty Trust.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares NETSTREIT and Acadia Realty Trust”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| NETSTREIT | $195.01 million | 8.88 | $6.90 million | $0.15 | 113.70 |
| Acadia Realty Trust | $410.76 million | 6.19 | $16.90 million | $0.34 | 54.42 |
Acadia Realty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than NETSTREIT. Acadia Realty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NETSTREIT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
NETSTREIT has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acadia Realty Trust has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares NETSTREIT and Acadia Realty Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| NETSTREIT | 6.35% | 0.95% | 0.51% |
| Acadia Realty Trust | 12.14% | 1.85% | 1.04% |
Summary
Acadia Realty Trust beats NETSTREIT on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
About NETSTREIT
NETSTREIT Corp. is an internally managed real estate investment trust (REIT) based in Dallas, Texas that specializes in acquiring single-tenant net lease retail properties nationwide. The growing portfolio consists of high-quality properties leased to e-commerce resistant tenants with healthy balance sheets. Led by a management team of seasoned commercial real estate executives, NETSTREIT’s strategy is to create the highest quality net lease retail portfolio in the country with the goal of generating consistent cash flows and dividends for its investors.
About Acadia Realty Trust
Acadia Realty Trust is an equity real estate investment trust focused on delivering long-term, profitable growth via its dual Core Portfolio and Fund operating platforms and its disciplined, location-driven investment strategy. Acadia Realty Trust is accomplishing this goal by building a best-in-class core real estate portfolio with meaningful concentrations of assets in the nation's most dynamic corridors; making profitable opportunistic and value-add investments through its series of discretionary, institutional funds; and maintaining a strong balance sheet.
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