Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust (NASDAQ:WHLR – Get Free Report) and Alpine Income Property Trust (NYSE:PINE – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and profitability.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust and Alpine Income Property Trust’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust | $76.64 million | 0.05 | -$12.45 million | ($24.50) | -0.16 |
| Alpine Income Property Trust | $45.20 million | 5.32 | $29.72 million | $1.28 | 13.38 |
Alpine Income Property Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust. Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust 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.
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Alpine Income Property Trust | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3.00 |
Alpine Income Property Trust has a consensus target price of $20.50, suggesting a potential upside of 19.67%. Given Alpine Income Property Trust’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Alpine Income Property Trust is more favorable than Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust.
Profitability
This table compares Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust and Alpine Income Property Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust | -15.42% | -506.22% | -2.18% |
| Alpine Income Property Trust | 39.47% | 6.16% | 3.18% |
Volatility and Risk
Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust has a beta of 2.49, indicating that its share price is 149% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alpine Income Property Trust has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
79.4% of Alpine Income Property Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 40.9% of Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Alpine Income Property Trust shares are held by 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.
Summary
Alpine Income Property Trust beats Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust
Headquartered in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. is a fully integrated, self-managed commercial real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on owning and operating income-producing retail properties with a primary focus on grocery-anchored centers.
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 commercial income properties that are predominately leased to high-quality publicly traded and credit-rated tenants.
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