Realty Income (NYSE:O) versus Alpine Income Property Trust (NYSE:PINE) Critical Survey

Realty Income (NYSE:O) and Alpine Income Property Trust (NYSE:PINE) are both real estate companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Realty Income and Alpine Income Property Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Realty Income	21.85%	3.27%	1.80%
Alpine Income Property Trust	16.55%	3.68%	1.64%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Realty Income and Alpine Income Property Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Realty Income	1	10	5	2	2.44
Alpine Income Property Trust	0	3	5	3	3.00

Realty Income presently has a consensus price target of $71.69, indicating a potential upside of 20.50%. Alpine Income Property Trust has a consensus price target of $20.50, indicating a potential upside of 22.79%. Given Alpine Income Property Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Alpine Income Property Trust is more favorable than Realty Income.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

70.8% of Realty Income shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.5% of Alpine Income Property Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Realty Income 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Realty Income 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
Realty Income	$5.75 billion	9.84	$1.06 billion	$1.45	41.03
Alpine Income Property Trust	$75.77 million	3.95	-$2.66 million	$0.46	36.29

Realty Income has higher revenue and earnings than Alpine Income Property Trust. Alpine Income Property Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Realty Income, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Dividends

Realty Income pays an annual dividend of $3.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Alpine Income Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Realty Income pays out 224.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Alpine Income Property Trust pays out 278.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Realty Income has increased its dividend for 31 consecutive years and Alpine Income Property Trust has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Volatility & Risk

Realty Income has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alpine Income Property Trust has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Realty Income beats Alpine Income Property Trust on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Realty Income

Realty Income Corporation is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns and manages commercial properties leased to businesses. Its portfolio includes retail, industrial, gaming, and other properties, typically leased under long-term net lease agreements in which tenants are responsible for many property operating expenses. Founded in 1969, Realty Income is known as “The Monthly Dividend Company” for its monthly dividend payments. The company serves tenants across the United States and has expanded its property portfolio into Europe.

About Alpine Income Property Trust

Alpine Income Property Trust, Inc. is a real estate investment trust that owns and manages income-producing commercial properties. Its portfolio focuses primarily on single-tenant retail properties leased to national and regional businesses, along with select other commercial real estate. Many of the company’s properties are leased under net lease agreements, in which tenants pay some or all property expenses in addition to rent. Alpine seeks to generate rental income through leases with businesses operating across a range of industries.