Head-To-Head Analysis: Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE:VNO) & alstria office REIT (OTCMKTS:ALSRF)

Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE:VNO) and alstria office REIT (OTCMKTS:ALSRF) are both real estate companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

90.0% of Vornado Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 9.0% of Vornado Realty Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Vornado Realty Trust and alstria office REIT’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vornado Realty Trust	3.71%	1.37%	0.43%
alstria office REIT	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Vornado Realty Trust and alstria office REIT”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vornado Realty Trust	$1.81 billion	4.02	$904.96 million	$0.02	1,948.20
alstria office REIT	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Vornado Realty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than alstria office REIT.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Vornado Realty Trust and alstria office REIT, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vornado Realty Trust	4	6	4	0	2.00
alstria office REIT	0	0	0	0	0.00

Vornado Realty Trust currently has a consensus price target of $39.83, indicating a potential upside of 2.23%. Given Vornado Realty Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Vornado Realty Trust is more favorable than alstria office REIT.

Summary

Vornado Realty Trust beats alstria office REIT on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Vornado Realty Trust

Vornado Realty Trust is a fully – integrated equity real estate investment trust.

About alstria office REIT

alstria office REIT AG is the leading real-estate operator focusing solely on German office property in selected German markets. Our strategy is based on the ownership and an active management of our properties throughout their entire life cycle, strong added-value services to our customers and deep knowledge of the markets in which we operate. alstria strives for sustainable long-term value creation while taking advantage of short-term arbitrage of inefficiencies in the real estate markets.