Analyzing FrontView REIT (NYSE:FVR) & Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT)

FrontView REIT (NYSE:FVR) and Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT) are both real estate companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, earnings and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares FrontView REIT and Federal Realty Investment Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FrontView REIT	2.10%	0.29%	0.17%
Federal Realty Investment Trust	32.67%	13.65%	4.83%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares FrontView REIT and Federal Realty Investment Trust”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FrontView REIT	$69.27 million	6.94	-$3.83 million	$0.03	654.83
Federal Realty Investment Trust	$1.28 billion	7.91	$411.08 million	$4.95	23.66

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

93.9% of Federal Realty Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.6% of FrontView REIT shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Federal Realty Investment Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for FrontView REIT and Federal Realty Investment Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FrontView REIT	0	4	7	2	2.85
Federal Realty Investment Trust	0	6	10	2	2.78

FrontView REIT presently has a consensus price target of $22.50, suggesting a potential upside of 14.53%. Federal Realty Investment Trust has a consensus price target of $128.44, suggesting a potential upside of 9.65%. Given FrontView REIT’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe FrontView REIT is more favorable than Federal Realty Investment Trust.

Risk and Volatility

FrontView REIT has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Federal Realty Investment Trust has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

FrontView REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Federal Realty Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of $4.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. FrontView REIT pays out 2,866.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Federal Realty Investment Trust pays out 91.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Federal Realty Investment Trust has raised its dividend for 58 consecutive years.

Summary

Federal Realty Investment Trust beats FrontView REIT on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

About FrontView REIT

FrontView REIT specializes in real estate investing.

About Federal Realty Investment Trust

Federal Realty Investment Trust is an equity real estate investment trust, which engages in the provision of ownership, management, and redevelopment of retail and mixed-use properties located primarily in communities where demand exceeds supply in strategically selected metropolitan markets. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in North Bethesda, MD.