Head-To-Head Review: Alpine Income Property Trust (NYSE:PINE) versus AvalonBay Communities (NYSE:AVB)

AvalonBay Communities (NYSE:AVB) and Alpine Income Property Trust (NYSE:PINE) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

92.6% of AvalonBay Communities shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.5% of Alpine Income Property Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of AvalonBay Communities shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Alpine Income Property Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares AvalonBay Communities and Alpine Income Property Trust”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AvalonBay Communities	$2.77 billion	11.21	$928.83 million	$7.31	29.85
Alpine Income Property Trust	$45.64 million	5.30	$2.92 million	$0.22	77.01

AvalonBay Communities has higher revenue and earnings than Alpine Income Property Trust. AvalonBay Communities 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 Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for AvalonBay Communities and Alpine Income Property Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AvalonBay Communities	0	8	8	0	2.50
Alpine Income Property Trust	0	2	7	0	2.78

AvalonBay Communities currently has a consensus target price of $234.53, suggesting a potential upside of 7.48%. Alpine Income Property Trust has a consensus target price of $19.25, suggesting a potential upside of 13.63%. Given Alpine Income Property Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Alpine Income Property Trust is more favorable than AvalonBay Communities.

Risk & Volatility

AvalonBay Communities has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alpine Income Property Trust has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

AvalonBay Communities pays an annual dividend of $6.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Alpine Income Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. AvalonBay Communities pays out 93.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Alpine Income Property Trust pays out 509.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AvalonBay Communities	36.20%	8.84%	4.98%
Alpine Income Property Trust	6.72%	1.23%	0.59%

Summary

AvalonBay Communities beats Alpine Income Property Trust on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

About AvalonBay Communities

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. is a real estate investment trust, which engages in the development, acquisition, ownership, and operation of multifamily communities. It operates through the following segments: Same Store, Other Stabilized, and Development or Redevelopment. The Same Store segment refers to the operating communities that were owned and had stabilized occupancy. The Other Stabilized segment includes all other complete communities that have stabilized occupancy. The Development or Redevelopment segment consists of communities that are under construction. The company was founded by Gilbert M. Meyer in 1978 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

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 properties that are predominately leased to high-quality publicly traded and credit-rated tenants.