Head to Head Analysis: Highlands REIT (OTCMKTS:HHDS) vs. Power REIT (NYSE:PW)

Profitability

This table compares Highlands REIT and Power REIT’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Highlands REIT	-11.68%	-1.98%	-1.19%
Power REIT	-752.26%	-215.55%	-39.65%

Volatility and Risk

Highlands REIT has a beta of 18.27, suggesting that its share price is 1,727% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Power REIT has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.0% of Highlands REIT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.7% of Power REIT shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of Highlands REIT shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.7% of Power REIT shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Highlands REIT and Power REIT”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Highlands REIT	$30.98 million	2.47	-$10.30 million	N/A	N/A
Power REIT	$2.36 million	1.65	-$14.37 million	($7.08)	-0.16

Highlands REIT has higher revenue and earnings than Power REIT.

Summary

Highlands REIT beats Power REIT on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Highlands REIT

We are a self-advised and self-administered real estate investment trust (REIT) created to own and manage substantially all of the non-core investment properties previously owned and managed by our former parent, InvenTrust Properties Corp., a Maryland corporation (InvenTrust). On April 28, 2016, we were spun-off from InvenTrust through a pro rata distribution (the Distribution) by InvenTrust of 100% of the outstanding shares of our common stock to holders of InvenTrust's common stock. Prior to or concurrent with the separation, we and InvenTrust engaged in certain reorganization transactions that were designed to consolidate substantially all of InvenTrust's remaining non-core investment properties in Highlands.

About Power REIT

Power REIT, with a focus on the Triple Bottom Line and a commitment to Profit, Planet and People is a specialized real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns sustainable real estate related to infrastructure assets including properties for Controlled Environment Agriculture, Renewable Energy and Transportation. Power REIT is actively seeking to expand its real estate portfolio related to Controlled Environment Agriculture in the form of greenhouses for the cultivation of food and cannabis.