Alpine Income Property Trust (NYSE:PINE – Get Free Report) and Granite Point Mortgage Trust (NYSE:GPMT – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and risk.
Dividends
Alpine Income Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Granite Point Mortgage Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. Alpine Income Property Trust pays out -2,800.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Granite Point Mortgage Trust pays out -5.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Alpine Income Property Trust and Granite Point Mortgage Trust”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Alpine Income Property Trust | $50.02 million | 4.86 | $2.92 million | ($0.04) | -445.75 |
Granite Point Mortgage Trust | $263.73 million | 0.57 | -$63.20 million | ($3.65) | -0.82 |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Alpine Income Property Trust and Granite Point Mortgage Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Alpine Income Property Trust | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2.78 |
Granite Point Mortgage Trust | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.25 |
Alpine Income Property Trust presently has a consensus target price of $19.25, suggesting a potential upside of 7.96%. Granite Point Mortgage Trust has a consensus target price of $5.08, suggesting a potential upside of 70.01%. Given Granite Point Mortgage Trust’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Granite Point Mortgage Trust is more favorable than Alpine Income Property Trust.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
60.5% of Alpine Income Property Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.6% of Granite Point Mortgage Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Alpine Income Property Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Granite Point Mortgage Trust shares are owned 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.
Risk and Volatility
Alpine Income Property Trust has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Granite Point Mortgage Trust has a beta of 1.79, meaning that its stock price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Alpine Income Property Trust and Granite Point Mortgage Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Alpine Income Property Trust | 6.72% | 1.23% | 0.59% |
Granite Point Mortgage Trust | -74.38% | 2.45% | 0.70% |
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.
About Granite Point Mortgage Trust
Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc., a real estate investment trust, originates, invests in, and manages senior floating-rate commercial mortgage loans, and other debt and debt-like commercial real estate investments in the United States. The company provides intermediate-term bridge or transitional financing for various purposes, including acquisitions, recapitalizations, and refinancing, as well as a range of business plans, including lease-up, renovation, repositioning, and repurposing of the commercial property. The company qualifies as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes. It generally would not be subject to federal corporate income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
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