CTO Realty Growth (NYSE:CTO – Get Free Report) and Braemar Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:BHR – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and earnings.
Profitability
This table compares CTO Realty Growth and Braemar Hotels & Resorts’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| CTO Realty Growth | 14.52% | 3.55% | 1.63% |
| Braemar Hotels & Resorts | -4.95% | -12.33% | -1.64% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for CTO Realty Growth and Braemar Hotels & Resorts, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| CTO Realty Growth | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3.25 |
| Braemar Hotels & Resorts | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Dividends
CTO Realty Growth pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. Braemar Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. CTO Realty Growth pays out 276.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Braemar Hotels & Resorts pays out -17.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CTO Realty Growth has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. CTO Realty Growth is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares CTO Realty Growth and Braemar Hotels & Resorts”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| CTO Realty Growth | $115.33 million | 3.78 | $5.53 million | $0.55 | 34.53 |
| Braemar Hotels & Resorts | $744.00 million | 0.30 | -$27.02 million | ($1.12) | -2.98 |
CTO Realty Growth has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Braemar Hotels & Resorts. Braemar Hotels & Resorts is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CTO Realty Growth, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
67.2% of CTO Realty Growth shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.8% of Braemar Hotels & Resorts shares are held by institutional investors. 5.0% of CTO Realty Growth shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Braemar Hotels & Resorts shares are held 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.
Risk & Volatility
CTO Realty Growth has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Braemar Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 2, suggesting that its stock price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
CTO Realty Growth beats Braemar Hotels & Resorts on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
About CTO Realty Growth
CTO Realty Growth, Inc. is a publicly traded real estate investment trust that owns and operates a portfolio of high-quality, retail-based properties located primarily in higher growth markets in the United States. CTO also externally manages and owns a meaningful interest in Alpine Income Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE: PINE), a publicly traded net lease REIT.
About Braemar Hotels & Resorts
Braemar Hotels & Resorts is a conservatively capitalized REIT that invests primarily in high RevPAR, full-service luxury hotels and resorts. We are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BHR and are externally-advised by Ashford (NYSE American: AINC).
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