Welltower (NYSE:WELL) & Alpine Income Property Trust (NYSE:PINE) Critical Survey

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

Profitability

This table compares Alpine Income Property Trust and Welltower’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%
Welltower	12.22%	3.20%	2.00%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Alpine Income Property Trust and Welltower”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alpine Income Property Trust	$45.64 million	5.52	$2.92 million	$0.22	80.23
Welltower	$6.64 billion	12.32	$340.09 million	$1.52	86.43

Welltower has higher revenue and earnings than Alpine Income Property Trust. Alpine Income Property Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Welltower, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

60.5% of Alpine Income Property Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Welltower shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Alpine Income Property Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Welltower shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Alpine Income Property Trust and Welltower, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alpine Income Property Trust	0	2	7	0	2.78
Welltower	0	4	7	1	2.75

Alpine Income Property Trust presently has a consensus target price of $19.25, indicating a potential upside of 9.07%. Welltower has a consensus target price of $120.77, indicating a potential downside of 8.07%. Given Alpine Income Property Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Alpine Income Property Trust is more favorable than Welltower.

Risk & Volatility

Alpine Income Property Trust has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Welltower has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Alpine Income Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Welltower pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. 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. Welltower pays out 176.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Welltower beats Alpine Income Property Trust on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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 Welltower

Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL), a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) and S&P 500 company headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, is driving the transformation of health care infrastructure. Welltower invests with leading seniors housing operators, post-acute providers and health systems to fund the real estate infrastructure needed to scale innovative care delivery models and improve people’s wellness and overall health care experience. Welltower owns interests in properties concentrated in major, high-growth markets in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, consisting of seniors housing and post-acute communities and outpatient medical properties.