American Strategic Investment (NYSE:NYC – Get Free Report) and Saul Centers (NYSE:BFS – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation and institutional ownership.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for American Strategic Investment and Saul Centers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| American Strategic Investment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Saul Centers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Saul Centers has a consensus target price of $45.50, suggesting a potential upside of 22.98%. Given Saul Centers’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Saul Centers is more favorable than American Strategic Investment.
Valuation and Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| American Strategic Investment | $62.71 million | 0.38 | -$105.92 million | ($85.54) | -0.11 |
| Saul Centers | $257.21 million | 3.48 | $52.69 million | $1.84 | 20.11 |
Saul Centers has higher revenue and earnings than American Strategic Investment. American Strategic Investment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Saul Centers, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
American Strategic Investment has a beta of 0.12, suggesting that its stock price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Saul Centers has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares American Strategic Investment and Saul Centers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| American Strategic Investment | -334.85% | -17.68% | -4.58% |
| Saul Centers | 20.84% | 17.16% | 2.72% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
48.0% of American Strategic Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.0% of Saul Centers shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of American Strategic Investment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 56.6% of Saul Centers shares are owned 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.
Summary
Saul Centers beats American Strategic Investment on 14 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About American Strategic Investment
American Strategic Investment Co. (NYSE: NYC) owns a portfolio of high-quality commercial real estate located within the five boroughs of New York City.
About Saul Centers
Saul Centers is a self-managed, self-administered equity REIT headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. Saul Centers currently operates and manages a real estate portfolio comprised of 61 properties that includes (a) 57 community and neighborhood Shopping Centers and Mixed-Use properties with approximately 9.8 million square feet of leasable area and (b) four land and development properties. Over 85% of the Company’s property operating income is generated from properties in the metropolitan Washington, DC/Baltimore area.
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