InvenTrust Properties (NYSE:IVT) versus FrontView REIT (NYSE:FVR) Critical Analysis

InvenTrust Properties (NYSE:IVT) and FrontView REIT (NYSE:FVR) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and earnings.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

61.7% of InvenTrust Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of InvenTrust Properties shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
InvenTrust Properties	$273.97 million	8.26	$13.66 million	$0.18	162.31
FrontView REIT	$59.92 million	3.72	N/A	N/A	N/A

InvenTrust Properties has higher revenue and earnings than FrontView REIT.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for InvenTrust Properties and FrontView REIT, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
InvenTrust Properties	0	2	3	0	2.60
FrontView REIT	0	0	5	0	3.00

InvenTrust Properties currently has a consensus price target of $32.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.53%. FrontView REIT has a consensus price target of $21.20, indicating a potential upside of 64.58%. Given FrontView REIT’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe FrontView REIT is more favorable than InvenTrust Properties.

Dividends

InvenTrust Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.95 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. FrontView REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. InvenTrust Properties pays out 527.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Profitability

This table compares InvenTrust Properties and FrontView REIT’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
InvenTrust Properties	4.99%	0.83%	0.54%
FrontView REIT	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

InvenTrust Properties beats FrontView REIT on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About InvenTrust Properties

InvenTrust Properties Corp. (the “Company,” “IVT,” or “InvenTrust”) is a premier Sun Belt, multi-tenant essential retail REIT that owns, leases, redevelops, acquires and manages grocery-anchored neighborhood and community centers as well as high-quality power centers that often have a grocery component. Management pursues the Company’s business strategy by acquiring retail properties in Sun Belt markets, opportunistically disposing of retail properties, maintaining a flexible capital structure, and enhancing environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) practices and standards. A trusted, local operator bringing real estate expertise to its tenant relationships, IVT has built a strong reputation with market participants across its portfolio. IVT is committed to leadership in ESG practices and has been a Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (“GRESB”) member since 2013.

About FrontView REIT

FrontView REIT specializes in real estate investing.