Plymouth Industrial REIT (NYSE:PLYM – 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 contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
92.7% of Plymouth Industrial REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.8% of Braemar Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Plymouth Industrial REIT shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Braemar Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Plymouth Industrial REIT 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 | |
| Plymouth Industrial REIT | $199.85 million | 4.98 | $13.66 million | $0.43 | 50.93 |
| Braemar Hotels & Resorts | $744.00 million | 0.27 | -$27.02 million | ($1.12) | -2.71 |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Plymouth Industrial REIT and Braemar Hotels & Resorts, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Plymouth Industrial REIT | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2.29 |
| Braemar Hotels & Resorts | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Plymouth Industrial REIT presently has a consensus price target of $25.57, suggesting a potential upside of 16.76%. Braemar Hotels & Resorts has a consensus price target of $2.50, suggesting a potential downside of 17.76%. Given Plymouth Industrial REIT’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Plymouth Industrial REIT is more favorable than Braemar Hotels & Resorts.
Volatility and Risk
Plymouth Industrial REIT has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Braemar Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.99, meaning that its share price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Plymouth Industrial REIT and Braemar Hotels & Resorts’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Plymouth Industrial REIT | 13.45% | 5.47% | 1.86% |
| Braemar Hotels & Resorts | -4.95% | -12.33% | -1.64% |
Dividends
Plymouth Industrial REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Braemar Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. Plymouth Industrial REIT pays out 223.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Braemar Hotels & Resorts pays out -17.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Braemar Hotels & Resorts is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Plymouth Industrial REIT beats Braemar Hotels & Resorts on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Plymouth Industrial REIT
Plymouth Industrial REIT, Inc. (NYSE: PLYM) is a full service, vertically integrated real estate investment company focused on the acquisition, ownership and management of single and multi-tenant industrial properties. Our mission is to provide tenants with cost effective space that is functional, flexible and safe.
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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