Gladstone Commercial (NASDAQ:GOOD) & Generation Income Properties (NASDAQ:GIPRW) Critical Comparison

Generation Income Properties (NASDAQ:GIPRW) and Gladstone Commercial (NASDAQ:GOOD) are both real estate companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

45.5% of Gladstone Commercial shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Gladstone Commercial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Generation Income Properties and Gladstone Commercial’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Generation Income Properties	N/A	N/A	N/A
Gladstone Commercial	7.90%	7.34%	1.02%

Dividends

Generation Income Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 153.3%. Gladstone Commercial pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Gladstone Commercial pays out -631.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Generation Income Properties and Gladstone Commercial”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Generation Income Properties	$9.66 million	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Gladstone Commercial	$145.15 million	4.45	$4.99 million	($0.19)	-84.84

Gladstone Commercial has higher revenue and earnings than Generation Income Properties.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Generation Income Properties and Gladstone Commercial, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Generation Income Properties	0	0	0	0	N/A
Gladstone Commercial	0	1	1	0	2.50

Gladstone Commercial has a consensus target price of $15.50, suggesting a potential downside of 3.85%. Given Gladstone Commercial’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Gladstone Commercial is more favorable than Generation Income Properties.

Summary

Gladstone Commercial beats Generation Income Properties on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Generation Income Properties

Generation Income Properties, Inc., located in Tampa, Florida, is an internally managed real estate investment trust formed to acquire and own, directly and jointly, real estate investments focused on retail, office, and industrial net lease properties in densely populated submarkets.

About Gladstone Commercial

Gladstone Commercial Corporation is a real estate investment trust focused on acquiring, owning, and operating net leased industrial and office properties across the United States. Including payments through January 2024, Gladstone Commercial has paid 229 consecutive monthly cash distributions on its common stock. Prior to paying distributions on a monthly basis, Gladstone Commercial paid five consecutive quarterly cash distributions. Gladstone Commercial has never skipped or deferred a distribution since its inception in 2003.