Alpine Income Property Trust (NYSE:PINE – Get Free Report) and AvalonBay Communities (NYSE:AVB – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
60.5% of Alpine Income Property Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.6% of AvalonBay Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Alpine Income Property Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of AvalonBay Communities shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Alpine Income Property Trust and AvalonBay Communities, 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 |
| AvalonBay Communities | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2.50 |
Dividends
Alpine Income Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. AvalonBay Communities pays an annual dividend of $6.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. 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. AvalonBay Communities pays out 93.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Alpine Income Property Trust and AvalonBay Communities”s 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 | 5.30 | $2.92 million | $0.22 | 77.01 |
| AvalonBay Communities | $2.77 billion | 11.21 | $928.83 million | $7.31 | 29.85 |
AvalonBay Communities has higher revenue and earnings than Alpine Income Property Trust. AvalonBay Communities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alpine Income Property Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Alpine Income Property Trust and AvalonBay Communities’ 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% |
| AvalonBay Communities | 36.20% | 8.84% | 4.98% |
Risk and Volatility
Alpine Income Property Trust has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AvalonBay Communities has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
AvalonBay Communities beats Alpine Income Property Trust on 11 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 AvalonBay Communities
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. is a real estate investment trust, which engages in the development, acquisition, ownership, and operation of multifamily communities. It operates through the following segments: Same Store, Other Stabilized, and Development or Redevelopment. The Same Store segment refers to the operating communities that were owned and had stabilized occupancy. The Other Stabilized segment includes all other complete communities that have stabilized occupancy. The Development or Redevelopment segment consists of communities that are under construction. The company was founded by Gilbert M. Meyer in 1978 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.
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