Saul Centers (NYSE:BFS – Get Free Report) and American Strategic Investment (NYSE:NYC – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.
Profitability
This table compares Saul Centers and American Strategic Investment’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Saul Centers | 20.84% | 17.16% | 2.72% |
| American Strategic Investment | -334.85% | -17.68% | -4.58% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations for Saul Centers and American Strategic Investment, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Saul Centers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| American Strategic Investment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Saul Centers and American Strategic Investment”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Saul Centers | $267.61 million | 3.38 | $52.69 million | $1.84 | 20.35 |
| American Strategic Investment | $62.06 million | 0.39 | -$105.92 million | ($85.54) | -0.11 |
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.
Volatility and Risk
Saul Centers has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Strategic Investment has a beta of 0.12, meaning that its share price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
50.0% of Saul Centers shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.0% of American Strategic Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. 56.6% of Saul Centers shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of American Strategic Investment shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Dividends
Saul Centers pays an annual dividend of $2.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. American Strategic Investment pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Saul Centers pays out 128.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. American Strategic Investment pays out -0.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Summary
Saul Centers beats American Strategic Investment on 15 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
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.
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