Alpine Income Property Trust (NYSE:PINE – Get Free Report) and National Health Investors (NYSE:NHI – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation.
Profitability
This table compares Alpine Income Property Trust and National Health Investors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Alpine Income Property Trust | -1.45% | -0.24% | -0.12% |
| National Health Investors | 41.40% | 10.41% | 5.30% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings for Alpine Income Property Trust and National Health Investors, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Alpine Income Property Trust | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3.00 |
| National Health Investors | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2.50 |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
60.5% of Alpine Income Property Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.5% of National Health Investors shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Alpine Income Property Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% of National Health Investors shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Alpine Income Property Trust and National Health Investors’ top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Alpine Income Property Trust | $45.64 million | 4.56 | $2.92 million | ($0.04) | -382.13 |
| National Health Investors | $319.83 million | 9.28 | $135.65 million | $3.05 | 22.41 |
National Health Investors has higher revenue and earnings than Alpine Income Property Trust. Alpine Income Property Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than National Health Investors, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Dividends
Alpine Income Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. National Health Investors pays an annual dividend of $3.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Alpine Income Property Trust pays out -2,750.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. National Health Investors pays out 118.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Alpine Income Property Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Risk and Volatility
Alpine Income Property Trust has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National Health Investors has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
National Health Investors 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 National Health Investors
Incorporated in 1991, National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE:NHI) is a real estate investment trust specializing in sale, leasebacks, joint-ventures, senior housing operating partnerships, and mortgage and mezzanine financing of need-driven and discretionary senior housing and medical investments. NHI's portfolio consists of independent living, assisted living and memory care communities, entrance-fee retirement communities, skilled nursing facilities, and specialty hospitals.
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