GOV vs. AFCG, AOMR, BEEP, OPI, MLP, FPH, TRC, SRG, FRPH, and OCN
Should you be buying Government Properties Income Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Government Properties Income Trust include AFC Gamma (AFCG), Angel Oak Mortgage REIT (AOMR), Mobile Infrastructure (BEEP), Office Properties Income Trust (OPI), Maui Land & Pineapple (MLP), Five Point (FPH), Tejon Ranch (TRC), Seritage Growth Properties (SRG), FRP (FRPH), and Ocwen Financial (OCN). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Government Properties Income Trust (NASDAQ:GOV) and AFC Gamma (NASDAQ:AFCG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, dividends, profitability and media sentiment.
Government Properties Income Trust received 426 more outperform votes than AFC Gamma when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.03% of users gave Government Properties Income Trust an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave AFC Gamma an outperform vote.
AFC Gamma has a net margin of 30.38% compared to Government Properties Income Trust's net margin of 4.14%. AFC Gamma's return on equity of 12.10% beat Government Properties Income Trust's return on equity.
Government Properties Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 85.6%. AFC Gamma pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.2%. Government Properties Income Trust pays out 85.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. AFC Gamma pays out 188.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Government Properties Income Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
In the previous week, Government Properties Income Trust had 5 more articles in the media than AFC Gamma. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Government Properties Income Trust and 1 mentions for AFC Gamma. AFC Gamma's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Government Properties Income Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that AFC Gamma is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Government Properties Income Trust has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AFC Gamma has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.
AFC Gamma has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Government Properties Income Trust. Government Properties Income Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AFC Gamma, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
63.5% of Government Properties Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.5% of AFC Gamma shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Government Properties Income Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 28.5% of AFC Gamma shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
AFC Gamma has a consensus price target of $17.50, indicating a potential upside of 48.05%. Given AFC Gamma's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe AFC Gamma is more favorable than Government Properties Income Trust.
Summary
Government Properties Income Trust and AFC Gamma tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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