Alternative Income REIT (AIRE) Competitors

abrdn Equity Income Trust (LON:AEI) and Alternative Income REIT (LON:AIRE) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk and volatility, AEI or AIRE?

abrdn Equity Income Trust has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alternative Income REIT has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, AEI or AIRE?

Alternative Income REIT has lower revenue, but higher earnings than abrdn Equity Income Trust. abrdn Equity Income Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alternative Income REIT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
abrdn Equity Income Trust	£20.67M	8.63	-£220.80K	£0.42	868.95
Alternative Income REIT	£5.92M	9.38	£2.24M	£0.06	1,086.61

Does the media favor AEI or AIRE?

In the previous week, abrdn Equity Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Alternative Income REIT'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
abrdn Equity Income Trust	Neutral
Alternative Income REIT	Neutral

Is AEI or AIRE a better dividend stock?

abrdn Equity Income Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Alternative Income REIT pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. abrdn Equity Income Trust pays out 54.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alternative Income REIT pays out 94.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of AEI or AIRE?

6.9% of abrdn Equity Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.7% of Alternative Income REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of abrdn Equity Income Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.5% of Alternative Income REIT shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is AEI or AIRE more profitable?

Alternative Income REIT has a net margin of 29.84% compared to abrdn Equity Income Trust's net margin of -6.55%. Alternative Income REIT's return on equity of 3.60% beat abrdn Equity Income Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
abrdn Equity Income Trust	-6.55%	-0.14%	0.71%
Alternative Income REIT	29.84%	3.60%	3.56%

Summary

Alternative Income REIT beats abrdn Equity Income Trust on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.