Ground Rents Income Fund (GRIO) Competitors

Palace Capital (LON:PCA) and Ground Rents Income Fund (LON:GRIO) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Does the media prefer PCA or GRIO?

In the previous week, Palace Capital and Palace Capital both had 1 articles in the media. Ground Rents Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Palace Capital's score of 0.59 indicating that Ground Rents Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Palace Capital	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ground Rents Income Fund	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PCA or GRIO?

82.7% of Palace Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.9% of Ground Rents Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 14.9% of Palace Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Ground Rents Income Fund shares are held 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, PCA or GRIO?

Palace Capital has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ground Rents Income Fund has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PCA or GRIO more profitable?

Palace Capital has a net margin of 164.89% compared to Ground Rents Income Fund's net margin of -413.74%. Palace Capital's return on equity of 31.11% beat Ground Rents Income Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Palace Capital	164.89%	31.11%	2.33%
Ground Rents Income Fund	-413.74%	-39.19%	1.71%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PCA or GRIO?

Palace Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Ground Rents Income Fund. Ground Rents Income Fund is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Palace Capital, 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
Palace Capital	£15.15M	4.29	£24.99M	£85.89	2.61
Ground Rents Income Fund	£5.64M	5.04	-£23.35M	-£25.87	-1.18

Is PCA or GRIO a better dividend stock?

Palace Capital pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. Ground Rents Income Fund pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Palace Capital pays out 17.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ground Rents Income Fund pays out -7.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Summary

Palace Capital beats Ground Rents Income Fund on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.