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 better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

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%

Do institutionals and insiders believe 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 insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Ground Rents Income Fund shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings & valuation, 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	4.23	£24.99M	£85.89	2.57
Ground Rents Income Fund	£5.64M	4.83	-£23.35M	-£25.87	-1.14

Does the media prefer PCA or GRIO?

In the previous week, Palace Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Ground Rents Income Fund'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Palace Capital	Neutral
Ground Rents Income Fund	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, PCA or GRIO?

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

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 6.8%. Ground Rents Income Fund pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. 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. Ground Rents Income Fund is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Palace Capital beats Ground Rents Income Fund on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.