Industrial Logistics Properties Trust (ILPT) Competitors

Acadian Asset Management (NYSE:AAMI) and Industrial Logistics Properties Trust (NASDAQ:ILPT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment.

Is AAMI or ILPT a better dividend stock?

Acadian Asset Management pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Industrial Logistics Properties Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Acadian Asset Management pays out 1.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Industrial Logistics Properties Trust pays out -14.3% 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. Industrial Logistics Properties Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, AAMI or ILPT?

Acadian Asset Management has higher revenue and earnings than Industrial Logistics Properties Trust. Industrial Logistics Properties Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Acadian Asset Management, 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
Acadian Asset Management	$505.60M	2.87	$85M	$2.40	16.90
Industrial Logistics Properties Trust	$442.32M	0.90	-$95.67M	-$1.40	-4.27

Is AAMI or ILPT more profitable?

Acadian Asset Management has a net margin of 16.65% compared to Industrial Logistics Properties Trust's net margin of -20.73%. Acadian Asset Management's return on equity of 174.31% beat Industrial Logistics Properties Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Acadian Asset Management	16.65%	174.31%	17.56%
Industrial Logistics Properties Trust	-20.73%	-9.25%	-1.71%

Do analysts prefer AAMI or ILPT?

Acadian Asset Management currently has a consensus price target of $31.67, indicating a potential downside of 21.91%. Industrial Logistics Properties Trust has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential downside of 16.39%. Given Industrial Logistics Properties Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Industrial Logistics Properties Trust is more favorable than Acadian Asset Management.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Acadian Asset Management	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Industrial Logistics Properties Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AAMI or ILPT?

98.7% of Acadian Asset Management shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.1% of Industrial Logistics Properties Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 26.0% of Acadian Asset Management shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Industrial Logistics Properties Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer AAMI or ILPT?

In the previous week, Acadian Asset Management had 10 more articles in the media than Industrial Logistics Properties Trust. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Acadian Asset Management and 7 mentions for Industrial Logistics Properties Trust. Acadian Asset Management's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Industrial Logistics Properties Trust's score of 0.94 indicating that Acadian Asset Management is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Acadian Asset Management	9 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Industrial Logistics Properties Trust	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, AAMI or ILPT?

Acadian Asset Management has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Industrial Logistics Properties Trust has a beta of 2.33, suggesting that its share price is 133% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Acadian Asset Management beats Industrial Logistics Properties Trust on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.