Gladstone Land (LAND) Competitors

Gladstone Land (NASDAQ:LAND) and Farmland Partners (NYSE:FPI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

Is LAND or FPI a better dividend stock?

Gladstone Land pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Farmland Partners pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Gladstone Land pays out -127.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Farmland Partners pays out 19.7% 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. Gladstone Land has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Gladstone Land is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media prefer LAND or FPI?

In the previous week, Gladstone Land and Gladstone Land both had 1 articles in the media. Farmland Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat Gladstone Land's score of 1.21 indicating that Farmland Partners is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gladstone Land	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Farmland Partners	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, LAND or FPI?

Gladstone Land has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Farmland Partners has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, LAND or FPI?

Farmland Partners has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Gladstone Land. Gladstone Land is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Farmland Partners, 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
Gladstone Land	$85.22M	3.93	$13.29M	-$0.44	-21.05
Farmland Partners	$58.23M	8.44	$59.91M	$1.22	8.97

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LAND or FPI?

53.6% of Gladstone Land shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.0% of Farmland Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 7.2% of Gladstone Land shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.3% of Farmland Partners shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is LAND or FPI more profitable?

Farmland Partners has a net margin of 127.59% compared to Gladstone Land's net margin of 10.69%. Farmland Partners' return on equity of 14.18% beat Gladstone Land's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gladstone Land	10.69%	1.14%	0.60%
Farmland Partners	127.59%	14.18%	8.06%

Do analysts recommend LAND or FPI?

Gladstone Land presently has a consensus price target of $14.50, suggesting a potential upside of 56.59%. Given Gladstone Land's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Gladstone Land is more favorable than Farmland Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gladstone Land	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Farmland Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Farmland Partners beats Gladstone Land on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.