Strawberry Fields REIT (STRW) Competitors

GAMCO Investors (NYSE:GAMI) and Strawberry Fields REIT (NASDAQ:STRW) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Which has more volatility & risk, GAMI or STRW?

GAMCO Investors has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Strawberry Fields REIT has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GAMI or STRW?

Strawberry Fields REIT received 2 more outperform votes than GAMCO Investors when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
GAMCO Investors	N/A	N/A
Strawberry Fields REIT	Outperform Votes 2 66.67%	Underperform Votes 1 33.33%

Is GAMI or STRW more profitable?

GAMCO Investors has a net margin of 27.86% compared to Strawberry Fields REIT's net margin of 2.98%. GAMCO Investors' return on equity of 36.01% beat Strawberry Fields REIT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GAMCO Investors	27.86%	36.01%	23.05%
Strawberry Fields REIT	2.98%	6.64%	0.52%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, GAMI or STRW?

GAMCO Investors has higher revenue and earnings than Strawberry Fields REIT. GAMCO Investors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Strawberry Fields 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
GAMCO Investors	$231.40M	2.30	$64.46M	$2.81	8.44
Strawberry Fields REIT	$126.56M	1.00	$2.50M	$0.58	17.59

Does the media prefer GAMI or STRW?

In the previous week, GAMCO Investors had 2 more articles in the media than Strawberry Fields REIT. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for GAMCO Investors and 1 mentions for Strawberry Fields REIT. GAMCO Investors' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Strawberry Fields REIT's score of -0.15 indicating that GAMCO Investors is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
GAMCO Investors	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Strawberry Fields REIT	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals believe in GAMI or STRW?

3.3% of GAMCO Investors shares are owned by institutional investors. 81.2% of GAMCO Investors shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.6% of Strawberry Fields REIT shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is GAMI or STRW a better dividend stock?

GAMCO Investors pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Strawberry Fields REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. GAMCO Investors pays out 11.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Strawberry Fields REIT pays out 96.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. GAMCO Investors has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Strawberry Fields REIT has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Do analysts prefer GAMI or STRW?

Strawberry Fields REIT has a consensus target price of $13.50, suggesting a potential upside of 32.35%. Given Strawberry Fields REIT's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Strawberry Fields REIT is more favorable than GAMCO Investors.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GAMCO Investors	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Strawberry Fields REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

GAMCO Investors beats Strawberry Fields REIT on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.