Clipper Realty (CLPR) Competitors

City Office REIT (NYSE:CIO) and Clipper Realty (NYSE:CLPR) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment and earnings.

Is CIO or CLPR more profitable?

Clipper Realty has a net margin of -9.53% compared to City Office REIT's net margin of -71.27%. Clipper Realty's return on equity of 0.00% beat City Office REIT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
City Office REIT	-71.27%	-20.26%	-8.45%
Clipper Realty	-9.53%	N/A	-1.16%

Which has more volatility and risk, CIO or CLPR?

City Office REIT has a beta of 1.82, meaning that its share price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clipper Realty has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to CIO or CLPR?

In the previous week, City Office REIT had 1 more articles in the media than Clipper Realty. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for City Office REIT and 0 mentions for Clipper Realty. Clipper Realty's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat City Office REIT's score of -1.00 indicating that Clipper Realty is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
City Office REIT	Negative
Clipper Realty	Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CIO or CLPR?

Clipper Realty has lower revenue, but higher earnings than City Office REIT. Clipper Realty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than City Office 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
City Office REIT	$171.13M	1.64	-$17.68M	-$3.17	-2.19
Clipper Realty	$148.77M	0.47	-$2.50M	-$1.03	-4.25

Do analysts recommend CIO or CLPR?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
City Office REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Clipper Realty	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CIO or CLPR?

67.5% of City Office REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.6% of Clipper Realty shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.3% of City Office REIT shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 53.0% of Clipper Realty shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CIO or CLPR a better dividend stock?

City Office REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Clipper Realty pays an annual dividend of $0.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.7%. City Office REIT pays out -12.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Clipper Realty pays out -36.9% 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. City Office REIT has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Clipper Realty is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Clipper Realty beats City Office REIT on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.