HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) Competitors

W.P. Carey (NYSE:WPC) and HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (NYSE:HASI) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Is WPC or HASI a better dividend stock?

W.P. Carey pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. W.P. Carey pays out 239.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital pays out 108.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. W.P. Carey has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk and volatility, WPC or HASI?

W.P. Carey has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer WPC or HASI?

W.P. Carey presently has a consensus target price of $67.22, suggesting a potential downside of 1.39%. HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital has a consensus target price of $38.13, suggesting a potential upside of 24.08%. Given HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital is more favorable than W.P. Carey.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
W.P. Carey	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.18
HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in WPC or HASI?

73.7% of W.P. Carey shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of W.P. Carey shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is WPC or HASI more profitable?

HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital has a net margin of 56.17% compared to W.P. Carey's net margin of 20.42%. HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital's return on equity of 10.85% beat W.P. Carey's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
W.P. Carey	20.42%	4.00%	1.91%
HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital	56.17%	10.85%	3.68%

Does the media favor WPC or HASI?

In the previous week, W.P. Carey had 10 more articles in the media than HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for W.P. Carey and 1 mentions for HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital. W.P. Carey's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital's score of 0.88 indicating that W.P. Carey is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
W.P. Carey	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings & valuation, WPC or HASI?

W.P. Carey has higher revenue and earnings than HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital. HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than W.P. Carey, 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
W.P. Carey	$1.58B	9.43	$460.84M	$1.52	44.85
HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital	$383.60M	9.96	$200.04M	$1.55	19.82

Summary

HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital beats W.P. Carey on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.