Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) Competitors

SITE Centers (NYSE:SITC) and Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (NYSE:HASI) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, risk, media sentiment and valuation.

Is SITC or HASI more profitable?

Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital has a net margin of 46.53% compared to Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital's net margin of 43.36%. Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital's return on equity of 11.83% beat SITE Centers' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SITE Centers	43.36%	11.83%	5.66%
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital	46.53%	10.93%	3.76%

Is SITC or HASI a better dividend stock?

SITE Centers pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. SITE Centers pays out 51.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital pays out 123.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media prefer SITC or HASI?

In the previous week, Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital had 16 more articles in the media than SITE Centers. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital and 4 mentions for SITE Centers. Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat SITE Centers' score of 0.38 indicating that SITE Centers is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SITE Centers	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SITC or HASI?

Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital received 386 more outperform votes than SITE Centers when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.12% of users gave Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital an outperform vote while only 28.57% of users gave SITE Centers an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SITE Centers	Outperform Votes 20 28.57%	Underperform Votes 50 71.43%
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital	Outperform Votes 406 68.12%	Underperform Votes 190 31.88%

Which has more risk & volatility, SITC or HASI?

SITE Centers has a beta of 1.6, suggesting that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital has a beta of 1.88, suggesting that its stock price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate SITC or HASI?

SITE Centers presently has a consensus price target of $14.25, indicating a potential upside of 1.93%. Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital has a consensus price target of $32.22, indicating a potential downside of 1.37%. Given Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe SITE Centers is more favorable than Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SITE Centers	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SITC or HASI?

88.7% of SITE Centers shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.1% of SITE Centers shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SITC or HASI?

SITE Centers has higher revenue and earnings than Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital. SITE Centers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, 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
SITE Centers	$539.46M	5.43	$265.70M	$1.02	13.71
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital	$289.84M	12.82	$148.84M	$1.34	24.38

Summary

Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital beats SITE Centers on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.