InvenTrust Properties (IVT) Competitors

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:PECO) and InvenTrust Properties (NYSE:IVT) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, risk, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Do analysts prefer PECO or IVT?

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. presently has a consensus price target of $38.33, indicating a potential upside of 6.39%. InvenTrust Properties has a consensus price target of $32.20, indicating a potential upside of 7.79%. Given InvenTrust Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe InvenTrust Properties is more favorable than Phillips Edison & Company, Inc..

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
InvenTrust Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PECO or IVT?

80.7% of Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.7% of InvenTrust Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 8.0% of Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of InvenTrust Properties shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, PECO or IVT?

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, InvenTrust Properties has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PECO or IVT a better dividend stock?

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. InvenTrust Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.95 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. pays out 223.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. InvenTrust Properties pays out 66.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and InvenTrust Properties has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Is PECO or IVT more profitable?

InvenTrust Properties has a net margin of 39.01% compared to Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.'s net margin of 9.91%. InvenTrust Properties' return on equity of 6.33% beat Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.	9.91%	2.64%	1.35%
InvenTrust Properties	39.01%	6.33%	4.24%

Does the media prefer PECO or IVT?

In the previous week, Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. had 2 more articles in the media than InvenTrust Properties. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. and 7 mentions for InvenTrust Properties. InvenTrust Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.'s score of 1.15 indicating that InvenTrust Properties is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
InvenTrust Properties	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PECO or IVT?

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has higher revenue and earnings than InvenTrust Properties. InvenTrust Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Phillips Edison & Company, Inc., 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
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.	$661.39M	6.84	$62.69M	$0.55	65.51
InvenTrust Properties	$273.97M	8.46	$13.66M	$1.44	20.75

Summary

InvenTrust Properties beats Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.