Mesabi Trust (MSB) Competitors

Mesabi Trust (NYSE:MSB) and JBG SMITH Properties (NYSE:JBGS) are both small-cap trading companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Is MSB or JBGS more profitable?

Mesabi Trust has a net margin of 96.23% compared to JBG SMITH Properties' net margin of -30.02%. Mesabi Trust's return on equity of 233.00% beat JBG SMITH Properties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mesabi Trust	96.23%	233.00%	145.93%
JBG SMITH Properties	-30.02%	-8.59%	-3.10%

Which has more volatility & risk, MSB or JBGS?

Mesabi Trust has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JBG SMITH Properties has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in MSB or JBGS?

98.5% of JBG SMITH Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Mesabi Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of JBG SMITH Properties shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer MSB or JBGS?

JBG SMITH Properties has a consensus target price of $16.00, indicating a potential downside of 6.27%. Given JBG SMITH Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe JBG SMITH Properties is more favorable than Mesabi Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mesabi Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
JBG SMITH Properties	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Which has better earnings and valuation, MSB or JBGS?

Mesabi Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than JBG SMITH Properties. JBG SMITH Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mesabi Trust, 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
Mesabi Trust	$23.79M	13.73	$93.27M	$7.12	3.50
JBG SMITH Properties	$547.31M	2.28	-$143.53M	-$1.87	-9.13

Is MSB or JBGS a better dividend stock?

Mesabi Trust pays an annual dividend of $2.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.0%. JBG SMITH Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Mesabi Trust pays out 31.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. JBG SMITH Properties pays out -37.4% 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.

Does the media prefer MSB or JBGS?

In the previous week, JBG SMITH Properties had 2 more articles in the media than Mesabi Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for JBG SMITH Properties and 1 mentions for Mesabi Trust. Mesabi Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat JBG SMITH Properties' score of 0.00 indicating that Mesabi Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mesabi Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
JBG SMITH Properties	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Mesabi Trust beats JBG SMITH Properties on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.