Peakstone Realty Trust (PKST) Competitors

Peakstone Realty Trust (NYSE:PKST) and Arbor Realty Trust (NYSE:ABR) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, risk and analyst recommendations.

Which has better earnings and valuation, PKST or ABR?

Arbor Realty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Peakstone Realty Trust. Peakstone Realty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Arbor Realty 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
Peakstone Realty Trust	$225.82M	2.09	-$550.58M	-$1.77	-7.25
Arbor Realty Trust	$596.64M	3.33	$264.64M	$1.04	9.95

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PKST or ABR?

Arbor Realty Trust received 285 more outperform votes than Peakstone Realty Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.38% of users gave Arbor Realty Trust an outperform vote while only 27.27% of users gave Peakstone Realty Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Peakstone Realty Trust	Outperform Votes 3 27.27%	Underperform Votes 8 72.73%
Arbor Realty Trust	Outperform Votes 288 60.38%	Underperform Votes 189 39.62%

Does the media prefer PKST or ABR?

In the previous week, Arbor Realty Trust had 5 more articles in the media than Peakstone Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Arbor Realty Trust and 0 mentions for Peakstone Realty Trust. Peakstone Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Arbor Realty Trust's score of 0.96 indicating that Peakstone Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Peakstone Realty Trust	Positive
Arbor Realty Trust	Positive

Is PKST or ABR more profitable?

Arbor Realty Trust has a net margin of 22.66% compared to Peakstone Realty Trust's net margin of -4.38%. Arbor Realty Trust's return on equity of 14.75% beat Peakstone Realty Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Peakstone Realty Trust	-4.38%	-0.85%	-0.38%
Arbor Realty Trust	22.66%	14.75%	2.65%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PKST or ABR?

39.0% of Peakstone Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.3% of Arbor Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Peakstone Realty Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Arbor Realty Trust shares are owned 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.

Is PKST or ABR a better dividend stock?

Peakstone Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Arbor Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.6%. Peakstone Realty Trust pays out -50.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Arbor Realty Trust pays out 115.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Peakstone Realty Trust has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Which has more volatility and risk, PKST or ABR?

Peakstone Realty Trust has a beta of 1.73, meaning that its stock price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arbor Realty Trust has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer PKST or ABR?

Peakstone Realty Trust presently has a consensus price target of $15.50, indicating a potential upside of 20.81%. Arbor Realty Trust has a consensus price target of $13.20, indicating a potential upside of 27.60%. Given Arbor Realty Trust's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Arbor Realty Trust is more favorable than Peakstone Realty Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Peakstone Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Arbor Realty Trust	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80

Summary

Arbor Realty Trust beats Peakstone Realty Trust on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.