Postal Realty Trust (PSTL) Competitors

Postal Realty Trust (NYSE:PSTL) and JBG SMITH Properties (NYSE:JBGS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Is PSTL or JBGS more profitable?

Postal Realty Trust has a net margin of 4.55% compared to JBG SMITH Properties' net margin of -26.22%. Postal Realty Trust's return on equity of 1.06% beat JBG SMITH Properties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Postal Realty Trust	4.55%	1.06%	0.55%
JBG SMITH Properties	-26.22%	-7.26%	-2.74%

Does the media prefer PSTL or JBGS?

In the previous week, JBG SMITH Properties had 2 more articles in the media than Postal Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for JBG SMITH Properties and 3 mentions for Postal Realty Trust. Postal Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat JBG SMITH Properties' score of 0.93 indicating that Postal Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Postal Realty Trust	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
JBG SMITH Properties	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, PSTL or JBGS?

Postal Realty Trust has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JBG SMITH Properties has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, PSTL or JBGS?

Postal Realty Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than JBG SMITH Properties. JBG SMITH Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Postal 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
Postal Realty Trust	$81.24M	3.87	$3.71M	$0.28	47.14
JBG SMITH Properties	$522.81M	2.29	-$79.98M	-$1.87	-8.78

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PSTL or JBGS?

JBG SMITH Properties received 239 more outperform votes than Postal Realty Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.23% of users gave JBG SMITH Properties an outperform vote while only 48.15% of users gave Postal Realty Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Postal Realty Trust	Outperform Votes 39 48.15%	Underperform Votes 42 51.85%
JBG SMITH Properties	Outperform Votes 278 61.23%	Underperform Votes 176 38.77%

Is PSTL or JBGS a better dividend stock?

Postal Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.97 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. JBG SMITH Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Postal Realty Trust pays out 346.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. JBG SMITH Properties pays out -37.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Postal Realty Trust has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Postal Realty Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PSTL or JBGS?

57.9% of Postal Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.5% of JBG SMITH Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.7% of Postal Realty 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate PSTL or JBGS?

Postal Realty Trust presently has a consensus price target of $16.50, indicating a potential upside of 25.00%. JBG SMITH Properties has a consensus price target of $16.00, indicating a potential downside of 2.51%. Given Postal Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Postal Realty Trust is more favorable than JBG SMITH Properties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Postal Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
JBG SMITH Properties	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Summary

Postal Realty Trust beats JBG SMITH Properties on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.