Postal Realty Trust (PSTL) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate ELME or PSTL?

Elme Communities currently has a consensus target price of $18.50, suggesting a potential upside of 7.97%. Postal Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $17.75, suggesting a potential upside of 11.99%. Given Postal Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Postal Realty Trust is more favorable than Elme Communities.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Elme Communities	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Postal Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk & volatility, ELME or PSTL?

Elme Communities has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Postal Realty Trust has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ELME or PSTL more profitable?

Postal Realty Trust has a net margin of 13.03% compared to Elme Communities' net margin of -5.78%. Postal Realty Trust's return on equity of 3.56% beat Elme Communities' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Elme Communities	-5.78%	-1.33%	-0.78%
Postal Realty Trust	13.03%	3.56%	1.73%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ELME or PSTL?

87.9% of Elme Communities shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.9% of Postal Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Elme Communities shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.7% of Postal Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is ELME or PSTL a better dividend stock?

Elme Communities pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Postal Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.97 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Elme Communities pays out -480.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Postal Realty Trust pays out 255.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ELME or PSTL?

Postal Realty Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Elme Communities. Elme Communities 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
Elme Communities	$241.93M	6.24	-$13.10M	-$0.15	-114.23
Postal Realty Trust	$76.37M	5.10	$6.60M	$0.38	41.71

Does the media refer more to ELME or PSTL?

In the previous week, Postal Realty Trust had 2 more articles in the media than Elme Communities. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Postal Realty Trust and 2 mentions for Elme Communities. Elme Communities' average media sentiment score of 1.85 beat Postal Realty Trust's score of 1.65 indicating that Elme Communities is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Elme Communities	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Postal Realty Trust	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Summary

Postal Realty Trust beats Elme Communities on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.