Great Ajax (RPT) Competitors

Great Ajax (NYSE:RPT) and Realty Income (NYSE:O) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of RPT or O?

58.6% of Great Ajax shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.8% of Realty Income shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Great Ajax shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Realty Income shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is RPT or O more profitable?

Realty Income has a net margin of 18.15% compared to Great Ajax's net margin of -42.22%. Realty Income's return on equity of 2.51% beat Great Ajax's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Great Ajax	-42.22%	-5.46%	-1.44%
Realty Income	18.15%	2.51%	1.42%

Does the media favor RPT or O?

In the previous week, Realty Income had 33 more articles in the media than Great Ajax. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Realty Income and 0 mentions for Great Ajax. Realty Income's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Great Ajax's score of -0.01 indicating that Realty Income is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Great Ajax	Neutral
Realty Income	Positive

Is RPT or O a better dividend stock?

Great Ajax pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.8%. Realty Income pays an annual dividend of $3.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Great Ajax pays out -8.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Realty Income pays out 293.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Realty Income has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Great Ajax is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility & risk, RPT or O?

Great Ajax has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Realty Income has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend RPT or O?

Great Ajax presently has a consensus price target of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 46.52%. Realty Income has a consensus price target of $61.15, indicating a potential upside of 6.00%. Given Great Ajax's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Great Ajax is more favorable than Realty Income.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Great Ajax	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50
Realty Income	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.31

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, RPT or O?

Realty Income has higher revenue and earnings than Great Ajax. Great Ajax is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Realty Income, 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
Great Ajax	$52.87M	2.35	-$91.83M	-$2.85	-0.96
Realty Income	$5.27B	9.88	$860.77M	$1.10	52.45

Summary

Realty Income beats Great Ajax on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.