TIER REIT (TIER) Competitors

TIER REIT (NYSE:TIER) and Franklin Street Properties (NYSE:FSP) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Which has more risk and volatility, TIER or FSP?

TIER REIT has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Street Properties has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to TIER or FSP?

In the previous week, Franklin Street Properties had 3 more articles in the media than TIER REIT. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Franklin Street Properties and 0 mentions for TIER REIT. TIER REIT's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Franklin Street Properties' score of -0.24 indicating that TIER REIT is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
TIER REIT	Neutral
Franklin Street Properties	Neutral

Is TIER or FSP a better dividend stock?

TIER REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Franklin Street Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. TIER REIT pays out 44.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Franklin Street Properties pays out -7.7% 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.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, TIER or FSP?

TIER REIT has higher revenue and earnings than Franklin Street Properties. Franklin Street Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TIER REIT, 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
TIER REIT	$218.52M	6.46	-$5.02M	$1.61	15.80
Franklin Street Properties	$111.88M	1.48	-$52.72M	-$0.52	-3.08

Is TIER or FSP more profitable?

TIER REIT has a net margin of -12.84% compared to Franklin Street Properties' net margin of -43.90%. TIER REIT's return on equity of -3.58% beat Franklin Street Properties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TIER REIT	-12.84%	-3.58%	-1.69%
Franklin Street Properties	-43.90%	-7.79%	-5.30%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of TIER or FSP?

75.9% of TIER REIT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.4% of Franklin Street Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of TIER REIT shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.6% of Franklin Street Properties shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

TIER REIT beats Franklin Street Properties on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.