Acquired Sales (OTCMKTS:AQSP) and Innovative Industrial Properties (NYSE:IIPR) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares Acquired Sales and Innovative Industrial Properties' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Acquired Sales | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Innovative Industrial Properties | 55.71% | 6.05% | 4.82% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Acquired Sales and Innovative Industrial Properties, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Acquired Sales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Innovative Industrial Properties | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2.71 |
Innovative Industrial Properties has a consensus target price of $192.4286, suggesting a potential upside of 4.05%. Given Innovative Industrial Properties' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Innovative Industrial Properties is more favorable than Acquired Sales.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Acquired Sales and Innovative Industrial Properties' gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Acquired Sales | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Innovative Industrial Properties | $44.67 million | 99.06 | $23.48 million | $3.27 | 56.56 |
Innovative Industrial Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Acquired Sales.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
74.9% of Innovative Industrial Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.9% of Innovative Industrial Properties shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Innovative Industrial Properties beats Acquired Sales on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.