United Cannabis (OTCMKTS:CNAB) and Innovative Industrial Properties (NYSE:IIPR) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings for United Cannabis and Innovative Industrial Properties, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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United Cannabis | 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, indicating a potential upside of 8.11%. Given Innovative Industrial Properties' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Innovative Industrial Properties is more favorable than United Cannabis.
Profitability
This table compares United Cannabis 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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United Cannabis | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Innovative Industrial Properties | 55.71% | 6.05% | 4.82% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
74.9% of Innovative Industrial Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 2.9% of Innovative Industrial Properties shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares United Cannabis and Innovative Industrial Properties' top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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United Cannabis | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Innovative Industrial Properties | $44.67 million | 95.34 | $23.48 million | $3.27 | 54.43 |
Innovative Industrial Properties has higher revenue and earnings than United Cannabis.
Summary
Innovative Industrial Properties beats United Cannabis on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.