Innovative Industrial Properties (NYSE:IIPR) and FutureWorld (OTCMKTS:FWDG) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation.
Institutional and Insider 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, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Innovative Industrial Properties and FutureWorld's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Innovative Industrial Properties | $44.67 million | 101.23 | $23.48 million | $3.27 | 57.80 |
FutureWorld | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Innovative Industrial Properties has higher revenue and earnings than FutureWorld.
Volatility & Risk
Innovative Industrial Properties has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FutureWorld has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Innovative Industrial Properties and FutureWorld, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Innovative Industrial Properties | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2.71 |
FutureWorld | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Innovative Industrial Properties presently has a consensus price target of $192.4286, suggesting a potential upside of 1.82%. Given Innovative Industrial Properties' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Innovative Industrial Properties is more favorable than FutureWorld.
Profitability
This table compares Innovative Industrial Properties and FutureWorld's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Innovative Industrial Properties | 55.71% | 6.05% | 4.82% |
FutureWorld | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
Innovative Industrial Properties beats FutureWorld on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.