Innovative Industrial Properties (NYSE:IIPR) and Medical Marijuana (OTCMKTS:MJNA) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.
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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Innovative Industrial Properties and Medical Marijuana's 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 |
Medical Marijuana | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Innovative Industrial Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Medical Marijuana.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings for Innovative Industrial Properties and Medical Marijuana, 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 |
Medical Marijuana | 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 possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Innovative Industrial Properties is more favorable than Medical Marijuana.
Profitability
This table compares Innovative Industrial Properties and Medical Marijuana'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% |
Medical Marijuana | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
Innovative Industrial Properties beats Medical Marijuana on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.