Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust (NASDAQ:WHLR – Get Free Report) and Plymouth Industrial REIT (NYSE:PLYM – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation and dividends.
Volatility & Risk
Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Plymouth Industrial REIT has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust and Plymouth Industrial REIT, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Plymouth Industrial REIT | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.40 |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust and Plymouth Industrial REIT’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust | $102.32 million | 0.07 | -$4.69 million | ($891.61) | 0.00 |
| Plymouth Industrial REIT | $199.85 million | 4.74 | $13.66 million | $0.43 | 48.52 |
Plymouth Industrial REIT has higher revenue and earnings than Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust. Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Plymouth Industrial REIT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust and Plymouth Industrial REIT’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust | -10.08% | N/A | -1.54% |
| Plymouth Industrial REIT | 11.42% | 4.74% | 1.57% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
35.3% of Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of Plymouth Industrial REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. 51.4% of Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Plymouth Industrial REIT shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Plymouth Industrial REIT beats Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust
Headquartered in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. is a fully integrated, self-managed commercial real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on owning and operating income-producing retail properties with a primary focus on grocery-anchored centers.
About Plymouth Industrial REIT
Plymouth Industrial REIT, Inc. (NYSE: PLYM) is a full service, vertically integrated real estate investment company focused on the acquisition, ownership and management of single and multi-tenant industrial properties. Our mission is to provide tenants with cost effective space that is functional, flexible and safe.
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