Critical Contrast: InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:IIPZF) and Hammerson (OTCMKTS:HMSNF)

InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:IIPZF) and Hammerson (OTCMKTS:HMSNF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust and Hammerson, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust	0	0	0	3	4.00
Hammerson	0	0	0	2	4.00

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust and Hammerson”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust	$175.65 million	6.45	$68.33 million	($0.77)	-9.97
Hammerson	$167.01 million	10.35	-$63.94 million	N/A	N/A

InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Hammerson.

Volatility & Risk

InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hammerson has a beta of 1.69, meaning that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust and Hammerson’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust	-8.47%	-0.81%	-0.47%
Hammerson	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Hammerson beats InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust

InterRent?REIT is a growth-oriented real estate investment trust engaged in increasing Unitholder value and creating a growing and sustainable distribution?through the acquisition and ownership of multi-residential properties. InterRent’s strategy is to expand its portfolio primarily within?markets that have exhibited stable market vacancies,?sufficient suites available to attain the critical mass necessary to implement?an efficient portfolio management structure, and?offer opportunities for accretive acquisitions. InterRent’s primary objectives are to use the proven industry experience of the Trustees,?Management and Operational Team to: (i)?to grow both funds from operations per Unit and net asset value per Unit through investments in a diversified portfolio of multi-residential properties; (ii)?to provide Unitholders with sustainable and growing cash distributions, payable monthly; and (iii)?to maintain a conservative payout ratio and balance sheet.

About Hammerson

Hammerson is a cities business. An owner, operator and developer of prime urban real estate, with a portfolio value of £4.7billion (as at 30 June 2023), in some of the fastest growing cities in the UK, Ireland and France. Our portfolio and adjacent lands leverage our experience and capabilities to create and manage exceptional city centre destinations with the opportunity to drive value and reshape entire neighbourhoods. Our assets are high profile and play an important role in our communities, welcoming c. 175 million visitors each year and supporting 20,000+ jobs though our retail, dining and social occupiers. These destinations include Bullring in Birmingham, The Oracle in Reading, Dundrum Estate, Dublin and Terraces du Port in Marseille. We also hold investments in Value Retail, best-in-class villages such as Bicester Village, Oxfordshire. Hammerson also holds 80 acres of attractive pre-development and strategic land. This includes complementary adjacent land, creating optionality to enhance both the scale and diversity of the existing estate, and stand-alone land opportunities. These include Martineau Galleries in Birmingham and Bishopsgate Goodsyard, Shoreditch.