Plymouth Industrial REIT (NYSE:PLYM – Get Free Report) and Xenia Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:XHR – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
92.7% of Plymouth Industrial REIT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of Xenia Hotels & Resorts shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Plymouth Industrial REIT shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Xenia Hotels & Resorts shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Plymouth Industrial REIT and Xenia Hotels & Resorts’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Plymouth Industrial REIT | 67.77% | 24.24% | 8.90% |
| Xenia Hotels & Resorts | 5.86% | 4.95% | 2.19% |
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Plymouth Industrial REIT | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2.10 |
| Xenia Hotels & Resorts | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.40 |
Plymouth Industrial REIT presently has a consensus target price of $20.67, suggesting a potential downside of 6.16%. Xenia Hotels & Resorts has a consensus target price of $13.20, suggesting a potential downside of 10.30%. Given Plymouth Industrial REIT’s higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Plymouth Industrial REIT is more favorable than Xenia Hotels & Resorts.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Plymouth Industrial REIT and Xenia Hotels & Resorts”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Plymouth Industrial REIT | $192.22 million | 5.10 | $139.34 million | $2.88 | 7.65 |
| Xenia Hotels & Resorts | $1.08 billion | 1.31 | $16.14 million | $0.63 | 23.36 |
Plymouth Industrial REIT has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Xenia Hotels & Resorts. Plymouth Industrial REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Xenia Hotels & Resorts, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Dividends
Plymouth Industrial REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Xenia Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Plymouth Industrial REIT pays out 33.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Xenia Hotels & Resorts pays out 88.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Xenia Hotels & Resorts has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Plymouth Industrial REIT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Risk and Volatility
Plymouth Industrial REIT has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Xenia Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.72, suggesting that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Plymouth Industrial REIT beats Xenia Hotels & Resorts on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About Xenia Hotels & Resorts
Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. is a real estate investment trust, which engages in the provision of investment in luxury and upper upscale hotels and resorts. It also owns a diversified portfolio of lodging properties operated by Marriott, Kimpton, Hyatt, Aston, Fairmong, and Loews. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Orlando, FL.
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