Alpine Income Property Trust (NYSE:PINE) versus Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust (NASDAQ:WHLRP) Head-To-Head Review

Alpine Income Property Trust (NYSE:PINE) and Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust (NASDAQ:WHLRP) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Alpine Income Property Trust and Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alpine Income Property Trust	9.36%	2.11%	0.91%
Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Alpine Income Property Trust and Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alpine Income Property Trust	$60.53 million	5.65	-$2.66 million	$0.19	102.16
Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust	$99.10 million	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Alpine Income Property Trust.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Alpine Income Property Trust and Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alpine Income Property Trust	0	4	5	2	2.82
Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust	0	0	0	0	0.00

Alpine Income Property Trust currently has a consensus price target of $21.50, suggesting a potential upside of 10.77%. Given Alpine Income Property Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Alpine Income Property Trust is more favorable than Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

60.5% of Alpine Income Property Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Alpine Income Property Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Alpine Income Property Trust beats Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Alpine Income Property Trust

Alpine Income Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE: PINE) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust that seeks to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns and dependable cash dividends by investing in, owning and operating a portfolio of single tenant net leased properties that are predominately leased to high-quality publicly traded and credit-rated tenants.

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.