Comparing Industrial Logistics Properties Trust (NASDAQ:ILPT) & WPT Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:WPTIF)

Industrial Logistics Properties Trust (NASDAQ:ILPT) and WPT Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:WPTIF) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Industrial Logistics Properties Trust and WPT Industrial 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
Industrial Logistics Properties Trust	$448.85 million	1.25	-$66.19 million	($0.72)	-11.69
WPT Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

WPT Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Industrial Logistics Properties Trust.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Industrial Logistics Properties Trust and WPT Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Industrial Logistics Properties Trust	1	1	1	0	2.00
WPT Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust	0	0	0	0	0.00

Industrial Logistics Properties Trust currently has a consensus target price of $11.50, indicating a potential upside of 36.58%. Given Industrial Logistics Properties Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Industrial Logistics Properties Trust is more favorable than WPT Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust.

Profitability

This table compares Industrial Logistics Properties Trust and WPT Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Industrial Logistics Properties Trust	-10.37%	-5.34%	-0.91%
WPT Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

49.1% of Industrial Logistics Properties Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Industrial Logistics Properties Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Industrial Logistics Properties Trust beats WPT Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Industrial Logistics Properties Trust

Industrial Logistics Properties Trust (Nasdaq: ILPT) is a real estate investment trust, or REIT, focused on owning and leasing high quality distribution and logistics properties. As of December 31, 2023, ILPT's portfolio consisted of 411 properties containing approximately 60 million rentable square feet located in 39 states. Approximately 77% of ILPT's annualized rental revenues as of December 31, 2023 are derived from investment grade tenants, tenants that are subsidiaries of investment grade rated entities or Hawaii land leases. ILPT is managed by The RMR Group (Nasdaq: RMR), a leading U.S. alternative asset management company with over $41 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2023 and more than 35 years of institutional experience in buying, selling, financing and operating commercial real estate. ILPT is headquartered in Newton, MA.

About WPT Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust

WPT Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust engages in the acquisition, development, and owning industrial investment properties. It focuses on the warehouse and distribution properties. The company was founded on March 4, 2013 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.