Empire State Realty Trust (NYSE:ESRT) and Generation Income Properties (NASDAQ:GIPRW) Critical Review

Empire State Realty Trust (NYSE:ESRT) and Generation Income Properties (NASDAQ:GIPRW) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Empire State Realty Trust and Generation Income Properties, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Empire State Realty Trust	0	1	1	0	2.50
Generation Income Properties	0	0	0	0	N/A

Empire State Realty Trust presently has a consensus price target of $10.50, suggesting a potential downside of 1.87%. Given Empire State Realty Trust’s higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Empire State Realty Trust is more favorable than Generation Income Properties.

Dividends

Empire State Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Generation Income Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 143.8%. Empire State Realty Trust pays out 46.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Empire State Realty Trust and Generation Income Properties’ revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Empire State Realty Trust	$755.13 million	2.34	$53.24 million	$0.30	35.67
Generation Income Properties	$9.66 million	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Empire State Realty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Generation Income Properties.

Profitability

This table compares Empire State Realty Trust and Generation Income Properties’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Empire State Realty Trust	5.89%	2.57%	1.06%
Generation Income Properties	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

67.1% of Empire State Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 14.0% of Empire State Realty Trust shares are held by company 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

Empire State Realty Trust beats Generation Income Properties on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Empire State Realty Trust

Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT) is a NYC-focused REIT that owns and operates a portfolio of modernized, amenitized, and well-located office, retail, and multifamily assets. The company is the recognized leader in energy efficiency and indoor environmental quality. ESRT’s flagship Empire State Building – the “World’s Most Famous Building” – includes its Observatory, Tripadvisor’s 2023 Travelers’ Choice Awards: Best of the Best the #1 attraction in the US for two consecutive years. As of September 30, 2023, ESRT’s portfolio is comprised of approximately 8.6 million rentable square feet of office space, 0.7 million rentable square feet of retail space and 727 residential units across three multifamily properties.

About Generation Income Properties

Generation Income Properties, Inc., located in Tampa, Florida, is an internally managed real estate investment trust formed to acquire and own, directly and jointly, real estate investments focused on retail, office, and industrial net lease properties in densely populated submarkets.