Arbor Realty Trust (NYSE:ABR) vs. Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD) Head-To-Head Analysis

Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD) and Arbor Realty Trust (NYSE:ABR) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and analyst recommendations.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Americold Realty Trust and Arbor Realty Trust”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Americold Realty Trust	$2.67 billion	2.84	-$336.21 million	($1.17)	-22.88
Arbor Realty Trust	$683.14 million	4.25	$371.43 million	$1.61	9.57

Arbor Realty Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Americold Realty Trust. Americold Realty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Arbor Realty Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Americold Realty Trust and Arbor Realty Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Americold Realty Trust	0	2	9	0	2.82
Arbor Realty Trust	2	2	2	0	2.00

Americold Realty Trust currently has a consensus target price of $30.91, suggesting a potential upside of 15.46%. Arbor Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $14.25, suggesting a potential downside of 7.47%. Given Americold Realty Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Americold Realty Trust is more favorable than Arbor Realty Trust.

Dividends

Americold Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Arbor Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.2%. Americold Realty Trust pays out -75.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Arbor Realty Trust pays out 106.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Arbor Realty Trust has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Arbor Realty Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

98.1% of Americold Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.3% of Arbor Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Americold Realty Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Arbor Realty Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Americold Realty Trust and Arbor Realty Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Americold Realty Trust	-10.60%	-7.74%	-3.60%
Arbor Realty Trust	24.59%	15.75%	2.68%

Volatility and Risk

Americold Realty Trust has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arbor Realty Trust has a beta of 2.06, suggesting that its stock price is 106% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Arbor Realty Trust beats Americold Realty Trust on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Americold Realty Trust

Americold is a global leader in temperature-controlled logistics real estate and value added services. Focused on the ownership, operation, acquisition and development of temperature-controlled warehouses, Americold owns and/or operates 245 temperature-controlled warehouses, with approximately 1.5 billion refrigerated cubic feet of storage, in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and South America. Americold's facilities are an integral component of the supply chain connecting food producers, processors, distributors and retailers to consumers.

About Arbor Realty Trust

Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. invests in a diversified portfolio of structured finance assets in the multifamily, single-family rental, and commercial real estate markets in the United States. The company operates through Structured Business and Agency Business segments. It primarily invests in bridge and mezzanine loans, including junior participating interests in first mortgages, and preferred and direct equity, as well as real estate-related joint ventures, real estate-related notes, and various mortgage-related securities. In addition, the company offers bridge financing products to borrowers who seek short-term capital to be used in an acquisition of property; financing by making preferred equity investments in entities that directly or indirectly own real property; mezzanine financing in the form of loans that are subordinate to a conventional first mortgage loan and senior to the borrower’s equity in a transaction; junior participation financing in the form of a junior participating interest in the senior debt; and financing products to borrowers who are looking to acquire conventional, workforce, and affordable single-family housing. Further, it underwrites, originates, sells, and services multifamily mortgage loans through conduit/commercial mortgage-backed securities programs. The company qualifies as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes. It generally would not be subject to federal corporate income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in Uniondale, New York.