Alexander’s (NYSE:ALX – Get Free Report) and Gaming and Leisure Properties (NASDAQ:GLPI – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.
Risk and Volatility
Alexander’s has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gaming and Leisure Properties has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Alexander’s and Gaming and Leisure Properties”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Alexander’s | $226.37 million | 4.81 | $43.44 million | $8.46 | 25.20 |
| Gaming and Leisure Properties | $1.53 billion | 9.01 | $734.28 million | $2.87 | 17.49 |
Profitability
This table compares Alexander’s and Gaming and Leisure Properties’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Alexander’s | 19.19% | 21.45% | 3.12% |
| Gaming and Leisure Properties | 51.65% | 17.41% | 6.55% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
32.0% of Alexander’s shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.1% of Gaming and Leisure Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.3% of Alexander’s shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Gaming and Leisure Properties shares are owned 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.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings for Alexander’s and Gaming and Leisure Properties, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Alexander’s | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Gaming and Leisure Properties | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2.64 |
Alexander’s presently has a consensus target price of $125.00, suggesting a potential downside of 41.38%. Gaming and Leisure Properties has a consensus target price of $53.96, suggesting a potential upside of 7.50%. Given Gaming and Leisure Properties’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Gaming and Leisure Properties is more favorable than Alexander’s.
Dividends
Alexander’s pays an annual dividend of $18.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. Gaming and Leisure Properties pays an annual dividend of $3.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Alexander’s pays out 212.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Gaming and Leisure Properties pays out 105.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Summary
Gaming and Leisure Properties beats Alexander’s on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Alexander’s
Alexander’s, Inc. (NYSE: ALX) is a real estate investment trust (REIT), incorporated in Delaware, engaged in leasing, managing, developing and redeveloping its properties. All references to we, us, our, Company and Alexander’s refer to Alexander’s, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries. We are managed by, and our properties are leased and developed by, Vornado Realty Trust (Vornado) (NYSE: VNO). We have five properties in New York City.
About Gaming and Leisure Properties
Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc. engages in the provision of acquiring, financing, and owning real estate property to be leased to gaming operators in triple-net lease arrangements. The company was founded on February 13, 2013 and is headquartered in Wyomissing, PA.
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