Contrasting reAlpha Tech (NASDAQ:AIRE) & Getty Realty (NYSE:GTY)

Getty Realty (NYSE:GTY) and reAlpha Tech (NASDAQ:AIRE) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

85.1% of Getty Realty shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.0% of reAlpha Tech shares are held by institutional investors. 9.2% of Getty Realty shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Getty Realty and reAlpha Tech, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Getty Realty	0	2	1	0	2.33
reAlpha Tech	0	0	0	0	N/A

Getty Realty presently has a consensus target price of $32.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.86%. Given Getty Realty’s higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Getty Realty is more favorable than reAlpha Tech.

Profitability

This table compares Getty Realty and reAlpha Tech’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Getty Realty	33.49%	6.98%	3.59%
reAlpha Tech	-1,259.42%	-11.94%	-10.65%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Getty Realty and reAlpha Tech”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Getty Realty	$197.04 million	8.44	$60.15 million	$1.17	26.33
reAlpha Tech	$321,095.00	167.02	N/A	N/A	N/A

Getty Realty has higher revenue and earnings than reAlpha Tech.

Summary

Getty Realty beats reAlpha Tech on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Getty Realty

Getty Realty Corp. is a publicly traded, net lease REIT specializing in the acquisition, financing and development of convenience, automotive and other single tenant retail real estate. As of December 31, 2023, the Company’s portfolio included 1,093 freestanding properties located in 40 states across the United States and Washington, D.C.

About reAlpha Tech

reAlpha Tech Corp., a real estate technology company, commercializes artificial intelligence (AI)-powered technologies. The company operates in two segments, Platform Services and Rental Business. The company offers and develops AI-based products and services to customers in the real-estate industry. These include reAlpha BRAIN, which utilizes a natural language processing program to scan through property data and choose the ones with a higher than expected industry standard return on investment; reAlpha HUMINT, which allows analysts to input qualitative features about a property and factor it into property evaluation; GENA to generate home descriptions; AIRE, a web-based AI application that provides data and insights about the real estate market; and reAlpha App, which allows syndicate members to acquire equity interests in the syndication LLC. It also leases short-term rental properties; and provides technical support services. The company was formerly known as eAlpha Asset Management, Inc. and changed its name to reAlpha Tech Corp. in March 2023. reAlpha Tech Corp. was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ohio.