Contrasting Gladstone Commercial (NASDAQ:GOODN) & Presidio Property Trust (NASDAQ:SQFT)

Gladstone Commercial (NASDAQ:GOODN) and Presidio Property Trust (NASDAQ:SQFT) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Gladstone Commercial and Presidio Property Trust”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gladstone Commercial	$145.15 million	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Presidio Property Trust	$18.35 million	0.54	$10.15 million	($0.51)	-1.33

Presidio Property Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Gladstone Commercial.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

38.9% of Presidio Property Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 18.7% of Presidio Property Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Gladstone Commercial and Presidio Property Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gladstone Commercial	0	0	0	0	N/A
Presidio Property Trust	0	0	0	0	N/A

Dividends

Gladstone Commercial pays an annual dividend of $1.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Presidio Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Presidio Property Trust pays out -3.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Presidio Property Trust has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Profitability

This table compares Gladstone Commercial and Presidio Property Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gladstone Commercial	N/A	N/A	N/A
Presidio Property Trust	-28.19%	-24.25%	-8.34%

Summary

Gladstone Commercial beats Presidio Property Trust on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Gladstone Commercial

Gladstone Commercial Corporation is a real estate investment trust focused on acquiring, owning, and operating net leased industrial and office properties across the United States. Including payments through January 2024, Gladstone Commercial has paid 229 consecutive monthly cash distributions on its common stock. Prior to paying distributions on a monthly basis, Gladstone Commercial paid five consecutive quarterly cash distributions. Gladstone Commercial has never skipped or deferred a distribution since its inception in 2003.

About Presidio Property Trust

Presidio Property Trust, Inc. (we, our, us or the Company) is an internally-managed real estate investment trust (REIT), with holdings in office, industrial, retail and model home properties. We were incorporated in the State of California on September 28, 1999, and in August 2010, we reincorporated as a Maryland corporation. In October 2017, we changed our name from NetREIT, Inc., to Presidio Property Trust, Inc. Through Presidio Property Trust, Inc., its subsidiaries, and its partnerships, we own 12 commercial properties in fee interest, two of which we own as a partial interest in various affiliates, in which we serve as general partner, member and/or manager, and a special purpose acquisition company (until deconsolidation in September 2023). The Company has determined that the limited partnerships in which it owns less than 100% should be included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements as the Company directs their activities and has control of such limited partnerships.