Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) versus FrontView REIT (NYSE:FVR) Financial Contrast

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) and FrontView REIT (NYSE:FVR) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Alexandria Real Estate Equities and FrontView REIT”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alexandria Real Estate Equities	$3.07 billion	5.56	$103.64 million	$1.64	59.62
FrontView REIT	$68.37 million	3.95	N/A	N/A	N/A

Alexandria Real Estate Equities has higher revenue and earnings than FrontView REIT.

Profitability

This table compares Alexandria Real Estate Equities and FrontView REIT’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alexandria Real Estate Equities	9.62%	1.31%	0.79%
FrontView REIT	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

96.5% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays an annual dividend of $5.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. FrontView REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays out 322.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Alexandria Real Estate Equities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Alexandria Real Estate Equities and FrontView REIT, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alexandria Real Estate Equities	0	8	3	0	2.27
FrontView REIT	0	0	5	0	3.00

Alexandria Real Estate Equities currently has a consensus price target of $121.90, indicating a potential upside of 24.68%. FrontView REIT has a consensus price target of $21.80, indicating a potential upside of 29.76%. Given FrontView REIT’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe FrontView REIT is more favorable than Alexandria Real Estate Equities.

Summary

Alexandria Real Estate Equities beats FrontView REIT on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Alexandria Real Estate Equities

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE: ARE), an S&P 500 company, is a best-in-class, mission-driven life science REIT making a positive and lasting impact on the world. As the pioneer of the life science real estate niche since our founding in 1994, Alexandria is the preeminent and longest-tenured owner, operator, and developer of collaborative life science, agtech, and advanced technology mega campuses in AAA innovation cluster locations, including Greater Boston, the San Francisco Bay Area, New York City, San Diego, Seattle, Maryland, and Research Triangle. Alexandria has a total market capitalization of $33.1 billion and an asset base in North America of 73.5 million SF as of December 31, 2023, which includes 42.0 million RSF of operating properties, 5.5 million RSF of Class A/A+ properties undergoing construction and one near-term project expected to commence construction in the next two years, 2.1 million RSF of priority anticipated development and redevelopment projects, and 23.9 million SF of future development projects. Alexandria has a longstanding and proven track record of developing Class A/A+ properties clustered in life science, agtech, and advanced technology mega campuses that provide our innovative tenants with highly dynamic and collaborative environments that enhance their ability to successfully recruit and retain world-class talent and inspire productivity, efficiency, creativity, and success. Alexandria also provides strategic capital to transformative life science, agrifoodtech, climate innovation, and technology companies through our venture capital platform. We believe our unique business model and diligent underwriting ensure a high-quality and diverse tenant base that results in higher occupancy levels, longer lease terms, higher rental income, higher returns, and greater long-term asset value.

About FrontView REIT

FrontView REIT specializes in real estate investing.