Comparing FTAI Infrastructure (NASDAQ:FIP) & Klepierre (OTCMKTS:KLPEF)

FTAI Infrastructure (NASDAQ:FIP) and Klepierre (OTCMKTS:KLPEF) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for FTAI Infrastructure and Klepierre, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FTAI Infrastructure	1	0	2	0	2.33
Klepierre	0	2	1	1	2.75

FTAI Infrastructure presently has a consensus price target of $11.00, indicating a potential upside of 85.19%. Given FTAI Infrastructure’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe FTAI Infrastructure is more favorable than Klepierre.

Volatility and Risk

FTAI Infrastructure has a beta of 1.86, meaning that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Klepierre has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

87.4% of FTAI Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of FTAI Infrastructure shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares FTAI Infrastructure and Klepierre’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FTAI Infrastructure	-41.09%	-75.13%	-3.02%
Klepierre	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares FTAI Infrastructure and Klepierre”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FTAI Infrastructure	$331.50 million	2.08	-$223.65 million	($2.46)	-2.41
Klepierre	$1.44 billion	N/A	$1.19 billion	N/A	N/A

Klepierre has higher revenue and earnings than FTAI Infrastructure.

Summary

Klepierre beats FTAI Infrastructure on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About FTAI Infrastructure

FTAI Infrastructure Inc. focuses on acquiring, developing, and operating assets and businesses that represent infrastructure for customers in the transportation, energy, and industrial products industries in North America. The company operates through five segments: Railroad, Jefferson Terminal, Repauno, Power and Gas, and Sustainability and Energy Transition. It operates a multi-modal crude oil and refined products terminal, and other related assets. The company also has a 1,630-acre deep-water port located along the Delaware River with an underground storage cavern, a multipurpose dock, a rail-to-ship transloading system, and multiple industrial development opportunities; and a 1,660-acre multi-modal port located along the Ohio River with rail, dock, and multiple industrial development opportunities, including a power plant under construction. In addition, it operates six freight railroads and one switching facility. FTAI Infrastructure Inc. was incorporated in 2021 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

About Klepierre

Klépierre SA is the European leader in shopping malls, combining property development and asset management skills. The Company's portfolio is valued at 19.3 billion at December 31, 2023, and comprises large shopping centers in more than 10 countries in Continental Europe which together host hundreds of millions of visitors per year. Klépierre SA holds a controlling stake in Steen & Strøm (56.1%), Scandinavia's number one shopping center owner and manager. Klépierre SA is a French REIT (SIIC) listed on Euronext Paris and is included in the CAC Next 20 and EPRA Euro Zone Indexes. It is also included in ethical indexes, such as Euronext CAC 40 ESG, Euronext CAC SBT 1.5, MSCI Europe ESG Leaders, FTSE4Good, Euronext Vigeo Europe 120, and features in CDP's A-list. These distinctions underscore the Group's commitment to a proactive sustainable development policy and its global leadership in the fight against climate change.