Head to Head Review: NETSTREIT (NYSE:NTST) versus Alpine Income Property Trust (NYSE:PINE)

Alpine Income Property Trust (NYSE:PINE) and NETSTREIT (NYSE:NTST) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Alpine Income Property Trust and NETSTREIT”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alpine Income Property Trust	$64.73 million	5.26	-$2.66 million	($0.09)	-228.83
NETSTREIT	$192.67 million	10.92	$6.90 million	$0.13	166.45

NETSTREIT has higher revenue and earnings than Alpine Income Property Trust. Alpine Income Property Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NETSTREIT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Dividends

Alpine Income Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. NETSTREIT pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Alpine Income Property Trust pays out -1,333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NETSTREIT pays out 676.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Alpine Income Property Trust has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and NETSTREIT has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Alpine Income Property Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Volatility and Risk

Alpine Income Property Trust has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NETSTREIT has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

60.5% of Alpine Income Property Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Alpine Income Property Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of NETSTREIT shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Alpine Income Property Trust and NETSTREIT’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alpine Income Property Trust	1.09%	0.25%	0.10%
NETSTREIT	5.29%	0.78%	0.43%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Alpine Income Property Trust and NETSTREIT, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alpine Income Property Trust	0	5	4	2	2.73
NETSTREIT	0	3	13	0	2.81

Alpine Income Property Trust currently has a consensus price target of $20.31, suggesting a potential downside of 1.37%. NETSTREIT has a consensus price target of $22.45, suggesting a potential upside of 3.73%. Given NETSTREIT’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe NETSTREIT is more favorable than Alpine Income Property Trust.

Summary

NETSTREIT beats Alpine Income Property Trust on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Alpine Income Property Trust

Alpine Income Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE: PINE) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust that seeks to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns and dependable cash dividends by investing in, owning and operating a portfolio of single tenant net leased properties that are predominately leased to high-quality publicly traded and credit-rated tenants.

About NETSTREIT

NETSTREIT Corp. is an internally managed real estate investment trust (REIT) based in Dallas, Texas that specializes in acquiring single-tenant net lease retail properties nationwide. The growing portfolio consists of high-quality properties leased to e-commerce resistant tenants with healthy balance sheets. Led by a management team of seasoned commercial real estate executives, NETSTREIT’s strategy is to create the highest quality net lease retail portfolio in the country with the goal of generating consistent cash flows and dividends for its investors.