Alpine Income Property Trust (NYSE:PINE) vs. Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust (NASDAQ:WHLRP) Head-To-Head Analysis

Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust (NASDAQ:WHLRP) and Alpine Income Property Trust (NYSE:PINE) are both real estate companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings and dividends.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust and Alpine Income Property Trust”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust	$99.10 million	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Alpine Income Property Trust	$60.53 million	5.75	-$2.66 million	$0.19	103.89

Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Alpine Income Property Trust.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust and Alpine Income Property Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust	0	0	0	0	0.00
Alpine Income Property Trust	0	4	5	2	2.82

Alpine Income Property Trust has a consensus price target of $21.50, suggesting a potential upside of 8.92%. Given Alpine Income Property Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Alpine Income Property Trust is more favorable than Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

60.5% of Alpine Income Property Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Alpine Income Property Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust and Alpine Income Property Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
Alpine Income Property Trust	9.36%	2.11%	0.91%

Summary

Alpine Income Property Trust beats Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust

Headquartered in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. is a fully integrated, self-managed commercial real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on owning and operating income-producing retail properties with a primary focus on grocery-anchored centers.

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.