Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:DLR – Get Free Report) and Mobile Infrastructure (NASDAQ:BEEP – Get Free Report) are both real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings.
Profitability
This table compares Digital Realty Trust and Mobile Infrastructure’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Digital Realty Trust | 11.80% | 3.34% | 1.59% |
| Mobile Infrastructure | -67.22% | -11.25% | -4.69% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Digital Realty Trust and Mobile Infrastructure, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Digital Realty Trust | 0 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 2.84 |
| Mobile Infrastructure | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.33 |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
99.7% of Digital Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.3% of Mobile Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Digital Realty Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 36.6% of Mobile Infrastructure shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Digital Realty Trust and Mobile Infrastructure”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Digital Realty Trust | $6.77 billion | 10.15 | $1.31 billion | $2.06 | 89.93 |
| Mobile Infrastructure | $35.08 million | 3.50 | -$21.44 million | ($0.60) | -4.95 |
Digital Realty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Mobile Infrastructure. Mobile Infrastructure is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Digital Realty Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
Digital Realty Trust has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mobile Infrastructure has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Digital Realty Trust beats Mobile Infrastructure on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Digital Realty Trust
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. operates as a real estate investment trust, which engages in the provision of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions. It serves the following industries: artificial intelligence (AI), networks, cloud, digital media, mobile, financial services, healthcare, and gaming. The company was founded on March 9, 2004, and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.
About Mobile Infrastructure
Mobile Infrastructure Corporation is a Maryland corporation. The Company owns a diversified portfolio of parking assets primarily located in the Midwest and Southwest. As of December 31, 2023, the Company owned 43 parking facilities in 21 separate markets throughout the United States, with a total of 15,700 parking spaces and approximately 5.4 million square feet. The Company also owns approximately 0.2 million square feet of retail/commercial space adjacent to its parking facilities.
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