Reviewing FrontView REIT (NYSE:FVR) & Acadia Realty Trust (NYSE:AKR)

Acadia Realty Trust (NYSE:AKR) and FrontView REIT (NYSE:FVR) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Acadia Realty Trust and FrontView REIT’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Acadia Realty Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
FrontView REIT	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk & Volatility

Acadia Realty Trust has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FrontView REIT has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Acadia Realty Trust and FrontView REIT, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Acadia Realty Trust	0	3	4	1	2.75
FrontView REIT	0	4	7	2	2.85

Acadia Realty Trust currently has a consensus target price of $23.80, indicating a potential upside of 26.28%. FrontView REIT has a consensus target price of $21.72, indicating a potential upside of 22.59%. Given Acadia Realty Trust’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Acadia Realty Trust is more favorable than FrontView REIT.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

97.7% of Acadia Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of Acadia Realty Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.6% of FrontView REIT shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Acadia Realty Trust and FrontView REIT”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Acadia Realty Trust	$404.19 million	6.40	$46.69 million	$0.34	55.43
FrontView REIT	$69.27 million	6.26	$733,680.00	$0.03	590.67

Acadia Realty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than FrontView REIT. Acadia Realty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FrontView REIT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Dividends

Acadia Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. FrontView REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Acadia Realty Trust pays out 235.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. FrontView REIT pays out 2,866.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Acadia Realty Trust has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Summary

Acadia Realty Trust beats FrontView REIT on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Acadia Realty Trust

Acadia Realty Trust is an equity real estate investment trust focused on delivering long-term, profitable growth via its dual Core Portfolio and Fund operating platforms and its disciplined, location-driven investment strategy. Acadia Realty Trust is accomplishing this goal by building a best-in-class core real estate portfolio with meaningful concentrations of assets in the nation's most dynamic corridors; making profitable opportunistic and value-add investments through its series of discretionary, institutional funds; and maintaining a strong balance sheet.

About FrontView REIT

FrontView REIT specializes in real estate investing.