American Strategic Investment (NYSE:NYC – Get Free Report) and Equinix (NASDAQ:EQIX – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.
Volatility & Risk
American Strategic Investment has a beta of -0.12, indicating that its stock price is 112% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Equinix has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
48.0% of American Strategic Investment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Equinix shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of American Strategic Investment shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Equinix shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| American Strategic Investment | $62.71 million | 0.23 | -$105.92 million | ($46.91) | -0.13 |
| Equinix | $8.19 billion | 8.58 | $969.18 million | $10.31 | 71.98 |
Equinix has higher revenue and earnings than American Strategic Investment. American Strategic Investment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Equinix, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares American Strategic Investment and Equinix’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| American Strategic Investment | -168.91% | -36.93% | -14.00% |
| Equinix | 11.84% | 8.01% | 3.05% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for American Strategic Investment and Equinix, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| American Strategic Investment | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Equinix | 0 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2.64 |
American Strategic Investment currently has a consensus target price of $8.00, suggesting a potential upside of 30.29%. Equinix has a consensus target price of $868.72, suggesting a potential upside of 17.06%. Given American Strategic Investment’s higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe American Strategic Investment is more favorable than Equinix.
Summary
Equinix beats American Strategic Investment on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About American Strategic Investment
American Strategic Investment Co. (NYSE: NYC) owns a portfolio of high-quality commercial real estate located within the five boroughs of New York City.
About Equinix
Equinix (Nasdaq: EQIX) is the world's digital infrastructure company . Digital leaders harness Equinix's trusted platform to bring together and interconnect foundational infrastructure at software speed. Equinix enables organizations to access all the right places, partners and possibilities to scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services, deliver world-class experiences and multiply their value, while supporting their sustainability goals.
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