Financial Survey: InvenTrust Properties (NYSE:IVT) vs. Mackenzie Realty Capital (NASDAQ:MKZR)

InvenTrust Properties (NYSE:IVT) and Mackenzie Realty Capital (NASDAQ:MKZR) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

61.7% of InvenTrust Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of InvenTrust Properties shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Mackenzie Realty Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares InvenTrust Properties and Mackenzie Realty Capital”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
InvenTrust Properties	$273.97 million	7.95	$13.66 million	$1.53	18.35
Mackenzie Realty Capital	$22.06 million	0.40	-$25.92 million	($14.70)	-0.34

InvenTrust Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Mackenzie Realty Capital. Mackenzie Realty Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than InvenTrust Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for InvenTrust Properties and Mackenzie Realty Capital, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
InvenTrust Properties	0	3	4	0	2.57
Mackenzie Realty Capital	1	0	0	0	1.00

InvenTrust Properties presently has a consensus price target of $31.80, indicating a potential upside of 13.29%. Given InvenTrust Properties’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe InvenTrust Properties is more favorable than Mackenzie Realty Capital.

Profitability

This table compares InvenTrust Properties and Mackenzie Realty Capital’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
InvenTrust Properties	40.46%	6.65%	4.44%
Mackenzie Realty Capital	N/A	-18.83%	-7.96%

Summary

InvenTrust Properties beats Mackenzie Realty Capital on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About InvenTrust Properties

InvenTrust Properties Corp. (the “Company,” “IVT,” or “InvenTrust”) is a premier Sun Belt, multi-tenant essential retail REIT that owns, leases, redevelops, acquires and manages grocery-anchored neighborhood and community centers as well as high-quality power centers that often have a grocery component. Management pursues the Company’s business strategy by acquiring retail properties in Sun Belt markets, opportunistically disposing of retail properties, maintaining a flexible capital structure, and enhancing environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) practices and standards. A trusted, local operator bringing real estate expertise to its tenant relationships, IVT has built a strong reputation with market participants across its portfolio. IVT is committed to leadership in ESG practices and has been a Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (“GRESB”) member since 2013.

About Mackenzie Realty Capital

MacKenzie Realty Capital Inc. is a REIT which focused on investing in multifamily housing and office real estate properties located principally in the United States. MacKenzie Realty Capital Inc. is based in ORINDA, Calif.