Mackenzie Realty Capital (NASDAQ:MKZR) vs. American Tower (NYSE:AMT) Head to Head Survey

Mackenzie Realty Capital (NASDAQ:MKZR) and American Tower (NYSE:AMT) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Mackenzie Realty Capital and American Tower, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mackenzie Realty Capital	1	0	0	0	1.00
American Tower	0	3	16	1	2.90

American Tower has a consensus price target of $215.19, indicating a potential upside of 23.80%. Given American Tower’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe American Tower is more favorable than Mackenzie Realty Capital.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

92.7% of American Tower shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.3% of Mackenzie Realty Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of American Tower shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Mackenzie Realty Capital has a beta of -0.9, suggesting that its stock price is 190% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Tower has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Mackenzie Realty Capital and American Tower”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mackenzie Realty Capital	$22.06 million	0.11	-$25.92 million	($6.15)	-0.17
American Tower	$10.64 billion	7.61	$2.53 billion	$7.27	23.91

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mackenzie Realty Capital	-90.30%	-18.99%	-7.07%
American Tower	31.08%	32.76%	5.36%

Summary

American Tower beats Mackenzie Realty Capital on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About American Tower

American Tower, one of the largest global REITs, is a leading independent owner, operator and developer of multitenant communications real estate with a portfolio of over 224,000 communications sites and a highly interconnected footprint of U.S. data center facilities.