Financial Contrast: Curbline Properties (NYSE:CURB) versus Alpine Income Property Trust (NYSE:PINE)

Alpine Income Property Trust (NYSE:PINE) and Curbline Properties (NYSE:CURB) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

Dividends

Alpine Income Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Curbline Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Alpine Income Property Trust pays out 631.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Curbline Properties pays out 251.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Alpine Income Property Trust has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Alpine Income Property Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Profitability

This table compares Alpine Income Property Trust and Curbline Properties’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alpine Income Property Trust	9.36%	2.11%	0.91%
Curbline Properties	13.10%	1.50%	1.13%

Risk & Volatility

Alpine Income Property Trust has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Curbline Properties has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Alpine Income Property Trust and Curbline Properties, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alpine Income Property Trust	0	4	5	2	2.82
Curbline Properties	0	3	7	0	2.70

Alpine Income Property Trust currently has a consensus target price of $21.50, indicating a potential upside of 10.20%. Curbline Properties has a consensus target price of $31.50, indicating a potential upside of 4.86%. Given Alpine Income Property Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Alpine Income Property Trust is more favorable than Curbline Properties.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

60.5% of Alpine Income Property Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Alpine Income Property Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of Curbline Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Alpine Income Property Trust and Curbline Properties”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alpine Income Property Trust	$60.53 million	5.68	-$2.66 million	$0.19	102.68
Curbline Properties	$182.89 million	18.90	$39.83 million	$0.27	111.26

Curbline Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Alpine Income Property Trust. Alpine Income Property Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Curbline Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Curbline Properties beats Alpine Income Property Trust on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Alpine Income Property Trust

Alpine Income Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE: PINE) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust that seeks to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns and dependable cash dividends by investing in, owning and operating a portfolio of single tenant net leased properties that are predominately leased to high-quality publicly traded and credit-rated tenants.

About Curbline Properties

Curbline Properties Corp. is a real estate investment trust which is an owner and manager of convenience shopping centers positioned on the curbline of well-trafficked intersections and major vehicular corridors in suburban. Curbline Properties Corp. is based in NEW YORK.