FrontView REIT (NYSE:FVR) & Acadia Realty Trust (NYSE:AKR) Head-To-Head Comparison

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

Risk and Volatility

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FrontView REIT	2.10%	0.29%	0.17%
Acadia Realty Trust	12.14%	1.85%	1.04%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for FrontView REIT and Acadia Realty Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

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

FrontView REIT currently has a consensus price target of $21.72, indicating a potential upside of 17.10%. Acadia Realty Trust has a consensus price target of $23.80, indicating a potential upside of 25.00%. Given Acadia Realty Trust’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Acadia Realty Trust is more favorable than FrontView REIT.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FrontView REIT	$67.11 million	6.76	-$3.83 million	$0.03	618.33
Acadia Realty Trust	$410.76 million	6.37	$16.90 million	$0.34	56.00

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

FrontView REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Acadia Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. 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 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. Acadia Realty Trust has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Summary

Acadia Realty Trust beats FrontView REIT on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

About FrontView REIT

FrontView REIT specializes in real estate investing.

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.