Critical Analysis: One Liberty Properties (NYSE:OLP) vs. Generation Income Properties (NASDAQ:GIPRW)

One Liberty Properties (NYSE:OLP) and Generation Income Properties (NASDAQ:GIPRW) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.

Profitability

This table compares One Liberty Properties and Generation Income Properties’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
One Liberty Properties	36.11%	10.58%	4.26%
Generation Income Properties	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

36.2% of One Liberty Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.4% of One Liberty Properties shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares One Liberty Properties and Generation Income Properties”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
One Liberty Properties	$90.65 million	6.46	$29.61 million	$1.36	20.18
Generation Income Properties	$9.66 million	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

One Liberty Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Generation Income Properties.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for One Liberty Properties and Generation Income Properties, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
One Liberty Properties	0	0	1	0	3.00
Generation Income Properties	0	0	0	0	N/A

One Liberty Properties presently has a consensus price target of $28.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.00%. Given One Liberty Properties’ higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe One Liberty Properties is more favorable than Generation Income Properties.

Dividends

One Liberty Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. Generation Income Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 153.3%. One Liberty Properties pays out 132.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

One Liberty Properties beats Generation Income Properties on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About One Liberty Properties

One Liberty is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust incorporated in Maryland in 1982. The Company acquires, owns and manages a geographically diversified portfolio consisting primarily of industrial and retail properties. Many of these properties are subject to long-term net leases under which the tenant is typically responsible for the property’s real estate taxes, insurance and ordinary maintenance and repairs.

About Generation Income Properties

Generation Income Properties, Inc., located in Tampa, Florida, is an internally managed real estate investment trust formed to acquire and own, directly and jointly, real estate investments focused on retail, office, and industrial net lease properties in densely populated submarkets.