CTO Realty Growth (NYSE:CTO – Get Free Report) and Braemar Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:BHR – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares CTO Realty Growth and Braemar Hotels & Resorts”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| CTO Realty Growth | $115.33 million | 3.78 | $5.53 million | $0.55 | 34.53 |
| Braemar Hotels & Resorts | $744.00 million | 0.29 | -$27.02 million | ($1.12) | -2.93 |
CTO Realty Growth has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Braemar Hotels & Resorts. Braemar Hotels & Resorts is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CTO Realty Growth, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for CTO Realty Growth and Braemar Hotels & Resorts, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| CTO Realty Growth | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3.25 |
| Braemar Hotels & Resorts | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
CTO Realty Growth presently has a consensus target price of $20.33, suggesting a potential upside of 7.07%. Braemar Hotels & Resorts has a consensus target price of $2.50, suggesting a potential downside of 23.78%. Given CTO Realty Growth’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe CTO Realty Growth is more favorable than Braemar Hotels & Resorts.
Profitability
This table compares CTO Realty Growth and Braemar Hotels & Resorts’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| CTO Realty Growth | 14.52% | 3.55% | 1.63% |
| Braemar Hotels & Resorts | -4.95% | -12.33% | -1.64% |
Volatility and Risk
CTO Realty Growth has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Braemar Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 2, meaning that its stock price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Dividends
CTO Realty Growth pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. Braemar Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. CTO Realty Growth pays out 276.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Braemar Hotels & Resorts pays out -17.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CTO Realty Growth has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. CTO Realty Growth is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Summary
CTO Realty Growth beats Braemar Hotels & Resorts on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
About CTO Realty Growth
CTO Realty Growth, Inc. is a publicly traded real estate investment trust that owns and operates a portfolio of high-quality, retail-based properties located primarily in higher growth markets in the United States. CTO also externally manages and owns a meaningful interest in Alpine Income Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE: PINE), a publicly traded net lease REIT.
About Braemar Hotels & Resorts
Braemar Hotels & Resorts is a conservatively capitalized REIT that invests primarily in high RevPAR, full-service luxury hotels and resorts. We are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BHR and are externally-advised by Ashford (NYSE American: AINC).
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