Alpine Income Property Trust (NYSE:PINE) vs. Gaming and Leisure Properties (NASDAQ:GLPI) Critical Survey

Gaming and Leisure Properties (NASDAQ:GLPI) and Alpine Income Property Trust (NYSE:PINE) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings and profitability.

Volatility and Risk

Gaming and Leisure Properties has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alpine Income Property Trust has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gaming and Leisure Properties	51.65%	17.41%	6.55%
Alpine Income Property Trust	3.96%	0.76%	0.36%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Gaming and Leisure Properties and Alpine Income Property Trust”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gaming and Leisure Properties	$1.55 billion	8.36	$734.28 million	$2.81	16.80
Alpine Income Property Trust	$53.97 million	4.13	$2.07 million	$0.08	192.69

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Gaming and Leisure Properties and Alpine Income Property Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gaming and Leisure Properties	0	5	10	0	2.67
Alpine Income Property Trust	0	2	6	0	2.75

Gaming and Leisure Properties presently has a consensus price target of $54.70, indicating a potential upside of 15.89%. Alpine Income Property Trust has a consensus price target of $19.31, indicating a potential upside of 25.24%. Given Alpine Income Property Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Alpine Income Property Trust is more favorable than Gaming and Leisure Properties.

Dividends

Gaming and Leisure Properties pays an annual dividend of $3.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Alpine Income Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Gaming and Leisure Properties pays out 108.2% 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 pays out 1,425.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

91.1% of Gaming and Leisure Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.5% of Alpine Income Property Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 4.4% of Gaming and Leisure Properties shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Alpine Income Property Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Gaming and Leisure Properties beats Alpine Income Property Trust on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Gaming and Leisure Properties

Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc. engages in the provision of acquiring, financing, and owning real estate property to be leased to gaming operators in triple-net lease arrangements. The company was founded on February 13, 2013 and is headquartered in Wyomissing, PA.

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.