One Liberty Properties (NYSE:OLP – Get Free Report) and LXP Industrial Trust (NYSE:LXP – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Dividends
One Liberty Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. LXP Industrial Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. One Liberty Properties pays out 133.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. LXP Industrial Trust pays out 270.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. LXP Industrial Trust has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. One Liberty Properties is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Profitability
This table compares One Liberty Properties and LXP Industrial Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| One Liberty Properties | 38.96% | 11.35% | 4.58% |
| LXP Industrial Trust | 12.40% | 2.15% | 1.13% |
Valuation & Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| One Liberty Properties | $92.04 million | 5.71 | $29.61 million | $1.35 | 18.03 |
| LXP Industrial Trust | $361.07 million | 6.77 | $44.53 million | $0.20 | 41.30 |
LXP Industrial Trust has higher revenue and earnings than One Liberty Properties. One Liberty Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LXP Industrial Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility & Risk
One Liberty Properties has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LXP Industrial Trust has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings for One Liberty Properties and LXP Industrial Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| One Liberty Properties | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| LXP Industrial Trust | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2.60 |
One Liberty Properties currently has a consensus target price of $28.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.04%. LXP Industrial Trust has a consensus target price of $11.00, indicating a potential upside of 33.17%. Given LXP Industrial Trust’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe LXP Industrial Trust is more favorable than One Liberty Properties.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
36.2% of One Liberty Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of LXP Industrial Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 25.8% of One Liberty Properties shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of LXP Industrial Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
One Liberty Properties beats LXP Industrial Trust on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
About One Liberty Properties
One Liberty Properties, Inc. is a real estate investment trust, which engages in acquisition, ownership, and management of the geographically diversified portfolio consisting primarily of industrial, retail, restaurant, health and fitness, and theater properties, many of which are subject to long-term leases. The properties in the firm’s portfolio include net leases, long-term lease, and scheduled rent increases. The company was founded in December 1982 and is headquartered in Great Neck, NY.
About LXP Industrial Trust
LXP Industrial Trust (NYSE: LXP) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on single-tenant industrial real estate investments across the United States. LXP seeks to expand its industrial portfolio through acquisitions, build-to-suit transactions, sale-leaseback transactions, development projects and other transactions.
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