Head-To-Head Comparison: FTAI Infrastructure (FIP) & Its Peers

FTAI Infrastructure (NASDAQ:FIP) is one of 82 publicly-traded companies in the “REAL ESTATE OPS” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare FTAI Infrastructure to similar businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

87.4% of FTAI Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.4% of shares of all “REAL ESTATE OPS” companies are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of FTAI Infrastructure shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.3% of shares of all “REAL ESTATE OPS” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for FTAI Infrastructure and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FTAI Infrastructure	0	0	1	0	3.00
FTAI Infrastructure Competitors	281	1014	1290	97	2.45

FTAI Infrastructure presently has a consensus target price of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 95.44%. As a group, “REAL ESTATE OPS” companies have a potential upside of 18.80%. Given FTAI Infrastructure’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe FTAI Infrastructure is more favorable than its competitors.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares FTAI Infrastructure and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
FTAI Infrastructure	$331.50 million	-$223.65 million	-4.65
FTAI Infrastructure Competitors	$3.48 billion	$127.83 million	13.19

FTAI Infrastructure’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than FTAI Infrastructure. FTAI Infrastructure is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Dividends

FTAI Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. FTAI Infrastructure pays out -9.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “REAL ESTATE OPS” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.4% and pay out 88.2% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. FTAI Infrastructure is clearly a better dividend stock than its competitors, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Profitability

This table compares FTAI Infrastructure and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FTAI Infrastructure	-16.69%	-0.20%	-0.02%
FTAI Infrastructure Competitors	-4.74%	-1.52%	0.40%

Volatility & Risk

FTAI Infrastructure has a beta of 1.89, meaning that its share price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FTAI Infrastructure’s competitors have a beta of 0.90, meaning that their average share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

FTAI Infrastructure beats its competitors on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

FTAI Infrastructure Company Profile

FTAI Infrastructure Inc. focuses on acquiring, developing, and operating assets and businesses that represent infrastructure for customers in the transportation, energy, and industrial products industries in North America. The company operates through five segments: Railroad, Jefferson Terminal, Repauno, Power and Gas, and Sustainability and Energy Transition. It operates a multi-modal crude oil and refined products terminal, and other related assets. The company also has a 1,630-acre deep-water port located along the Delaware River with an underground storage cavern, a multipurpose dock, a rail-to-ship transloading system, and multiple industrial development opportunities; and a 1,660-acre multi-modal port located along the Ohio River with rail, dock, and multiple industrial development opportunities, including a power plant under construction. In addition, it operates six freight railroads and one switching facility. FTAI Infrastructure Inc. was incorporated in 2021 and is headquartered in New York, New York.