Critical Contrast: Office Properties Income Trust (NASDAQ:OPI) and Modiv Industrial (NYSE:MDV)

Office Properties Income Trust (NASDAQ:OPI) and Modiv Industrial (NYSE:MDV) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Office Properties Income Trust and Modiv Industrial”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Office Properties Income Trust	$501.98 million	0.07	-$136.11 million	($4.90)	-0.09
Modiv Industrial	$46.76 million	3.20	$6.02 million	($0.44)	-33.51

Modiv Industrial has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Office Properties Income Trust. Modiv Industrial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Office Properties Income Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Office Properties Income Trust and Modiv Industrial’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Office Properties Income Trust	-62.99%	-25.56%	-8.02%
Modiv Industrial	-0.48%	-0.11%	-0.04%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Office Properties Income Trust and Modiv Industrial, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Office Properties Income Trust	0	0	0	0	0.00
Modiv Industrial	0	0	0	1	4.00

Modiv Industrial has a consensus target price of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.08%. Given Modiv Industrial’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Modiv Industrial is more favorable than Office Properties Income Trust.

Risk and Volatility

Office Properties Income Trust has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Modiv Industrial has a beta of -0.31, meaning that its share price is 131% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

64.4% of Office Properties Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.2% of Modiv Industrial shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Office Properties Income Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Modiv Industrial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Modiv Industrial beats Office Properties Income Trust on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Office Properties Income Trust

Office Properties Income Trust is a real estate investment trust. It owns, operates, and leases office buildings to single tenants and multi-tenant buildings. The company was founded on February 17, 2009 and is headquartered in Newton, MA.

About Modiv Industrial

Modiv Industrial, Inc. is an internally managed REIT that is focused on single-tenant net-lease industrial manufacturing real estate. The Company actively acquires critical industrial manufacturing properties with long-term leases to tenants that fuel the national economy and strengthen the nation's supply chains.