Reviewing Nuveen Real Estate Income Fund (NYSE:JRS) & CSW Industrials (NYSE:CSW)

Nuveen Real Estate Income Fund (NYSE:JRS) and CSW Industrials (NYSE:CSW) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends and valuation.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

82.8% of CSW Industrials shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of CSW Industrials shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Nuveen Real Estate Income Fund and CSW Industrials, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nuveen Real Estate Income Fund	0	0	0	0	0.00
CSW Industrials	0	4	0	1	2.40

CSW Industrials has a consensus target price of $319.75, indicating a potential upside of 31.53%. Given CSW Industrials’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe CSW Industrials is more favorable than Nuveen Real Estate Income Fund.

Dividends

Nuveen Real Estate Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. CSW Industrials pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. CSW Industrials pays out 12.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CSW Industrials has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years.

Profitability

This table compares Nuveen Real Estate Income Fund and CSW Industrials’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nuveen Real Estate Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
CSW Industrials	15.18%	13.78%	10.43%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Nuveen Real Estate Income Fund and CSW Industrials”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nuveen Real Estate Income Fund	$15.02 million	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CSW Industrials	$878.30 million	4.65	$136.65 million	$8.37	29.04

CSW Industrials has higher revenue and earnings than Nuveen Real Estate Income Fund.

Summary

CSW Industrials beats Nuveen Real Estate Income Fund on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Nuveen Real Estate Income Fund

Nuveen Real Estate Income Fund is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by Nuveen Investments Inc. The fund is managed by Security Capital Research & Management Incorporated. It invests in the public equity markets of the United States. The fund makes its investments in stocks of companies operating in the real-estate sector. It typically invests in growth stocks of companies operating across all market capitalizations. Nuveen Real Estate Income Fund was formed on November 15, 2001 and is domiciled in the United States.

About CSW Industrials

CSW Industrials, Inc. operates as a diversified industrial company in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Contractor Solutions, Engineered Building Solutions, and Specialized Reliability Solutions. The Contractor Solutions segment provides condensate pads, pans, pumps, switches, and traps; cements, diffusers, grilles, registers, solvents, thread sealants, and vents; line set covers; refrigerant caps; wire pulling head tools; electrical protection, chemical maintenance, and installation supplies for HVAC; ductless mini-split systems installation support tools and accessories; and drain waste and vent system products for use in HVAC/R, plumbing, general industrial, architecturally specified building products. The Engineered Building Solutions segment offers architectural railings and associated services; fire and smoke protection solutions; and pre-engineered and custom architectural building components for use in architecturally specified building products. The Specialized Reliability Solutions segment provides compounds, lubricants, lubricant management products, and sealants; desiccant breather filtration products; and contamination control, industrial maintenance and repair, rail friction modifiers, sealants, and operations solutions for use in energy, general industrial, mining, and rail transportation. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.