Office Properties Income Trust (NASDAQ:OPI – Get Free Report) and Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:BOWFF – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares Office Properties Income Trust and Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust’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% |
| Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust | 52.90% | 6.79% | 3.81% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
64.4% of Office Properties Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Office Properties Income Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.0% of Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust shares are owned by company 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 Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Office Properties Income Trust | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Volatility & Risk
Office Properties Income Trust has a beta of 1.71, meaning that its stock price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Office Properties Income Trust and Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Office Properties Income Trust | $501.98 million | 0.04 | -$136.11 million | ($4.90) | -0.05 |
| Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust | $440.33 million | 5.50 | $429.28 million | $3.43 | 14.38 |
Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Office Properties Income Trust. Office Properties Income Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust beats Office Properties Income Trust on 9 of the 12 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 Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust
Boardwalk REIT strives to be Canada’s friendliest community provider and is a leading owner/operator of multi-family rental communities. Providing homes in more than 200 communities, with over 34,000 residential suites totaling over 29 million net rentable square feet, Boardwalk has a proven long-term track record of building better communities, where love always lives. Our three-tiered and distinct brands: Boardwalk Living, Boardwalk Communities, and Boardwalk Lifestyle, cater to a large diverse demographic and has evolved to capture the life cycle of all Resident Members. Boardwalk’s disciplined approach to capital allocation, acquisition, development, purposeful re-positioning, and management of apartment communities allows the Trust to provide its brand of community across Canada creating exceptional Resident Member experiences. Differentiated by its peak performance culture, Boardwalk is committed to delivering exceptional service, product quality and experience to our Resident Members who reward us with high retention and market leading operating results, which in turn, lead to higher free cash flow and investment returns, stable monthly distributions, and value creation for all our stakeholders. Boardwalk REIT’s Trust Units are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, trading under the symbol BEI.UN.
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