Gyrodyne (NASDAQ:GYRO) vs. Boston Omaha (NYSE:BOC) Head to Head Contrast

Gyrodyne (NASDAQ:GYRO) and Boston Omaha (NYSE:BOC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Gyrodyne and Boston Omaha”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gyrodyne	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Boston Omaha	$108.28 million	3.82	-$1.29 million	$0.03	438.00

Gyrodyne has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Boston Omaha.

Profitability

This table compares Gyrodyne and Boston Omaha’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gyrodyne	N/A	N/A	N/A
Boston Omaha	0.68%	0.14%	0.11%

Volatility & Risk

Gyrodyne has a beta of 0.39, suggesting that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boston Omaha has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Gyrodyne and Boston Omaha, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gyrodyne	0	0	0	0	0.00
Boston Omaha	1	0	1	0	2.00

Boston Omaha has a consensus target price of $25.00, suggesting a potential upside of 90.26%. Given Boston Omaha’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Boston Omaha is more favorable than Gyrodyne .

Institutional and Insider Ownership

71.4% of Gyrodyne shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.4% of Boston Omaha shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.1% of Gyrodyne shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 23.2% of Boston Omaha shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Boston Omaha beats Gyrodyne on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Gyrodyne

Gyrodyne, LLC owns and manages a diversified portfolio of real estate properties comprising office, industrial and service-oriented properties in the New York metropolitan area. Gyrodyne owns a 63 acre site approximately 50 miles east of New York City on the north shore of Long Island, which includes industrial and office buildings and undeveloped property which is the subject of plans to seek value-enhancing entitlements. Gyrodyne also owns a medical office park in Cortlandt Manor, New York which is also the subject of a subdivision application. Gyrodyne's common shares are traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol GYRO.

About Boston Omaha

Boston Omaha Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the outdoor billboard advertising business in the southeast United States. It is also involved in the surety insurance and related brokerage, broadband, and asset management businesses. The company was formerly known as REO Plus, Inc. and changed its name to Boston Omaha Corporation in March 2015. Boston Omaha Corporation was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.