Extra Space Storage (NYSE:EXR) & Mackenzie Realty Capital (NASDAQ:MKZR) Head to Head Survey

Extra Space Storage (NYSE:EXR) and Mackenzie Realty Capital (NASDAQ:MKZR) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Extra Space Storage and Mackenzie Realty Capital, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Extra Space Storage	0	10	6	0	2.38
Mackenzie Realty Capital	1	0	0	0	1.00

Extra Space Storage presently has a consensus target price of $148.36, indicating a potential upside of 11.40%. Given Extra Space Storage’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Extra Space Storage is more favorable than Mackenzie Realty Capital.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Extra Space Storage and Mackenzie Realty Capital”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Extra Space Storage	$3.34 billion	8.46	$854.68 million	$4.48	29.73
Mackenzie Realty Capital	$22.06 million	0.35	-$25.92 million	($10.80)	-0.38

Extra Space Storage has higher revenue and earnings than Mackenzie Realty Capital. Mackenzie Realty Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Extra Space Storage, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Extra Space Storage and Mackenzie Realty Capital’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Extra Space Storage	28.40%	6.53%	3.32%
Mackenzie Realty Capital	N/A	-15.16%	-6.24%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

99.1% of Extra Space Storage shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Extra Space Storage shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Mackenzie Realty Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Extra Space Storage beats Mackenzie Realty Capital on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Extra Space Storage

Extra Space Storage Inc., headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, is a self-administered and self-managed REIT and a member of the S&P 500. As of December 31, 2023, the Company owned and/or operated 3,714 self-storage stores in 42 states and Washington, D.C. The Company's stores comprise approximately 2.6 million units and approximately 283.0 million square feet of rentable space operating under the Extra Space, Life Storage and Storage Express brands. The Company offers customers a wide selection of conveniently located and secure storage units across the country, including boat storage, RV storage and business storage. It is the largest operator of self-storage properties in the United States.

About Mackenzie Realty Capital

MacKenzie Realty Capital Inc. is a REIT which focused on investing in multifamily housing and office real estate properties located principally in the United States. MacKenzie Realty Capital Inc. is based in ORINDA, Calif.