Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (NYSE:PEB – Get Free Report) and Industrial Logistics Properties Trust (NASDAQ:ILPT – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Pebblebrook Hotel Trust and Industrial Logistics Properties Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Pebblebrook Hotel Trust | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1.77 |
| Industrial Logistics Properties Trust | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.33 |
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust currently has a consensus price target of $11.91, indicating a potential downside of 7.20%. Industrial Logistics Properties Trust has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential downside of 14.68%. Given Pebblebrook Hotel Trust’s higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Pebblebrook Hotel Trust is more favorable than Industrial Logistics Properties Trust.
Valuation & Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Pebblebrook Hotel Trust | $1.48 billion | 0.99 | -$65.81 million | ($0.91) | -14.10 |
| Industrial Logistics Properties Trust | $448.85 million | 0.87 | -$66.19 million | ($1.01) | -5.80 |
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Industrial Logistics Properties Trust. Pebblebrook Hotel Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Industrial Logistics Properties Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Dividends
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Industrial Logistics Properties Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Pebblebrook Hotel Trust pays out -4.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Industrial Logistics Properties Trust pays out -19.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Industrial Logistics Properties Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Volatility and Risk
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Industrial Logistics Properties Trust has a beta of 2.46, suggesting that its share price is 146% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
49.1% of Industrial Logistics Properties Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of Pebblebrook Hotel Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Industrial Logistics Properties Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Pebblebrook Hotel Trust and Industrial Logistics Properties Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Pebblebrook Hotel Trust | -5.18% | -2.88% | -1.38% |
| Industrial Logistics Properties Trust | -14.75% | -7.08% | -1.26% |
Summary
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust beats Industrial Logistics Properties Trust on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (NYSE: PEB) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust ("REIT") and the largest owner of urban and resort lifestyle hotels and resorts in the United States. The Company owns 47 hotels and resorts, totaling approximately 12,200 guest rooms across 13 urban and resort markets.
About Industrial Logistics Properties Trust
Industrial Logistics Properties Trust (Nasdaq: ILPT) is a real estate investment trust, or REIT, focused on owning and leasing high quality distribution and logistics properties. As of December 31, 2023, ILPT's portfolio consisted of 411 properties containing approximately 60 million rentable square feet located in 39 states. Approximately 77% of ILPT's annualized rental revenues as of December 31, 2023 are derived from investment grade tenants, tenants that are subsidiaries of investment grade rated entities or Hawaii land leases. ILPT is managed by The RMR Group (Nasdaq: RMR), a leading U.S. alternative asset management company with over $41 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2023 and more than 35 years of institutional experience in buying, selling, financing and operating commercial real estate. ILPT is headquartered in Newton, MA.
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