Reviewing One Liberty Properties (NYSE:OLP) & Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (NYSE:PEB)

One Liberty Properties (NYSE:OLP) and Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (NYSE:PEB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, dividends and earnings.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares One Liberty Properties and Pebblebrook Hotel Trust”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
One Liberty Properties	$90.56 million	5.04	$30.42 million	$1.54	13.68
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust	$1.45 billion	0.94	-$4.24 million	($1.19)	-10.13

One Liberty Properties has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Pebblebrook Hotel Trust. Pebblebrook Hotel Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than One Liberty Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for One Liberty Properties and Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
One Liberty Properties	1	0	0	0	1.00
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust	6	5	1	1	1.77

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust has a consensus target price of $12.08, indicating a potential upside of 0.24%. Given Pebblebrook Hotel Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Pebblebrook Hotel Trust is more favorable than One Liberty Properties.

Dividends

One Liberty Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. Pebblebrook Hotel Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. One Liberty Properties pays out 116.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Pebblebrook Hotel Trust pays out -3.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Volatility & Risk

One Liberty Properties has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares One Liberty Properties and Pebblebrook Hotel Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
One Liberty Properties	34.87%	10.99%	4.23%
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust	-7.45%	-4.02%	-1.93%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

36.2% of One Liberty Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.8% of One Liberty Properties shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Pebblebrook Hotel Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

One Liberty Properties beats Pebblebrook Hotel Trust on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

About One Liberty Properties

One Liberty Properties, Inc. is a real estate investment trust, which engages in acquisition, ownership, and management of the geographically diversified portfolio consisting primarily of industrial, retail, restaurant, health and fitness, and theater properties, many of which are subject to long-term leases. The properties in the firm’s portfolio include net leases, long-term lease, and scheduled rent increases. The company was founded in December 1982 and is headquartered in Great Neck, NY.

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.