Braemar Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:BHR – Get Free Report) and InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:IIPZF – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and earnings.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Braemar Hotels & Resorts and InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Braemar Hotels & Resorts | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.00 |
Braemar Hotels & Resorts presently has a consensus price target of $2.50, indicating a potential downside of 12.43%. Given Braemar Hotels & Resorts’ higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Braemar Hotels & Resorts is more favorable than InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust.
Volatility & Risk
Insider and Institutional Ownership
64.8% of Braemar Hotels & Resorts shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Braemar Hotels & Resorts shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.8% of InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Dividends
Braemar Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Braemar Hotels & Resorts pays out -26.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust pays out -35.1% 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.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Braemar Hotels & Resorts and InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Braemar Hotels & Resorts | $728.40 million | 0.26 | -$27.02 million | ($0.77) | -3.71 |
| InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust | $175.65 million | 5.70 | $68.33 million | ($0.77) | -8.82 |
InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Braemar Hotels & Resorts. InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Braemar Hotels & Resorts, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Braemar Hotels & Resorts and InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Braemar Hotels & Resorts | -0.30% | -0.78% | -0.10% |
| InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust | -8.47% | -0.81% | -0.47% |
Summary
Braemar Hotels & Resorts beats InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Braemar Hotels & Resorts
Braemar Hotels & Resorts is a conservatively capitalized REIT that invests primarily in high RevPAR, full-service luxury hotels and resorts. We are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BHR and are externally-advised by Ashford (NYSE American: AINC).
About InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust
InterRent?REIT is a growth-oriented real estate investment trust engaged in increasing Unitholder value and creating a growing and sustainable distribution?through the acquisition and ownership of multi-residential properties. InterRent’s strategy is to expand its portfolio primarily within?markets that have exhibited stable market vacancies,?sufficient suites available to attain the critical mass necessary to implement?an efficient portfolio management structure, and?offer opportunities for accretive acquisitions. InterRent’s primary objectives are to use the proven industry experience of the Trustees,?Management and Operational Team to: (i)?to grow both funds from operations per Unit and net asset value per Unit through investments in a diversified portfolio of multi-residential properties; (ii)?to provide Unitholders with sustainable and growing cash distributions, payable monthly; and (iii)?to maintain a conservative payout ratio and balance sheet.
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