Contrasting Xior Student Housing (OTCMKTS:XIORF) & Alexander’s (NYSE:ALX)

Alexander’s (NYSE:ALX) and Xior Student Housing (OTCMKTS:XIORF) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

32.0% of Alexander’s shares are held by institutional investors. 26.4% of Alexander’s shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Alexander’s and Xior Student Housing, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alexander’s	1	0	1	1	2.67
Xior Student Housing	0	0	0	0	0.00

Alexander’s presently has a consensus target price of $212.00, suggesting a potential downside of 21.75%. Given Alexander’s’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Alexander’s is more favorable than Xior Student Housing.

Profitability

This table compares Alexander’s and Xior Student Housing’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alexander’s	79.06%	123.09%	14.43%
Xior Student Housing	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Alexander’s and Xior Student Housing”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alexander’s	$214.80 million	6.44	$28.22 million	$33.05	8.20
Xior Student Housing	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Alexander’s has higher revenue and earnings than Xior Student Housing.

Summary

Alexander’s beats Xior Student Housing on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Alexander’s

Alexander’s, Inc. (NYSE: ALX) is a real estate investment trust (REIT), incorporated in Delaware, engaged in leasing, managing, developing and redeveloping its properties. All references to we, us, our, Company and Alexander’s refer to Alexander’s, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries. We are managed by, and our properties are leased and developed by, Vornado Realty Trust (Vornado) (NYSE: VNO). We have five properties in New York City.

About Xior Student Housing

Xior Student Housing NV is the first Belgian public regulated real estate company (RREC) specialising in the student housing segment in Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Poland, Denmark and Sweden. Within this property segment, Xior Student Housing offers a variety of accommodation, ranging from rooms with shared facilities to en-suite rooms and fully equipped studios. Since 2007, as owner-operator, Xior Student Housing has built high-quality, reliable student accommodation for students looking for the ideal place to study, live and relax. A place with that little bit extra, where every student immediately feels at home. Xior Student Housing has been accredited as a public RREC under Belgian law since 24 November 2015. Xior Student Housing's shares have been listed on Euronext Brussels (XIOR) since 11 December 2015. On 31 December 2023, Xior Student Housing held a property portfolio worth approximately EUR 3.21 billion.