CTO Realty Growth (CTO) versus Its Competitors Critical Contrast

CTO Realty Growth (NYSE:CTO) is one of 85 public companies in the “Retail REITs” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare CTO Realty Growth to similar businesses based on the strength of its dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, earnings and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for CTO Realty Growth and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CTO Realty Growth	0	2	3	2	3.00
CTO Realty Growth Competitors	964	3991	3457	139	2.32

CTO Realty Growth presently has a consensus target price of $24.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.21%. As a group, “Retail REITs” companies have a potential upside of 9.04%. Given CTO Realty Growth’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe CTO Realty Growth is more favorable than its rivals.

Dividends

CTO Realty Growth pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. CTO Realty Growth pays out 133.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Retail REITs” companies pay a dividend yield of 230.2% and pay out -7.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. CTO Realty Growth lags its rivals as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

67.2% of CTO Realty Growth shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.3% of shares of all “Retail REITs” companies are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of CTO Realty Growth shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.5% of shares of all “Retail REITs” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares CTO Realty Growth and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
CTO Realty Growth	$149.54 million	$10.09 million	17.81
CTO Realty Growth Competitors	$844.23 million	$253.68 million	9.22

CTO Realty Growth’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than CTO Realty Growth. CTO Realty Growth is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Risk & Volatility

CTO Realty Growth has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CTO Realty Growth’s rivals have a beta of 0.88, suggesting that their average stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares CTO Realty Growth and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CTO Realty Growth	26.12%	7.15%	3.26%
CTO Realty Growth Competitors	30.12%	5.04%	3.14%

Summary

CTO Realty Growth beats its rivals on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

About CTO Realty Growth

CTO Realty Growth, Inc. is a real estate investment trust that acquires, owns and manages income-producing commercial properties. Its portfolio is focused primarily on open-air retail and mixed-use properties, including shopping centers and other retail-oriented real estate. The company invests in markets across the United States, with an emphasis on high-growth Sun Belt locations. It also holds an interest in Alpine Income Property Trust, a separately traded real estate investment trust focused on commercial net-lease properties.