Broad Street Realty (OTCMKTS:BRST – Get Free Report) and American Strategic Investment (NYSE:NYC – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability and dividends.
Profitability
This table compares Broad Street Realty and American Strategic Investment’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Broad Street Realty | 81.10% | -561.27% | 9.86% |
| American Strategic Investment | -166.56% | -87.51% | -12.47% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
48.0% of American Strategic Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.6% of Broad Street Realty shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of American Strategic Investment shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk and Volatility
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Broad Street Realty and American Strategic Investment, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Broad Street Realty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| American Strategic Investment | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Broad Street Realty and American Strategic Investment”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Broad Street Realty | $41.35 million | 0.04 | -$10.55 million | $0.18 | 0.24 |
| American Strategic Investment | $61.57 million | 0.43 | -$140.59 million | ($35.90) | -0.28 |
Broad Street Realty has higher earnings, but lower revenue than American Strategic Investment. American Strategic Investment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Broad Street Realty, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Broad Street Realty beats American Strategic Investment on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Broad Street Realty
Broad Street Realty, Inc. owns, operates, develops, and redevelops grocery-anchored shopping centers, street retail-based properties, and mixed-use assets in the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, and Colorado. The company provides commercial real estate brokerage services for owned and third-party offices, and industrial and retail operators and tenants, as well as leases its properties. It also offers oversight of day-to-day operations, coordination, tenant improvements, and building services; and real estate management and engineering services to property owners, as well as provides tenant representation, property and asset management, construction-related services, real estate sales and acquisition, and other financing services. Broad Street Realty, Inc. is based in Reston, Virginia.
About American Strategic Investment
American Strategic Investment Co. (NYSE: NYC) owns a portfolio of high-quality commercial real estate located within the five boroughs of New York City.
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