Head to Head Analysis: Generation Income Properties (NASDAQ:GIPR) vs. Gladstone Commercial (NASDAQ:GOODN)

Generation Income Properties (NASDAQ:GIPR) and Gladstone Commercial (NASDAQ:GOODN) are both real estate companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Generation Income Properties and Gladstone Commercial”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Generation Income Properties	$9.66 million	1.11	-$5.72 million	($2.57)	-0.77
Gladstone Commercial	$145.15 million	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Gladstone Commercial has higher revenue and earnings than Generation Income Properties.

Profitability

This table compares Generation Income Properties and Gladstone Commercial’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Generation Income Properties	-89.09%	-106.37%	-8.03%
Gladstone Commercial	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Generation Income Properties and Gladstone Commercial, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Generation Income Properties	0	1	0	0	2.00
Gladstone Commercial	0	0	0	0	N/A

Generation Income Properties presently has a consensus target price of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 152.54%. Given Generation Income Properties’ higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Generation Income Properties is more favorable than Gladstone Commercial.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

20.7% of Generation Income Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.5% of Generation Income Properties shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Generation Income Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 23.2%. Gladstone Commercial pays an annual dividend of $1.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Generation Income Properties pays out -17.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Generation Income Properties has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Generation Income Properties is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Generation Income Properties beats Gladstone Commercial on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Generation Income Properties

Generation Income Properties, Inc., located in Tampa, Florida, is an internally managed real estate investment trust formed to acquire and own, directly and jointly, real estate investments focused on retail, office, and industrial net lease properties in densely populated submarkets.

About Gladstone Commercial

Gladstone Commercial Corporation is a real estate investment trust focused on acquiring, owning, and operating net leased industrial and office properties across the United States. Including payments through January 2024, Gladstone Commercial has paid 229 consecutive monthly cash distributions on its common stock. Prior to paying distributions on a monthly basis, Gladstone Commercial paid five consecutive quarterly cash distributions. Gladstone Commercial has never skipped or deferred a distribution since its inception in 2003.