Saul Centers (NYSE:BFS – Get Free Report) and American Strategic Investment (NYSE:NYC – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Saul Centers 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 | |
| Saul Centers | $257.21 million | 3.46 | $52.69 million | $1.84 | 20.02 |
| American Strategic Investment | $62.71 million | 0.38 | -$105.92 million | ($85.54) | -0.10 |
Saul Centers has higher revenue and earnings than American Strategic Investment. American Strategic Investment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Saul Centers, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Saul Centers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| American Strategic Investment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Saul Centers presently has a consensus price target of $45.50, indicating a potential upside of 23.49%. Given Saul Centers’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Saul Centers is more favorable than American Strategic Investment.
Volatility & Risk
Saul Centers has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Strategic Investment has a beta of 0.12, indicating that its share price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
50.0% of Saul Centers shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.0% of American Strategic Investment shares are held by institutional investors. 56.6% of Saul Centers shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of American Strategic Investment shares 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.
Profitability
This table compares Saul Centers and American Strategic Investment’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Saul Centers | 20.84% | 17.16% | 2.72% |
| American Strategic Investment | -334.85% | -17.68% | -4.58% |
Summary
Saul Centers beats American Strategic Investment on 14 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Saul Centers
Saul Centers is a self-managed, self-administered equity REIT headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. Saul Centers currently operates and manages a real estate portfolio comprised of 61 properties that includes (a) 57 community and neighborhood Shopping Centers and Mixed-Use properties with approximately 9.8 million square feet of leasable area and (b) four land and development properties. Over 85% of the Company’s property operating income is generated from properties in the metropolitan Washington, DC/Baltimore area.
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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