Contrasting FrontView REIT (NYSE:FVR) & Rexford Industrial Realty (NYSE:REXR)

FrontView REIT (NYSE:FVR) and Rexford Industrial Realty (NYSE:REXR) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, risk and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares FrontView REIT and Rexford Industrial Realty’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FrontView REIT	-3.88%	-0.53%	-0.31%
Rexford Industrial Realty	23.25%	2.64%	1.82%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

99.5% of Rexford Industrial Realty shares are held by institutional investors. 9.6% of FrontView REIT shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Rexford Industrial Realty shares are held by company 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.

Risk and Volatility

FrontView REIT has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rexford Industrial Realty has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

FrontView REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Rexford Industrial Realty pays an annual dividend of $1.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. FrontView REIT pays out -537.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Rexford Industrial Realty pays out 187.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Rexford Industrial Realty has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Rexford Industrial Realty is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares FrontView REIT and Rexford Industrial Realty”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FrontView REIT	$68.82 million	6.61	-$3.83 million	($0.16)	-125.44
Rexford Industrial Realty	$1.00 billion	7.70	$212.03 million	$0.93	36.77

Rexford Industrial Realty has higher revenue and earnings than FrontView REIT. FrontView REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rexford Industrial Realty, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for FrontView REIT and Rexford Industrial Realty, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FrontView REIT	1	3	5	1	2.60
Rexford Industrial Realty	3	6	5	0	2.14

FrontView REIT presently has a consensus price target of $19.63, indicating a potential downside of 2.22%. Rexford Industrial Realty has a consensus price target of $40.62, indicating a potential upside of 18.76%. Given Rexford Industrial Realty’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Rexford Industrial Realty is more favorable than FrontView REIT.

Summary

Rexford Industrial Realty beats FrontView REIT on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

About FrontView REIT

FrontView REIT specializes in real estate investing.

About Rexford Industrial Realty

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust, which engages in owning and operating industrial properties in infill markets. The company was founded by Richard S. Ziman on January 18, 2013 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.