Head-To-Head Review: ACRES Commercial Realty (NYSE:ACR) vs. Generation Income Properties (NASDAQ:GIPR)

ACRES Commercial Realty (NYSE:ACR) and Generation Income Properties (NASDAQ:GIPR) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

40.0% of ACRES Commercial Realty shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.7% of Generation Income Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of ACRES Commercial Realty shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of Generation Income Properties shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

ACRES Commercial Realty has a beta of 1.82, suggesting that its share price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Generation Income Properties has a beta of -0.1, suggesting that its share price is 110% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for ACRES Commercial Realty and Generation Income Properties, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ACRES Commercial Realty	0	1	1	0	2.50
Generation Income Properties	0	0	0	0	0.00

ACRES Commercial Realty presently has a consensus price target of $23.50, suggesting a potential upside of 11.20%. Given ACRES Commercial Realty’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe ACRES Commercial Realty is more favorable than Generation Income Properties.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ACRES Commercial Realty	26.22%	3.37%	0.80%
Generation Income Properties	-105.40%	-247.43%	-8.66%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares ACRES Commercial Realty and Generation Income Properties”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ACRES Commercial Realty	$83.49 million	1.88	$29.27 million	($0.02)	-1,056.70
Generation Income Properties	$9.76 million	0.51	-$8.35 million	($1.90)	-0.49

ACRES Commercial Realty has higher revenue and earnings than Generation Income Properties. ACRES Commercial Realty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Generation Income Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

ACRES Commercial Realty beats Generation Income Properties on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ACRES Commercial Realty

ACRES Commercial Realty Corp., a real estate investment trust (REIT), focuses on the origination, holding, and management of commercial real estate mortgage loans and equity investments in commercial real estate property in the United States. It invests in commercial real estate-related assets, including floating-rate first mortgage loans, first priority interests in first mortgage loans, subordinated interests in first mortgage loans, mezzanine financing, preferred equity investments, and commercial mortgage-backed securities. The company qualifies as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes. It generally would not be subject to federal corporate income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. The company was formerly known as Exantas Capital Corp. and changed its name to ACRES Commercial Realty Corp. in February 2021. ACRES Commercial Realty Corp. was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Uniondale, New York.

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.