Analyzing Strawberry Fields REIT (NASDAQ:STRW) and InnSuites Hospitality Trust (NYSE:IHT)

Strawberry Fields REIT (NASDAQ:STRW) and InnSuites Hospitality Trust (NYSE:IHT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and earnings.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

2.5% of InnSuites Hospitality Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 10.6% of Strawberry Fields REIT shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 73.9% of InnSuites Hospitality Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Strawberry Fields REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. InnSuites Hospitality Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Strawberry Fields REIT pays out 96.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. InnSuites Hospitality Trust pays out -13.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Strawberry Fields REIT has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Strawberry Fields REIT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Strawberry Fields REIT and InnSuites Hospitality Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Strawberry Fields REIT	0	1	0	1	3.00
InnSuites Hospitality Trust	0	0	0	0	0.00

Strawberry Fields REIT presently has a consensus target price of $11.83, suggesting a potential upside of 16.27%. Given Strawberry Fields REIT’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Strawberry Fields REIT is more favorable than InnSuites Hospitality Trust.

Profitability

This table compares Strawberry Fields REIT and InnSuites Hospitality Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Strawberry Fields REIT	2.98%	6.64%	0.52%
InnSuites Hospitality Trust	-11.56%	-40.28%	-5.83%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Strawberry Fields REIT and InnSuites Hospitality Trust”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Strawberry Fields REIT	$126.56 million	1.00	$2.50 million	$0.58	17.53
InnSuites Hospitality Trust	$7.51 million	2.52	$200,000.00	($0.15)	-14.40

Strawberry Fields REIT has higher revenue and earnings than InnSuites Hospitality Trust. InnSuites Hospitality Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Strawberry Fields REIT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility & Risk

Strawberry Fields REIT has a beta of 0.39, suggesting that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, InnSuites Hospitality Trust has a beta of 0.09, suggesting that its stock price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Strawberry Fields REIT beats InnSuites Hospitality Trust on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Strawberry Fields REIT

Strawberry Fields REIT, Inc. engages in the ownership, acquisition, development, and leasing of skilled nursing and certain other healthcare-related properties. The company was founded by Moishe Gubin in 2014 and is headquartered in South Bend, IN.

About InnSuites Hospitality Trust

InnSuites Hospitality Trust (NYSE American symbol: IHT) first listed on the NYSE in 1971 is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona is an unincorporated Ohio Business. Trust that owns and manages hotels under the InnSuites Hotels name. IHT qualifies as a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) for tax treatment currently taxed as a corporation with the IRS. IHT has paid dividends each year since 1971 currently at $0.2/year. There are approximately 9 million shares of stock outstanding. In addition, there are approximately 3 million RRF Partnership units convertible 1 to 1 into IHT stock. Total shares and units are approximately 12 million.