Comparing Office Properties Income Trust (NASDAQ:OPI) and JBG SMITH Properties (NYSE:JBGS)

JBG SMITH Properties (NYSE:JBGS) and Office Properties Income Trust (NASDAQ:OPI) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, risk and profitability.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

98.5% of JBG SMITH Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.4% of Office Properties Income Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 11.9% of JBG SMITH Properties shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Office Properties Income Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares JBG SMITH Properties and Office Properties Income Trust”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
JBG SMITH Properties	$498.60 million	1.47	-$139.06 million	($2.61)	-4.79
Office Properties Income Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Office Properties Income Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than JBG SMITH Properties.

Profitability

This table compares JBG SMITH Properties and Office Properties Income Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JBG SMITH Properties	-29.89%	-13.31%	-3.49%
Office Properties Income Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for JBG SMITH Properties and Office Properties Income Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JBG SMITH Properties	3	0	0	0	1.00
Office Properties Income Trust	1	0	0	1	2.50

JBG SMITH Properties currently has a consensus target price of $16.67, suggesting a potential upside of 33.33%. Office Properties Income Trust has a consensus target price of $27.00, suggesting a potential upside of 48.60%. Given Office Properties Income Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Office Properties Income Trust is more favorable than JBG SMITH Properties.

Summary

Office Properties Income Trust beats JBG SMITH Properties on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About JBG SMITH Properties

JBG SMITH Properties is a real estate investment trust, which engages in owning, operating, investing in, and developing a portfolio of mixed-use properties. It operates through the following segments: Multifamily, Commercial, and Other. The Multifamily segment refers to the commercial buildings with public areas, retail spaces, and walkable streets. The Commercial segment rents to federal government tenants. The Other segment relates to development assets, corporate entities, land assets for which are the ground lessor and the elimination of inter-segment activity. The company was founded on October 27, 2016, and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

About Office Properties Income Trust

Office Properties Income Trust is a real estate investment trust. It owns, operates, and leases office buildings to single tenants and multi-tenant buildings. The company was founded on February 17, 2009 and is headquartered in Newton, MA.