Financial Comparison: Acadia Realty Trust (NYSE:AKR) & Slate Grocery REIT (OTCMKTS:SRRTF)

Slate Grocery REIT (OTCMKTS:SRRTF) and Acadia Realty Trust (NYSE:AKR) are both real estate companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Slate Grocery REIT and Acadia Realty Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Slate Grocery REIT	0	1	0	0	2.00
Acadia Realty Trust	0	2	5	1	2.88

Slate Grocery REIT presently has a consensus price target of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.52%. Acadia Realty Trust has a consensus price target of $24.20, suggesting a potential upside of 14.96%. Given Acadia Realty Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Acadia Realty Trust is more favorable than Slate Grocery REIT.

Profitability

This table compares Slate Grocery REIT and Acadia Realty Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Slate Grocery REIT	N/A	N/A	N/A
Acadia Realty Trust	12.14%	1.85%	1.04%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Slate Grocery REIT and Acadia Realty Trust”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Slate Grocery REIT	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Acadia Realty Trust	$410.76 million	7.04	$16.90 million	$0.34	61.91

Acadia Realty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Slate Grocery REIT.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

97.7% of Acadia Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of Acadia Realty Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Acadia Realty Trust beats Slate Grocery REIT on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Slate Grocery REIT

Slate Grocery REIT is an owner and operator of U.S. grocery-anchored real estate. The REIT owns and operates approximately $2.4 billion of critical real estate infrastructure across major U.S. metro markets that communities rely upon for their everyday needs. The REIT's resilient grocery-anchored portfolio and strong credit tenants provide unitholders with durable cash flows and the potential for capital appreciation over the longer term.

About Acadia Realty Trust

Acadia Realty Trust is an equity real estate investment trust focused on delivering long-term, profitable growth via its dual Core Portfolio and Fund operating platforms and its disciplined, location-driven investment strategy. Acadia Realty Trust is accomplishing this goal by building a best-in-class core real estate portfolio with meaningful concentrations of assets in the nation's most dynamic corridors; making profitable opportunistic and value-add investments through its series of discretionary, institutional funds; and maintaining a strong balance sheet.