Head to Head Contrast: Xenia Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:XHR) & Clipper Realty (NYSE:CLPR)

Xenia Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:XHR) and Clipper Realty (NYSE:CLPR) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Xenia Hotels & Resorts and Clipper Realty, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Xenia Hotels & Resorts	0	0	4	0	3.00
Clipper Realty	0	1	0	0	2.00

Xenia Hotels & Resorts currently has a consensus price target of $19.25, suggesting a potential downside of 7.12%. Given Xenia Hotels & Resorts’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Xenia Hotels & Resorts is more favorable than Clipper Realty.

Risk and Volatility

Xenia Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clipper Realty has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Xenia Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Clipper Realty pays an annual dividend of $0.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.0%. Xenia Hotels & Resorts pays out 80.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Clipper Realty pays out -46.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Xenia Hotels & Resorts has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Clipper Realty is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

92.4% of Xenia Hotels & Resorts shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.6% of Clipper Realty shares are held by institutional investors. 4.4% of Xenia Hotels & Resorts shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 54.6% of Clipper Realty shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Xenia Hotels & Resorts and Clipper Realty”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Xenia Hotels & Resorts	$1.08 billion	1.77	$63.09 million	$0.70	29.61
Clipper Realty	$153.20 million	0.31	-$19.90 million	($0.81)	-3.61

Xenia Hotels & Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than Clipper Realty. Clipper Realty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Xenia Hotels & Resorts, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Xenia Hotels & Resorts and Clipper Realty’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Xenia Hotels & Resorts	6.20%	5.53%	2.38%
Clipper Realty	-7.10%	N/A	-0.87%

Summary

Xenia Hotels & Resorts beats Clipper Realty on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Xenia Hotels & Resorts

Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. is a real estate investment trust, which engages in the provision of investment in luxury and upper upscale hotels and resorts. It also owns a diversified portfolio of lodging properties operated by Marriott, Kimpton, Hyatt, Aston, Fairmong, and Loews. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Orlando, FL.

About Clipper Realty

Clipper Realty Inc. (NYSE: CLPR) is a self-administered and self-managed real estate company that acquires, owns, manages, operates, and repositions multifamily residential and commercial properties in the New York metropolitan area, with a portfolio in Manhattan and Brooklyn.