InvenTrust Properties (IVT) vs. Its Peers Critical Contrast

InvenTrust Properties (NYSE:IVT) is one of 85 public companies in the “Retail REITs” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare InvenTrust Properties to related businesses based on the strength of its dividends, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares InvenTrust Properties and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
InvenTrust Properties	8.68%	1.61%	0.98%
InvenTrust Properties Competitors	30.43%	6.03%	3.25%

Dividends

InvenTrust Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. InvenTrust Properties pays out 270.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Retail REITs” companies pay a dividend yield of 232.5% and pay out 78.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. InvenTrust Properties has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. InvenTrust Properties lags its rivals as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for InvenTrust Properties and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
InvenTrust Properties	0	2	4	1	2.86
InvenTrust Properties Competitors	962	3965	3440	135	2.32

InvenTrust Properties presently has a consensus target price of $34.57, indicating a potential upside of 11.24%. As a group, “Retail REITs” companies have a potential upside of 10.60%. Given InvenTrust Properties’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe InvenTrust Properties is more favorable than its rivals.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares InvenTrust Properties and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
InvenTrust Properties	$299.17 million	$111.42 million	83.99
InvenTrust Properties Competitors	$817.47 million	$253.68 million	26.54

InvenTrust Properties’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than InvenTrust Properties. InvenTrust Properties is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

61.7% of InvenTrust Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.3% of shares of all “Retail REITs” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of InvenTrust Properties shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.5% of shares of all “Retail REITs” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

InvenTrust Properties has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, InvenTrust Properties’ rivals have a beta of 0.88, meaning that their average stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

InvenTrust Properties rivals beat InvenTrust Properties on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

About InvenTrust Properties

InvenTrust Properties Corp. (the “Company,” “IVT,” or “InvenTrust”) is a premier Sun Belt, multi-tenant essential retail REIT that owns, leases, redevelops, acquires and manages grocery-anchored neighborhood and community centers as well as high-quality power centers that often have a grocery component. Management pursues the Company’s business strategy by acquiring retail properties in Sun Belt markets, opportunistically disposing of retail properties, maintaining a flexible capital structure, and enhancing environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) practices and standards. A trusted, local operator bringing real estate expertise to its tenant relationships, IVT has built a strong reputation with market participants across its portfolio. IVT is committed to leadership in ESG practices and has been a Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (“GRESB”) member since 2013.