金融评论：Vornado Realty Trust(NYSE：VNO)与美国校园社区(NYSE：ACC)

American Campus Communities (NYSE:ACC – Get Rating) and Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE:VNO – Get Rating) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Earnings and Valuation

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This table compares American Campus Communities and Vornado Realty Trust's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Vornado Realty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than American Campus Communities. Vornado Realty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Campus Communities, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for American Campus Communities and Vornado Realty Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.

American Campus Communities presently has a consensus target price of $61.59, suggesting a potential downside of 4.96%. Vornado Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $34.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.25%. Given Vornado Realty Trust's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Vornado Realty Trust is more favorable than American Campus Communities.

Profitability

This table compares American Campus Communities and Vornado Realty Trust's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

97.3% of American Campus Communities shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.2% of Vornado Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of American Campus Communities shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.9% of Vornado Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

American Campus Communities has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vornado Realty Trust has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Vornado Realty Trust beats American Campus Communities on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About American Campus Communities (Get Rating)

American Campus Communities, Inc. is the largest owner, manager and developer of high-quality student housing communities in the United States. The company is a fully integrated, self-managed and self-administered equity real estate investment trust (REIT) with expertise in the design, finance, development, construction management and operational management of student housing properties. As of September 30, 2020, American Campus Communities owned 166 student housing properties containing approximately 111,900 beds. Including its owned and third-party managed properties, ACC's total managed portfolio consisted of 204 properties with approximately 139,900 beds.

About Vornado Realty Trust (Get Rating)

Vornado's portfolio is concentrated in the nation's key market New York City along with the premier asset in both Chicago and San Francisco. Vornado is also the real estate industry leader in sustainability policy. The company owns and manages over 23 million square feet of LEED certified buildings and received the Energy Star Partner of the Year Award, Sustained Excellence 2019. In 2012, Vornado commemorated 50 years on the NYSE.

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