印度工业房地产信托基金（纳斯达克股票代码：INDT）与肯尼迪-威尔逊（纽约证券交易所代码：KW）的正面交锋调查

Kennedy-Wilson (NYSE:KW – Get Rating) and INDUS Realty Trust (NASDAQ:INDT – Get Rating) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Volatility and Risk

Kennedy-Wilson has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, INDUS Realty Trust has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Kennedy-Wilson and INDUS Realty Trust's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

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

Dividends

Kennedy-Wilson pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. INDUS Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Kennedy-Wilson pays out 213.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. INDUS Realty Trust pays out 120.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Profitability

This table compares Kennedy-Wilson and INDUS Realty Trust's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

90.3% of Kennedy-Wilson shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.2% of INDUS Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.8% of Kennedy-Wilson shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 25.0% of INDUS Realty Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Kennedy-Wilson and INDUS Realty Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.

Kennedy-Wilson presently has a consensus target price of $21.00, suggesting a potential upside of 26.20%. INDUS Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $74.33, suggesting a potential upside of 12.44%. Given Kennedy-Wilson's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Kennedy-Wilson is more favorable than INDUS Realty Trust.

Summary

Kennedy-Wilson beats INDUS Realty Trust on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Kennedy-Wilson

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Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. operates as a real estate investment company, which engages in the ownership, operation, development, and investment in real estate properties. It operates through the Consolidated Portfolio and Co-Investment Portfolio segments. The Consolidated Portfolio segment includes the investments that the company has made in real estate and real estate-related assets. The Co-Investment Portfolio segment focuses on co-investments that the company has made in real estate and real estate related assets, including loans secured by real estate, through the co-mingled funds and joint ventures that it manages, as well as the fees that it earns on its fee bearing capital. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, CA.

About INDUS Realty Trust

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Indus Realty Trust, Inc. engages in the developing, managing and leasing industrial/warehouse properties. The company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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