Modiv (NYSE:MDV – Get Rating) and CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust (NYSE:CORR – Get Rating) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and profitability.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Modiv and CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust's revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Modiv has higher earnings, but lower revenue than CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust. Modiv is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

Profitability

This table compares Modiv and CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Modiv and CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Modiv presently has a consensus price target of $19.30, suggesting a potential upside of 54.40%. Given Modiv's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Modiv is more favorable than CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust.

Dividends

Modiv pays an annual dividend of $1.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.2%. CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%. Modiv pays out -82.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust pays out -12.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Modiv is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

About Modiv

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Modiv Inc., (the Company) was incorporated on May 14, 2015 as a Maryland corporation. The Company was formed to primarily invest, directly or indirectly, in real estate owning entities which own single-tenant income-producing properties located in the United States, which are leased to creditworthy tenants under long-term net leases. The Company's goal is to generate current income for investors and long-term capital appreciation in the value of its properties.

About CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust

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CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc. (NYSE: CORR, CORRPrA), is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns critical energy assets, such as pipelines, storage terminals, and transmission and distribution assets. We receive long-term contracted revenue from customers and operators of our assets, including triple-net participating leases and from long term customer contracts.

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