InnSuites Hospitality Trust (NYSE:IHT – Get Rating) and National Storage Affiliates Trust (NYSE:NSA – Get Rating) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Dividends

InnSuites Hospitality Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. National Storage Affiliates Trust pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. InnSuites Hospitality Trust pays out 25.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. National Storage Affiliates Trust pays out 222.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. National Storage Affiliates Trust has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years. National Storage Affiliates Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Profitability

This table compares InnSuites Hospitality Trust and National Storage Affiliates Trust's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Valuation and Earnings

National Storage Affiliates Trust has higher revenue and earnings than InnSuites Hospitality Trust. InnSuites Hospitality Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than National Storage Affiliates Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for InnSuites Hospitality Trust and National Storage Affiliates Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.

National Storage Affiliates Trust has a consensus target price of $60.17, indicating a potential upside of 42.24%. Given National Storage Affiliates Trust's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe National Storage Affiliates Trust is more favorable than InnSuites Hospitality Trust.

Volatility and Risk

InnSuites Hospitality Trust has a beta of 0.06, suggesting that its stock price is 94% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National Storage Affiliates Trust has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

3.2% of InnSuites Hospitality Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.1% of National Storage Affiliates Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 68.3% of InnSuites Hospitality Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.8% of National Storage Affiliates Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

National Storage Affiliates Trust beats InnSuites Hospitality Trust on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

About InnSuites Hospitality Trust

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InnSuites Hospitality Trust (NYSE American symbol: IHT) first listed on the NYSE in 1971 is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona is an unincorporated Ohio Business. Trust that owns and manages hotels under the InnSuites Hotels name. InnSuites Hotels and Suites has owned real estate and hotels and provided hotel services including management, branding, and reservations to hotels under the brand name InnSuites trademarked and owned by IHT over 40 years by being innovators for guest needs and recognizing hotel membership demands.

About National Storage Affiliates Trust

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National Storage Affiliates Trust is a Maryland real estate investment trust focused on the ownership, operation and acquisition of self storage properties located within the top 100 metropolitan statistical areas throughout the United States. As of September 30, 2020, the Company held ownership interests in and operated 788 self storage properties located in 35 states and Puerto Rico with approximately 49.5 million rentable square feet. NSA is one of the largest owners and operators of self storage properties among public and private companies in the United States.

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