Gladstone Land (NASDAQ:LAND – Get Rating) and CBL & Associates Properties (OTCMKTS:CBLAQ – Get Rating) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends and earnings.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Gladstone Land and CBL & Associates Properties' revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Gladstone Land has higher earnings, but lower revenue than CBL & Associates Properties.

Analyst Recommendations

Gladstone Land currently has a consensus target price of $28.50, suggesting a potential upside of 48.44%. Given Gladstone Land's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Gladstone Land is more favorable than CBL & Associates Properties.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

45.3% of Gladstone Land shares are held by institutional investors. 7.4% of Gladstone Land shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.1% of CBL & Associates Properties shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Gladstone Land and CBL & Associates Properties' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Summary

Gladstone Land beats CBL & Associates Properties on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Gladstone Land

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Founded in 1997, Gladstone Land is a publicly traded real estate investment trust that acquires and owns farmland and farm-related properties located in major agricultural markets in the U.S. and leases its properties to unrelated third-party farmers. The Company, which reports the aggregate fair value of its farmland holdings on a quarterly basis, currently owns 127 farms, comprised of approximately 94,000 acres in 13 different states, valued at approximately $1.0 billion. Gladstone Land's farms are predominantly located in regions where its tenants are able to grow fresh produce annual row crops, such as berries and vegetables, which are generally planted and harvested annually. The Company also owns farms growing permanent crops, such as almonds, apples, figs, olives, pistachios, and other orchards, as well as blueberry groves and vineyards, which are generally planted every 10 to 20-plus years and harvested annually. The Company may also acquire property related to farming, such as cooling facilities, processing buildings, packaging facilities, and distribution centers. The Company pays monthly distributions to its stockholders and has paid 93 consecutive monthly cash distributions on its common stock since its initial public offering in January 2013. The Company has increased its common distributions 20 times over the prior 23 quarters, and the current per-share distribution on its common stock is $0.0449 per month, or $0.5388 per year.

About CBL & Associates Properties

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CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. is a real estate investment trust, which owns and operates retail properties. The firm engages in owning, developing, acquiring, leasing, managing and operating regional shopping malls, open-air centers, community centers and office properties. It operates through Malls and All Other segments. Its properties include Malls, Associated Centers, Community Centers, Office Buildings, Construction Properties and Mortgages. The company was founded on July 13, 1993 and is headquartered in Chattanooga, TN.

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