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.
Get Modiv alerts:| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Modiv | $36.22 million | 2.57 | -$440,000.00 | ($1.39) | -8.99 |
| CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust | $128.13 million | 0.29 | -$11.53 million | ($1.57) | -1.58 |
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
6.2% of Modiv shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.4% of CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.2% of Modiv shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.Profitability
This table compares Modiv and CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Modiv | -16.33% | -2.64% | -1.41% |
| CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust | -11.27% | 1.23% | 0.32% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Modiv and CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Modiv | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3.00 |
| CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
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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