CTO Realty Growth (CTO) Competitors

InvenTrust Properties (NYSE:IVT) and CTO Realty Growth (NYSE:CTO) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

Does the media prefer IVT or CTO?

In the previous week, InvenTrust Properties had 2 more articles in the media than CTO Realty Growth. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for InvenTrust Properties and 5 mentions for CTO Realty Growth. InvenTrust Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat CTO Realty Growth's score of 1.61 indicating that InvenTrust Properties is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
InvenTrust Properties	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
CTO Realty Growth	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, IVT or CTO?

InvenTrust Properties has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CTO Realty Growth has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is IVT or CTO a better dividend stock?

InvenTrust Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.95 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. CTO Realty Growth pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. InvenTrust Properties pays out 527.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CTO Realty Growth pays out -690.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CTO Realty Growth is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, IVT or CTO?

InvenTrust Properties has higher revenue and earnings than CTO Realty Growth. CTO Realty Growth is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than InvenTrust Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
InvenTrust Properties	$273.97M	7.76	$13.66M	$0.18	152.45
CTO Realty Growth	$124.52M	4.63	$5.53M	-$0.22	-82.36

Is IVT or CTO more profitable?

InvenTrust Properties has a net margin of 4.99% compared to CTO Realty Growth's net margin of -1.58%. InvenTrust Properties' return on equity of 0.83% beat CTO Realty Growth's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
InvenTrust Properties	4.99%	0.83%	0.54%
CTO Realty Growth	-1.58%	-0.38%	-0.18%

Do analysts recommend IVT or CTO?

InvenTrust Properties currently has a consensus target price of $32.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.61%. CTO Realty Growth has a consensus target price of $22.00, suggesting a potential upside of 21.41%. Given CTO Realty Growth's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CTO Realty Growth is more favorable than InvenTrust Properties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
InvenTrust Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
CTO Realty Growth	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Does the MarketBeat Community favor IVT or CTO?

CTO Realty Growth received 9 more outperform votes than InvenTrust Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 38.89% of users gave InvenTrust Properties an outperform vote while only 34.04% of users gave CTO Realty Growth an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
InvenTrust Properties	Outperform Votes 7 38.89%	Underperform Votes 11 61.11%
CTO Realty Growth	Outperform Votes 16 34.04%	Underperform Votes 31 65.96%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in IVT or CTO?

61.7% of InvenTrust Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.2% of CTO Realty Growth shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of InvenTrust Properties shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of CTO Realty Growth shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

InvenTrust Properties beats CTO Realty Growth on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.