Noah (NOAH) Competitors

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

Is NOAH or IVT a better dividend stock?

Noah pays an annual dividend of $1.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.6%. InvenTrust Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.95 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Noah pays out 109.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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. Noah is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media prefer NOAH or IVT?

In the previous week, Noah had 1 more articles in the media than InvenTrust Properties. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Noah and 7 mentions for InvenTrust Properties. InvenTrust Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat Noah's score of 0.97 indicating that InvenTrust Properties is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Noah	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
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

Is NOAH or IVT more profitable?

Noah has a net margin of 23.53% compared to InvenTrust Properties' net margin of 4.99%. Noah's return on equity of 6.43% beat InvenTrust Properties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Noah	23.53%	6.43%	5.28%
InvenTrust Properties	4.99%	0.83%	0.54%

Which has better valuation & earnings, NOAH or IVT?

Noah has higher revenue and earnings than InvenTrust Properties. Noah 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
Noah	$2.60B	0.23	$142.18M	$0.94	9.48
InvenTrust Properties	$273.97M	7.65	$13.66M	$0.18	150.24

Which has more risk & volatility, NOAH or IVT?

Noah has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, InvenTrust Properties has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate NOAH or IVT?

Noah currently has a consensus target price of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 34.68%. InvenTrust Properties has a consensus target price of $32.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.33%. Given Noah's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Noah is more favorable than InvenTrust Properties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Noah	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
InvenTrust Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of NOAH or IVT?

42.7% of Noah shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.7% of InvenTrust Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 47.2% of Noah shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of InvenTrust Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NOAH or IVT?

Noah received 261 more outperform votes than InvenTrust Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.39% of users gave Noah an outperform vote while only 38.89% of users gave InvenTrust Properties an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Noah	Outperform Votes 268 57.39%	Underperform Votes 199 42.61%
InvenTrust Properties	Outperform Votes 7 38.89%	Underperform Votes 11 61.11%

Summary

Noah beats InvenTrust Properties on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.