Great Ajax (RPT) Competitors

Simon Property Group (NYSE:SPG) and Great Ajax (NYSE:RPT) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SPG or RPT?

93.0% of Simon Property Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.6% of Great Ajax shares are held by institutional investors. 8.7% of Simon Property Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Great Ajax shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, SPG or RPT?

Simon Property Group has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Great Ajax has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SPG or RPT?

Simon Property Group has higher revenue and earnings than Great Ajax. Great Ajax is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Simon Property Group, 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
Simon Property Group	$6.03B	9.37	$2.37B	$6.47	26.77
Great Ajax	$52.87M	2.23	-$91.83M	-$2.85	-0.91

Is SPG or RPT a better dividend stock?

Simon Property Group pays an annual dividend of $8.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Great Ajax pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.2%. Simon Property Group pays out 132.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Great Ajax pays out -8.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Simon Property Group has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Great Ajax is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate SPG or RPT?

Simon Property Group presently has a consensus price target of $182.64, indicating a potential upside of 5.46%. Great Ajax has a consensus price target of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 53.85%. Given Great Ajax's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Great Ajax is more favorable than Simon Property Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Simon Property Group	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45
Great Ajax	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Is SPG or RPT more profitable?

Simon Property Group has a net margin of 36.78% compared to Great Ajax's net margin of -12.70%. Simon Property Group's return on equity of 72.38% beat Great Ajax's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Simon Property Group	36.78%	72.38%	6.75%
Great Ajax	-12.70%	-1.04%	-0.26%

Does the media refer more to SPG or RPT?

In the previous week, Simon Property Group had 41 more articles in the media than Great Ajax. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Simon Property Group and 0 mentions for Great Ajax. Simon Property Group's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Great Ajax's score of -0.01 indicating that Simon Property Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Simon Property Group	Positive
Great Ajax	Neutral

Summary

Simon Property Group beats Great Ajax on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.