Contrasting FrontView REIT (NYSE:FVR) & Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (OTCMKTS:UNBLF)

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (OTCMKTS:UNBLF) and FrontView REIT (NYSE:FVR) are both real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends and valuation.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

41.2% of Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.6% of FrontView REIT shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield and FrontView REIT’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield	N/A	N/A	N/A
FrontView REIT	-3.88%	-0.53%	-0.31%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield and FrontView REIT, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield	0	0	3	0	3.00
FrontView REIT	1	3	7	2	2.77

FrontView REIT has a consensus price target of $21.83, indicating a potential upside of 7.74%. Given FrontView REIT’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe FrontView REIT is more favorable than Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield and FrontView REIT”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield	N/A	N/A	N/A	$11.15	10.87
FrontView REIT	$67.11 million	6.84	-$3.83 million	($0.16)	-126.65

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield has higher earnings, but lower revenue than FrontView REIT. FrontView REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Dividends

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield pays an annual dividend of $8.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. FrontView REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield pays out 79.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. FrontView REIT pays out -537.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield beats FrontView REIT on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield is an owner, developer and operator of sustainable, high-quality real estate assets in the most dynamic cities in Europe and the United States. The Group operates 72 shopping centres in 12 countries, including 38 which carry the iconic Westfield brand. These centres attract over 900 million visits annually and provide a unique platform for retailers and brands to connect with consumers. URW also has a portfolio of high-quality offices, 10 convention and exhibition venues in Paris, and a 2.5 Bn development pipeline of mainly mixed-use assets. Its 50 Bn portfolio is 86% in retail, 6% in offices, 5% in convention and exhibition venues, and 2% in services (as at December 31, 2023). URW is a committed partner to major cities on urban regeneration projects, through both mixed-use development and the retrofitting of buildings to industry-leading sustainability standards. These commitments are enhanced by the Group's Better Places plan, which strives to make a positive environmental, social and economic impact on the cities and communities where URW operates. URW's stapled shares are listed on Euronext Paris (Ticker: URW), with a secondary listing in Australia through Chess Depositary Interests. The Group benefits from a BBB+ rating from Standard & Poor's and from a Baa2 rating from Moody's.

About FrontView REIT

FrontView REIT specializes in real estate investing.