Reviewing Alexander’s (NYSE:ALX) & Xior Student Housing (OTCMKTS:XIORF)

Xior Student Housing (OTCMKTS:XIORF) and Alexander’s (NYSE:ALX) are both real estate companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and risk.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

32.0% of Alexander’s shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.4% of Alexander’s 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.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Xior Student Housing and Alexander’s”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Xior Student Housing	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Alexander’s	$213.18 million	6.33	$28.22 million	$33.05	7.99

Alexander’s has higher revenue and earnings than Xior Student Housing.

Profitability

This table compares Xior Student Housing and Alexander’s’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Xior Student Housing	N/A	N/A	N/A
Alexander’s	79.06%	123.09%	14.43%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Xior Student Housing and Alexander’s, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Xior Student Housing	0	0	0	0	0.00
Alexander’s	1	0	1	1	2.67

Alexander’s has a consensus target price of $212.00, indicating a potential downside of 19.76%. Given Alexander’s’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Alexander’s is more favorable than Xior Student Housing.

Summary

Alexander’s beats Xior Student Housing on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Xior Student Housing

Xior Student Housing NV is the first Belgian public regulated real estate company (RREC) specialising in the student housing segment in Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Poland, Denmark and Sweden. Within this property segment, Xior Student Housing offers a variety of accommodation, ranging from rooms with shared facilities to en-suite rooms and fully equipped studios. Since 2007, as owner-operator, Xior Student Housing has built high-quality, reliable student accommodation for students looking for the ideal place to study, live and relax. A place with that little bit extra, where every student immediately feels at home. Xior Student Housing has been accredited as a public RREC under Belgian law since 24 November 2015. Xior Student Housing's shares have been listed on Euronext Brussels (XIOR) since 11 December 2015. On 31 December 2023, Xior Student Housing held a property portfolio worth approximately EUR 3.21 billion.

About Alexander’s

Alexander’s, Inc. (NYSE: ALX) is a real estate investment trust (REIT), incorporated in Delaware, engaged in leasing, managing, developing and redeveloping its properties. All references to we, us, our, Company and Alexander’s refer to Alexander’s, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries. We are managed by, and our properties are leased and developed by, Vornado Realty Trust (Vornado) (NYSE: VNO). We have five properties in New York City.