Analyzing Pacific Office Properties Trust (OTCMKTS:PCFO) and Alpine Income Property Trust (NYSE:PINE)

Pacific Office Properties Trust (OTCMKTS:PCFO) and Alpine Income Property Trust (NYSE:PINE) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

60.5% of Alpine Income Property Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 24.1% of Pacific Office Properties Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Alpine Income Property Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Pacific Office Properties Trust and Alpine Income Property Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pacific Office Properties Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
Alpine Income Property Trust	6.38%	0.99%	0.52%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Pacific Office Properties Trust and Alpine Income Property Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pacific Office Properties Trust	0	0	0	0	N/A
Alpine Income Property Trust	0	0	5	0	3.00

Alpine Income Property Trust has a consensus target price of $19.60, suggesting a potential upside of 34.34%. Given Alpine Income Property Trust’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Alpine Income Property Trust is more favorable than Pacific Office Properties Trust.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Pacific Office Properties Trust and Alpine Income Property Trust’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pacific Office Properties Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Alpine Income Property Trust	$45.64 million	4.35	$2.92 million	$0.19	76.79

Alpine Income Property Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Pacific Office Properties Trust.

Summary

Alpine Income Property Trust beats Pacific Office Properties Trust on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Pacific Office Properties Trust

Pacific Office Properties Trust, Inc. is a real estate investment trust, which owns and operates office properties. Its portfolio includes Davies Pacific Center, Pacific Business News Building, Pan Am Building, Waterfront Plaza, and City Square. The company was founded on March 19, 2008 and is headquartered in Honolulu, HI.

About Alpine Income Property Trust

Alpine Income Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE: PINE) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust that seeks to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns and dependable cash dividends by investing in, owning and operating a portfolio of single tenant net leased properties that are predominately leased to high-quality publicly traded and credit-rated tenants.