Comparing Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE:VNO) and Highlands REIT (OTCMKTS:HHDS)

Highlands REIT (OTCMKTS:HHDS) and Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE:VNO) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Highlands REIT and Vornado Realty Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Highlands REIT	-11.68%	-1.98%	-1.19%
Vornado Realty Trust	0.46%	1.72%	0.48%

Risk and Volatility

Highlands REIT has a beta of 15.97, indicating that its stock price is 1,497% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vornado Realty Trust has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Highlands REIT and Vornado Realty Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Highlands REIT	0	0	0	0	0.00
Vornado Realty Trust	2	6	2	0	2.00

Vornado Realty Trust has a consensus price target of $36.58, suggesting a potential downside of 13.02%. Given Vornado Realty Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Vornado Realty Trust is more favorable than Highlands REIT.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Highlands REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of Vornado Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of Highlands REIT shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of Vornado Realty Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Highlands REIT and Vornado Realty Trust”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Highlands REIT	$30.98 million	0.34	-$10.30 million	N/A	N/A
Vornado Realty Trust	$1.77 billion	4.52	$105.49 million	($0.29)	-145.00

Vornado Realty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Highlands REIT.

Summary

Vornado Realty Trust beats Highlands REIT on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Highlands REIT

We are a self-advised and self-administered real estate investment trust (REIT) created to own and manage substantially all of the non-core investment properties previously owned and managed by our former parent, InvenTrust Properties Corp., a Maryland corporation (InvenTrust). On April 28, 2016, we were spun-off from InvenTrust through a pro rata distribution (the Distribution) by InvenTrust of 100% of the outstanding shares of our common stock to holders of InvenTrust's common stock. Prior to or concurrent with the separation, we and InvenTrust engaged in certain reorganization transactions that were designed to consolidate substantially all of InvenTrust's remaining non-core investment properties in Highlands.

About Vornado Realty Trust

Vornado Realty Trust is a fully – integrated equity real estate investment trust.