Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI – Get Free Report) and ACRES Commercial Realty (NYSE:ACR – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Profitability
This table compares Crown Castle and ACRES Commercial Realty’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Crown Castle | 18.59% | 20.98% | 3.20% |
| ACRES Commercial Realty | 25.71% | 5.43% | 1.15% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Crown Castle and ACRES Commercial Realty, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Crown Castle | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2.14 |
| ACRES Commercial Realty | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Volatility & Risk
Crown Castle has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ACRES Commercial Realty has a beta of 2.06, indicating that its share price is 106% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
90.8% of Crown Castle shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.0% of ACRES Commercial Realty shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Crown Castle shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of ACRES Commercial Realty shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Crown Castle and ACRES Commercial Realty”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Crown Castle | $6.59 billion | 6.00 | $1.50 billion | $2.82 | 32.27 |
| ACRES Commercial Realty | $93.14 million | 1.31 | $22.39 million | $0.84 | 18.81 |
Crown Castle has higher revenue and earnings than ACRES Commercial Realty. ACRES Commercial Realty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Crown Castle, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Crown Castle beats ACRES Commercial Realty on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Crown Castle
Crown Castle owns, operates and leases more than 40,000 cell towers and approximately 90,000 route miles of fiber supporting small cells and fiber solutions across every major U.S. market. This nationwide portfolio of communications infrastructure connects cities and communities to essential data, technology and wireless service – bringing information, ideas and innovations to the people and businesses that need them.
About ACRES Commercial Realty
ACRES Commercial Realty Corp., a real estate investment trust (REIT), focuses on the origination, holding, and management of commercial real estate mortgage loans and equity investments in commercial real estate property in the United States. It invests in commercial real estate-related assets, including floating-rate first mortgage loans, first priority interests in first mortgage loans, subordinated interests in first mortgage loans, mezzanine financing, preferred equity investments, and commercial mortgage-backed securities. The company qualifies as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes. It generally would not be subject to federal corporate income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. The company was formerly known as Exantas Capital Corp. and changed its name to ACRES Commercial Realty Corp. in February 2021. ACRES Commercial Realty Corp. was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Uniondale, New York.
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