Analyzing Power REIT (NYSE:PW) & AG Mortgage Investment Trust (NYSE:MITT)

AG Mortgage Investment Trust (NYSE:MITT) and Power REIT (NYSE:PW) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

Volatility and Risk

AG Mortgage Investment Trust has a beta of 1.99, suggesting that its share price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Power REIT has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

27.3% of AG Mortgage Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.7% of Power REIT shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% of AG Mortgage Investment Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 26.7% of Power REIT shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for AG Mortgage Investment Trust and Power REIT, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AG Mortgage Investment Trust	0	1	3	0	2.75
Power REIT	0	0	0	0	0.00

AG Mortgage Investment Trust presently has a consensus price target of $8.25, indicating a potential upside of 27.02%. Given AG Mortgage Investment Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe AG Mortgage Investment Trust is more favorable than Power REIT.

Profitability

This table compares AG Mortgage Investment Trust and Power REIT’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AG Mortgage Investment Trust	20.19%	9.70%	0.46%
Power REIT	-752.26%	-215.55%	-39.65%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares AG Mortgage Investment Trust and Power REIT”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AG Mortgage Investment Trust	$260.33 million	0.74	$53.78 million	$2.28	2.85
Power REIT	$2.36 million	1.74	-$14.37 million	($7.08)	-0.17

AG Mortgage Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Power REIT. Power REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AG Mortgage Investment Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

AG Mortgage Investment Trust beats Power REIT on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About AG Mortgage Investment Trust

AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. operates as a residential mortgage real estate investment trust in the United States. Its investment portfolio includes residential investments, including non-agency loans, agency-eligible loans, re-and non-performing loans, and non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities, as well as commercial loans 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. AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is based in New York, New York.

About Power REIT

Power REIT, with a focus on the Triple Bottom Line and a commitment to Profit, Planet and People is a specialized real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns sustainable real estate related to infrastructure assets including properties for Controlled Environment Agriculture, Renewable Energy and Transportation. Power REIT is actively seeking to expand its real estate portfolio related to Controlled Environment Agriculture in the form of greenhouses for the cultivation of food and cannabis.