Financial Contrast: CaliberCos (NASDAQ:CWD) and Getty Realty (NYSE:GTY)

CaliberCos (NASDAQ:CWD) and Getty Realty (NYSE:GTY) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

4.2% of CaliberCos shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.6% of Getty Realty shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.4% of Getty Realty shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for CaliberCos and Getty Realty, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CaliberCos	0	0	0	0	N/A
Getty Realty	0	3	1	0	2.25

Getty Realty has a consensus target price of $32.33, indicating a potential upside of 11.26%. Given Getty Realty’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Getty Realty is more favorable than CaliberCos.

Profitability

This table compares CaliberCos and Getty Realty’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CaliberCos	-14.48%	-20.11%	-4.89%
Getty Realty	39.13%	8.39%	4.30%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares CaliberCos and Getty Realty’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CaliberCos	$88.46 million	0.24	$2.02 million	N/A	N/A
Getty Realty	$181.33 million	8.44	$90.04 million	$1.42	20.44

Getty Realty has higher revenue and earnings than CaliberCos.

Summary

Getty Realty beats CaliberCos on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CaliberCos

Caliber (NASDAQ: CWD) is a vertically integrated alternative asset management firm whose purpose is to build generational wealth for investors seeking to access opportunities in middle-market assets. Caliber differentiates itself by creating, managing, and servicing proprietary products, including middle-market investment funds, private syndications, and direct investments which are managed by our in-house asset services group. Our funds include investment vehicles focused primarily on real estate, private equity, and debt facilities. Additional information can be found at Caliberco.com and CaliberFunds.co.

About Getty Realty

Getty Realty Corp. is a publicly traded, net lease REIT specializing in the acquisition, financing and development of convenience, automotive and other single tenant retail real estate. As of September 30, 2023, the Company's portfolio included 1,080 freestanding properties located in 40 states across the United States and Washington, D.C.