Postal Realty Trust (NYSE:PSTL – Get Free Report) and Blackstone Mortgage Trust (NYSE:BXMT – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Dividends
Postal Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.97 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Blackstone Mortgage Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.1%. Postal Realty Trust pays out 461.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Blackstone Mortgage Trust pays out -160.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Blackstone Mortgage Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations for Postal Realty Trust and Blackstone Mortgage Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Postal Realty Trust | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Blackstone Mortgage Trust | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2.38 |
Risk and Volatility
Postal Realty Trust has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blackstone Mortgage Trust has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
57.9% of Postal Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.2% of Blackstone Mortgage Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.6% of Postal Realty Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Blackstone Mortgage Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Postal Realty Trust and Blackstone Mortgage Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Postal Realty Trust | 4.55% | 1.06% | 0.55% |
| Blackstone Mortgage Trust | -11.54% | 8.62% | 1.57% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Postal Realty Trust and Blackstone Mortgage Trust”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Postal Realty Trust | $72.01 million | 4.54 | $3.71 million | $0.21 | 66.36 |
| Blackstone Mortgage Trust | $493.18 million | 7.23 | -$204.09 million | ($1.17) | -17.75 |
Postal Realty Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Blackstone Mortgage Trust. Blackstone Mortgage Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Postal Realty Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Blackstone Mortgage Trust beats Postal Realty Trust on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Postal Realty Trust
Postal Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: PSTL) is an internally managed real estate investment trust that owns properties primarily leased to the United States Postal Service ("USPS"). PSTL is focused on acquiring the network of USPS properties, which provide a critical element of the nation's logistics infrastructure that facilitates cost effective and efficient last-mile delivery solutions. As of December 31, 2023, PSTL owned 1,509 properties (including two properties accounted for as financing leases) located in 49 states and one territory comprising approximately 5.9 million net leasable interior square feet. Subsequent to quarter-end and through February 23, 2024, PSTL closed on eight additional properties comprising approximately 33,000 net leasable interior square feet.
About Blackstone Mortgage Trust
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., a real estate finance company, originates senior loans collateralized by commercial properties in North America, Europe, and Australia. The company originates and acquires senior floating rate mortgage loans that are secured by a first-priority mortgage on commercial real estate assets. It operates as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes. The company was formerly known as Capital Trust, Inc. and changed its name to Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. in May 2013. Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
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