Reviewing Orion Office REIT (NYSE:ONL) & Apartment Investment and Management (NYSE:AIV)

Orion Office REIT (NYSE:ONL) and Apartment Investment and Management (NYSE:AIV) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Orion Office REIT and Apartment Investment and Management, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Orion Office REIT	0	1	0	0	2.00
Apartment Investment and Management	0	0	0	0	0.00

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Orion Office REIT and Apartment Investment and Management”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Orion Office REIT	$195.04 million	1.19	-$57.30 million	($1.54)	-2.69
Apartment Investment and Management	$186.99 million	6.82	-$166.20 million	($1.73)	-5.22

Orion Office REIT has higher revenue and earnings than Apartment Investment and Management. Apartment Investment and Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Orion Office REIT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

Orion Office REIT has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apartment Investment and Management has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

80.0% of Orion Office REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.3% of Apartment Investment and Management shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Orion Office REIT shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Apartment Investment and Management shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Orion Office REIT and Apartment Investment and Management’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Orion Office REIT	-50.76%	-10.28%	-6.26%
Apartment Investment and Management	-119.76%	-68.04%	-11.72%

Summary

Orion Office REIT beats Apartment Investment and Management on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Orion Office REIT

Orion Office REIT specializes in the ownership, acquisition and management of a diversified portfolio of mission-critical and corporate headquarters office buildings in high-quality suburban markets across the U.S. The portfolio is leased primarily on a single-tenant net lease basis to creditworthy tenants. The company's team of experienced industry leaders employs a proven, cycle-tested investment evaluation framework which serves as the lens through which capital allocation decisions are made for the current portfolio and future acquisitions.

About Apartment Investment and Management

Apartment Investment & Management Co. operates as a real estate investment trust that engages in the acquisition, ownership, management and redevelopment of apartment properties. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.