Contrasting CyrusOne (CONE) and Manhattan Bridge Capital (LOAN)

CyrusOne (NASDAQ:CONE) and Manhattan Bridge Capital (NASDAQ:LOAN) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, earnings and valuation.

Valuation and Earnings

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This table compares CyrusOne and Manhattan Bridge Capital’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CyrusOne	$672.00 million	8.58	-$83.50 million	$3.12	17.46
Manhattan Bridge Capital	$5.92 million	9.95	$3.43 million	N/A	N/A

Manhattan Bridge Capital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CyrusOne.

Risk and Volatility

CyrusOne has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Manhattan Bridge Capital has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for CyrusOne and Manhattan Bridge Capital, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CyrusOne	0	5	8	0	2.62
Manhattan Bridge Capital	0	0	1	0	3.00

CyrusOne currently has a consensus price target of $66.24, indicating a potential upside of 21.63%. Manhattan Bridge Capital has a consensus price target of $8.00, indicating a potential upside of 31.15%. Given Manhattan Bridge Capital’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Manhattan Bridge Capital is more favorable than CyrusOne.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

98.0% of CyrusOne shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.1% of Manhattan Bridge Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of CyrusOne shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 32.4% of Manhattan Bridge Capital shares are held 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 CyrusOne and Manhattan Bridge Capital’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CyrusOne	14.07%	5.68%	2.32%
Manhattan Bridge Capital	58.13%	15.54%	7.68%

Dividends

CyrusOne pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Manhattan Bridge Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. CyrusOne pays out 59.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CyrusOne has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Manhattan Bridge Capital has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Summary

Manhattan Bridge Capital beats CyrusOne on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

CyrusOne Company Profile

CyrusOne (NASDAQ: CONE) is a high-growth real estate investment trust (REIT) specializing in highly reliable enterprise-class, carrier-neutral data center properties. The Company provides mission-critical data center facilities that protect and ensure the continued operation of IT infrastructure for approximately 1,000 customers, including 208 Fortune 1000 companies. With a track record of meeting and surpassing the aggressive speed-to-market demands of hyperscale cloud providers, as well as the expanding IT infrastructure requirements of the enterprise, CyrusOne provides the flexibility, reliability, security, and connectivity that foster business growth. CyrusOne offers a tailored, customer service-focused platform and is committed to full transparency in communication, management, and service delivery throughout its 47 data centers worldwide.

Manhattan Bridge Capital Company Profile

Manhattan Bridge Capital, Inc., a real estate finance company, originates, services, and manages a portfolio of first mortgage loans in the United States. It offers short-term, secured, and non-banking loans to real estate investors to fund their acquisition, renovation, rehabilitation, or enhancement of properties in the New York metropolitan area. The company's loans are principally secured by collateral consisting of real estate and accompanied by personal guarantees from the principals of the businesses. It qualifies as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes. The company generally would not be subject to federal corporate income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. Manhattan Bridge Capital, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Great Neck, New York.