Based on the aggregated intelligence of 140,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, property manager Alexander's (NYSE: ALX) has received the dreaded one-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Alexander's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Alexander's facts
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Headquarters (Founded)
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Paramus, N.J. (1955)
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Market Cap
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$1.51 billion
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Industry
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Property management
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue
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$215.8 million
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Management
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CEO Steven Roth (since 2005)
CFO Joseph Macnow (since 2002)
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Revenue and Net Income Growth (Over Past Year)
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3.8% and (29.6%)
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6-Month Return
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78.1%
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Highly Rated Property Management Alternatives
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Jones Lang LaSalle (NYSE: JLL)
Winthrop Realty Trust (NYSE: FUR)
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CAPS Members Bearish on ALX Also Bearish on
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AIG (NYSE: AIG)
Palm (Nasdaq: PALM)
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CAPS Members Bullish on ALX Also Bullish on
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Bank of America (NYSE: BAC)
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ)
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Sources: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's) and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 69% of the 71 members who have rated Alexander's believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bears include All-Stars tcuwhit and JakilaTheHun, both of whom are ranked in the top 20% of our community.
A few months ago, tcuwhit warned Fools of Alexander's Big Apple exposure:
[Alexander's] owns property in NYC. The entire landscape of the city will change since thousands upon thousands of high paying jobs have completely vanished b/c of the recession … That coupled with a company that has a 7 to 1 leverage ratio … makes me think that this stalk is way over valued.
In a pitch from last month, JakilaTheHun expands on why Alexander's isn't so great. Here's an excerpt:
(1) They are completely concentrated in NYC, where property values are still at exorbitant levels and could still stand quite a drop …
(4) I'm bullish on some quality REITs because they have reasonable leverage, quality properties, and/or strong cash flows, all the while, the market seems to be assuming monumental drops in cash flows and net asset values. However, [Alexander's] seems to be priced more aggressively. I'm still bearish on commercial RE; I've only been bullish on REITs because the prices already assumed astronomical deterioration in the fundamentals and I thought the market went overboard. [Alexander's] price does not carry these highly pessimistic assumptions.
The upside to [Alexander's] is they generally pay good dividends and they have a very strong tenant base. But I'm still rather baffled by their valuation. I think it is propped up by the high dividend and if that were to disappear -- watch out!
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