ALX vs CPPTL vs FRT Stock Comparison

Alexanders, Copper Property CTL Pass Through Trust and Federal Realty Investment Trust Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ALX Alexanders Inc
$248.95 +0.5% 1M +5.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.27B
P/E
7.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$214.80M
Div. yield
7.23%
Office REITs Real Estate
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Federal Realty Investment Trust leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Federal Realty Investment Trust 6, Alexanders 3, Copper Property CTL Pass Through Trust 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALXCPPTLFRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.27B $750.00M $9.53B FRT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.5x 21.5x 22.1x ALX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.5x — 25.0x FRT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.5% — +8.0% FRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 79.1% — 32.1% ALX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 4.5x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 7.23% — 4.15% ALX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.2% -17.8% +8.6% FRT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.5%/yr — -1.9%/yr FRT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.9% 13.1% 16.9% CPPTL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 — 42/100 FRT

Percentile Scorecard

ALXCPPTLFRT

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisALXCPPTLFRT
Valuation 33 #98 of 145 97 #6 of 145 14 #125 of 145
Growth 33 #95 of 141 9 #128 of 141 47 #75 of 141
Profitability 46 #73 of 134 – 83 #24 of 134
Financial Health 10 #125 of 138 – 45 #76 of 138
Shareholder Returns 59 #55 of 131 – 20 #105 of 131
Overall 36 – 42
  • ALX ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • CPPTL ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • FRT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodALXCPPTLFRTSPY
1 month +0.5%-3.8%-0.7% -0.2%
3 months -7.4%-5.0%-13.1% +3.9%
6 months -0.1%-7.4%-2.4% +8.2%
Year to date +14.2%-11.1%+8.8% +12.9%
1 year +5.2%-17.8%+8.6% +12.3%
3 years +38.9%-3.7%+26.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +11.6%-1.2%+8.2% +23.3%
5 years -11.9%—-9.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -2.5%—-1.9% +10.9%
10 years -35.1%—-23.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year -4.2%—-2.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureALXCPPTLFRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.9%13.1%16.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.4%15.6%16.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.230.000.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.19-1.360.51 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.5%-36.5%-40.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.1%-18.0%-13.7% -1.2%
52-week high $286.59$12.19$127.13 $779.14
52-week low $205.15$10.00$94.87 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleALXCPPTLFRT
P/E now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 26.3x 21.5xmedian 26.3x 22.1xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 4.0x —median 4.0x 7.1xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.4x —median 14.4x 13.8xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 87.5xmedian 23.3x 10.1xmedian 23.3x -25.7xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 1.3x 0.8xmedian 1.3x 2.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.42median 1.91 -0.84median 1.91 10.76median 1.91

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsALXCPPTLFRT
Revenue $214.80M – $1.34B
Operating income – – $638.97M
Net income $169.82M $34.92M $446.74M
Free cash flow $14.53M $74.40M -$371.04M
EPS (diluted) $33.05 $0.47 $4.97
Cash & equivalents $303.31M $34.95M $107.25M
Total debt $3.48B – $19.28B
Shares (diluted) 5.14M 75.00M 86.18M
Enterprise value $477.60M $595.04M $9.27B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricALXCPPTLFRT
P/E 7.5x 21.5x 22.1x
P/FCF 87.5x 10.1x -25.7x
P/Operating cash flow 46.8x 10.1x 15.1x
P/S 5.9x – 7.1x
P/B 5.7x 0.8x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 5.7x 1.0x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA – – 13.8x
EV/EBIT – – 22.2x
EV/Revenue 8.4x – 10.6x
EV/FCF 124.1x 9.6x -38.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 66.4x 9.6x 22.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.42 -0.84 10.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALXCPPTLFRT
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.5% – 8.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.2% – 6.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 21.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 5.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 354.2% -54.3% 24.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.9% -25.5% 4.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 354.0% -54.3% 27.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.8% -25.5% 2.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -68.1% -15.8% 6.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.8% -6.1% 4.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -74.4% -15.8% -323.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.2% -6.1% -17.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALXCPPTLFRT
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – 77.2%
Operating margin – – 47.9%
Pretax margin – – 33.4%
Net margin 79.1% – 32.1%
FCF margin 6.8% – -27.8%
Operating cash flow margin 12.6% – 47.3%
Return on equity – – 13.1%
Return on assets – – 4.9%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x – 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x 2.1x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALXCPPTLFRT
Debt / assets 69.4% – 52.6%
Debt / equity 3.7x – 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 4.5x
Debt / FCF 57.4x – -12.9x
Liabilities / assets 81.4% 11.0% 62.1%
Equity / assets 18.6% 89.0% 37.9%
Interest coverage – – 3.3x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALXCPPTLFRT
Dividend yield 7.2% – 4.1%
Net buyback yield – – -0.6%
Shareholder yield 7.2% – 3.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 54.4% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 636.3% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.0% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.1% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusALXCPPTLFRT
Forward P/E 29.5xFY2027 – 25.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.44FY2027 – $4.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -31.2%FY2027 – -6.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – -31.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $259.67MFY2026 – $1.28BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.8%FY2026 – +2.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.1% – +14.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALXCPPTLFRT
Held by institutions 38.9% 0.4% 98.5%
Institutions holding 153 2 621
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% – +9.4%
Institutions buying 71 1 363
Institutions selling 50 1 162
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.00 2.24

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ALXCPPTLFRT
ALX 1.00 0.02 0.30
CPPTL 0.02 1.00 -0.02
FRT 0.30 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALX, CPPTL and FRT?

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alexanders (ALX) $1.27B, Copper Property CTL Pass Through Trust (CPPTL) $750.00M, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) $9.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALX, CPPTL and FRT?

Alexanders (ALX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alexanders (ALX) 7.5x, Copper Property CTL Pass Through Trust (CPPTL) 21.5x, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 22.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) is cheapest (Alexanders (ALX) 29.5x, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 25.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alexanders (ALX) -1.5%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) +8.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alexanders (ALX) has the highest net margin (Alexanders (ALX) 79.1%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 32.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) returned the most: Alexanders (ALX) +5.2%, Copper Property CTL Pass Through Trust (CPPTL) -17.8%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) +8.6%. Over five years, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) compounded fastest (Alexanders (ALX) -2.5%/yr, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) -1.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Alexanders (ALX) has the highest dividend yield: Alexanders (ALX) 7.23%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 4.15%. Copper Property CTL Pass Through Trust (CPPTL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Copper Property CTL Pass Through Trust (CPPTL) has been the steadiest (Alexanders (ALX) 27.9%, Copper Property CTL Pass Through Trust (CPPTL) 13.1%, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) 16.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALX, CPPTL and FRT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.