FCR.UN vs. AIF, TCN, SVI, MEQ, CIGI, FSV, SRU.UN, CSH.UN, DIR.UN, and BEI.UN
Should you be buying First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust include Altus Group (AIF), Tricon Residential (TCN), StorageVault Canada (SVI), Mainstreet Equity (MEQ), Colliers International Group (CIGI), FirstService (FSV), SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trst (SRU.UN), Chartwell Retirement Residences (CSH.UN), Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst (DIR.UN), and Boardwalk REIT (BEI.UN). These companies are all part of the "real estate" sector.
First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust (TSE:FCR.UN) and Altus Group (TSE:AIF) are both mid-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, risk, earnings and dividends.
In the previous week, Altus Group had 2 more articles in the media than First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Altus Group and 3 mentions for First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust. First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.23 beat Altus Group's score of -0.25 indicating that First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Altus Group has a net margin of 1.32% compared to First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust's net margin of -17.73%. Altus Group's return on equity of 1.70% beat First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust's return on equity.
First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust presently has a consensus price target of C$18.08, suggesting a potential upside of 18.66%. Altus Group has a consensus price target of C$53.11, suggesting a potential upside of 10.42%. Given First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust is more favorable than Altus Group.
Altus Group has higher revenue and earnings than First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust. First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Altus Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of C$0.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Altus Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust pays out -136.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Altus Group pays out 272.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Altus Group has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.
First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust received 174 more outperform votes than Altus Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.74% of users gave First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust an outperform vote while only 64.70% of users gave Altus Group an outperform vote.
42.6% of First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.2% of Altus Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Altus Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust and Altus Group tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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