MRT.UN vs. APR.UN, BTB.UN, TNT.UN, AX.UN, MRD, HOM.U, D.UN, MHC.UN, REAL, and PLZ.UN
Should you be buying Morguard Real Estate Inv. stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Morguard Real Estate Inv. include Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR (APR.UN), BTB Real Estate Investment Trust (BTB.UN), True North Commercial REIT (TNT.UN), Artis Real Estate Investment Trust Unit (AX.UN), Melcor Developments (MRD), Bsr Real Estate Investment Trust (HOM.U), Dream Office Real Estate Investment Trst (D.UN), Flagship Communities Real Estate Investment Trust (MHC.UN), Real Matters (REAL), and Plaza Retail REIT (PLZ.UN). These companies are all part of the "real estate" sector.
Morguard Real Estate Inv. (TSE:MRT.UN) and Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR (TSE:APR.UN) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment and risk.
In the previous week, Morguard Real Estate Inv. had 1 more articles in the media than Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Morguard Real Estate Inv. and 2 mentions for Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR. Morguard Real Estate Inv.'s average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR's score of -0.75 indicating that Morguard Real Estate Inv. is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Morguard Real Estate Inv. pays an annual dividend of C$0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR pays an annual dividend of C$0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. Morguard Real Estate Inv. pays out -14.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR pays out 62.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR received 51 more outperform votes than Morguard Real Estate Inv. when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.49% of users gave Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR an outperform vote while only 37.14% of users gave Morguard Real Estate Inv. an outperform vote.
0.8% of Morguard Real Estate Inv. shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.5% of Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR shares are owned by institutional investors. 91.8% of Morguard Real Estate Inv. shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 40.9% of Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Morguard Real Estate Inv. has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Morguard Real Estate Inv.. Morguard Real Estate Inv. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR has a net margin of 55.13% compared to Morguard Real Estate Inv.'s net margin of -41.36%. Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR's return on equity of 9.61% beat Morguard Real Estate Inv.'s return on equity.
Morguard Real Estate Inv. presently has a consensus target price of C$5.25, suggesting a potential downside of 1.87%. Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR has a consensus target price of C$12.25, suggesting a potential upside of 21.65%. Given Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR is more favorable than Morguard Real Estate Inv..
Summary
Automotive Properties Real Est Invt TR beats Morguard Real Estate Inv. on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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