Tricon Residential (TCN) Competitors

First Capital Realty (TSE:FCR.UN) and Tricon Residential (TSE:TCN) are both mid-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, community ranking and institutional ownership.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, FCR.UN or TCN?

Tricon Residential has higher revenue and earnings than First Capital Realty. First Capital Realty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tricon Residential, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
First Capital Realty	C$755.87M	4.21	-C$134.06M	-C$0.63	-23.79
Tricon Residential	C$884.73M	4.73	C$114.19M	C$0.56	27.43

Does the media favor FCR.UN or TCN?

In the previous week, First Capital Realty had 1 more articles in the media than Tricon Residential. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for First Capital Realty and 2 mentions for Tricon Residential. First Capital Realty's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Tricon Residential's score of -0.50 indicating that Tricon Residential is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Capital Realty	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
Tricon Residential	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend FCR.UN or TCN?

First Capital Realty currently has a consensus price target of C$18.37, indicating a potential upside of 22.55%. Tricon Residential has a consensus price target of C$12.39, indicating a potential downside of 19.32%. Given Tricon Residential's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe First Capital Realty is more favorable than Tricon Residential.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Capital Realty	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Tricon Residential	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more volatility & risk, FCR.UN or TCN?

First Capital Realty has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tricon Residential has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in FCR.UN or TCN?

42.6% of First Capital Realty shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.5% of Tricon Residential shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of First Capital Realty shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Tricon Residential shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FCR.UN or TCN?

First Capital Realty received 85 more outperform votes than Tricon Residential when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 77.01% of users gave Tricon Residential an outperform vote while only 67.66% of users gave First Capital Realty an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Capital Realty	Outperform Votes 544 67.66%	Underperform Votes 260 32.34%
Tricon Residential	Outperform Votes 459 77.01%	Underperform Votes 137 22.99%

Is FCR.UN or TCN a better dividend stock?

First Capital Realty pays an annual dividend of C$0.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Tricon Residential pays an annual dividend of C$0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. First Capital Realty pays out -136.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tricon Residential pays out 55.4% 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. First Capital Realty is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is FCR.UN or TCN more profitable?

Tricon Residential has a net margin of 12.91% compared to Tricon Residential's net margin of -17.73%. First Capital Realty's return on equity of 3.18% beat Tricon Residential's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Capital Realty	-17.73%	-3.22%	2.94%
Tricon Residential	12.91%	3.18%	2.08%

Summary

Tricon Residential beats First Capital Realty on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.