BEI.UN vs. KMP.UN, IIP.UN, CAR.UN, DIR.UN, SRU.UN, FCR.UN, TCN, CSH.UN, CHP.UN, and GRT.UN
Should you be buying Boardwalk REIT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Boardwalk REIT include Killam Apartment REIT (KMP.UN), InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust (IIP.UN), Canadian Apartment Properties REIT (CAR.UN), Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst (DIR.UN), SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trst (SRU.UN), First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust (FCR.UN), Tricon Residential (TCN), Chartwell Retirement Residences (CSH.UN), Choice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst (CHP.UN), and Granite Real Estate Investment Trust (GRT.UN). These companies are all part of the "real estate" sector.
Killam Apartment REIT (TSE:KMP.UN) and Boardwalk REIT (TSE:BEI.UN) are both mid-cap real estate companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.
Boardwalk REIT received 4 more outperform votes than Killam Apartment REIT when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.58% of users gave Killam Apartment REIT an outperform vote while only 49.90% of users gave Boardwalk REIT an outperform vote.
Killam Apartment REIT pays an annual dividend of C$0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Boardwalk REIT pays an annual dividend of C$1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Killam Apartment REIT pays out 31.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Boardwalk REIT pays out 9.9% 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.
In the previous week, Boardwalk REIT had 3 more articles in the media than Killam Apartment REIT. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Boardwalk REIT and 5 mentions for Killam Apartment REIT. Boardwalk REIT's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Killam Apartment REIT's score of 0.40 indicating that Killam Apartment REIT is being referred to more favorably in the media.
42.6% of Killam Apartment REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.0% of Boardwalk REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Killam Apartment REIT shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.9% of Boardwalk REIT shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Boardwalk REIT has higher revenue and earnings than Killam Apartment REIT. Boardwalk REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Killam Apartment REIT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Killam Apartment REIT presently has a consensus target price of C$21.93, indicating a potential upside of 26.73%. Boardwalk REIT has a consensus target price of C$84.81, indicating a potential upside of 16.03%. Given Boardwalk REIT's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Killam Apartment REIT is more favorable than Boardwalk REIT.
Boardwalk REIT has a net margin of 122.32% compared to Boardwalk REIT's net margin of 76.10%. Killam Apartment REIT's return on equity of 17.11% beat Boardwalk REIT's return on equity.
Killam Apartment REIT has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boardwalk REIT has a beta of 1.72, meaning that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Boardwalk REIT beats Killam Apartment REIT on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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