Tritax Big Box REIT (BBOX) Competitors

Tritax Big Box REIT (LON:BBOX) and SEGRO (LON:SGRO) are both mid-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation and profitability.

Which has more risk and volatility, BBOX or SGRO?

Tritax Big Box REIT has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SEGRO has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer BBOX or SGRO?

In the previous week, SEGRO had 1 more articles in the media than Tritax Big Box REIT. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for SEGRO and 1 mentions for Tritax Big Box REIT. SEGRO's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Tritax Big Box REIT's score of 0.19 indicating that SEGRO is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tritax Big Box REIT	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
SEGRO	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BBOX or SGRO?

79.9% of Tritax Big Box REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.9% of SEGRO shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Tritax Big Box REIT shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of SEGRO shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is BBOX or SGRO a better dividend stock?

Tritax Big Box REIT pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. SEGRO pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Tritax Big Box REIT pays out 104.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. SEGRO pays out -3,632.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do analysts prefer BBOX or SGRO?

Tritax Big Box REIT presently has a consensus price target of GBX 185.50, suggesting a potential upside of 28.64%. SEGRO has a consensus price target of GBX 1,003.75, suggesting a potential upside of 48.62%. Given SEGRO's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe SEGRO is more favorable than Tritax Big Box REIT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tritax Big Box REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
SEGRO	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Is BBOX or SGRO more profitable?

Tritax Big Box REIT has a net margin of 60.46% compared to SEGRO's net margin of -1.36%. Tritax Big Box REIT's return on equity of 4.04% beat SEGRO's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tritax Big Box REIT	60.46%	4.04%	2.38%
SEGRO	-1.36%	-0.09%	1.92%

Which has better earnings and valuation, BBOX or SGRO?

Tritax Big Box REIT has higher earnings, but lower revenue than SEGRO. SEGRO is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tritax Big Box REIT, 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
Tritax Big Box REIT	£313.39M	11.41	£189.46M	£7.65	18.86
SEGRO	£755.84M	12.01	-£10.30M	-£0.77	-876.09

Summary

Tritax Big Box REIT beats SEGRO on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.