Ground Rents Income Fund (GRIO) Competitors

Schroder European Real Estate Investment Trust (LON:SERE) and Ground Rents Income Fund (LON:GRIO) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and profitability.

Is SERE or GRIO a better dividend stock?

Schroder European Real Estate Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Ground Rents Income Fund pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Schroder European Real Estate Investment Trust pays out -276.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ground Rents Income Fund pays out -7.7% 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. Schroder European Real Estate Investment Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is SERE or GRIO more profitable?

Schroder European Real Estate Investment Trust has a net margin of -13.65% compared to Ground Rents Income Fund's net margin of -413.74%. Schroder European Real Estate Investment Trust's return on equity of -1.76% beat Ground Rents Income Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Schroder European Real Estate Investment Trust	-13.65%	-1.76%	2.85%
Ground Rents Income Fund	-413.74%	-39.19%	1.71%

Does the media favor SERE or GRIO?

In the previous week, Schroder European Real Estate Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Ground Rents Income Fund'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Schroder European Real Estate Investment Trust	Neutral
Ground Rents Income Fund	Neutral

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, SERE or GRIO?

Schroder European Real Estate Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Ground Rents Income Fund. Schroder European Real Estate Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ground Rents Income Fund, 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
Schroder European Real Estate Investment Trust	£25.34M	4.15	-£3.46M	-£1.81	-36.50
Ground Rents Income Fund	£5.64M	4.78	-£23.35M	-£25.87	-1.12

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of SERE or GRIO?

42.5% of Schroder European Real Estate Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.9% of Ground Rents Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Schroder European Real Estate Investment Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Ground Rents Income Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, SERE or GRIO?

Schroder European Real Estate Investment Trust has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ground Rents Income Fund has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Schroder European Real Estate Investment Trust beats Ground Rents Income Fund on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.