Palace Capital (PCA) Competitors

Palace Capital (LON:PCA) and Schroder Real Estate Invest (LON:SREI) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation and risk.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in PCA or SREI?

82.7% of Palace Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.8% of Schroder Real Estate Invest shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.9% of Palace Capital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.3% of Schroder Real Estate Invest shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer PCA or SREI?

In the previous week, Schroder Real Estate Invest had 2 more articles in the media than Palace Capital. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Schroder Real Estate Invest and 0 mentions for Palace Capital. Schroder Real Estate Invest's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Palace Capital's score of 0.00 indicating that Schroder Real Estate Invest is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Palace Capital	Neutral
Schroder Real Estate Invest	Positive

Is PCA or SREI more profitable?

Palace Capital has a net margin of 164.89% compared to Schroder Real Estate Invest's net margin of 39.02%. Palace Capital's return on equity of 31.11% beat Schroder Real Estate Invest's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Palace Capital	164.89%	31.11%	2.33%
Schroder Real Estate Invest	39.02%	3.89%	2.88%

Is PCA or SREI a better dividend stock?

Palace Capital pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. Schroder Real Estate Invest pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Palace Capital pays out 17.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Schroder Real Estate Invest pays out 130.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Palace Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, PCA or SREI?

Palace Capital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Schroder Real Estate Invest. Palace Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Schroder Real Estate Invest, 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
Palace Capital	£15.15M	4.38	£24.99M	£85.89	2.67
Schroder Real Estate Invest	£28.96M	8.72	£11.30M	£2.29	22.44

Which has more risk and volatility, PCA or SREI?

Palace Capital has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Schroder Real Estate Invest has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Palace Capital beats Schroder Real Estate Invest on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.