Sirius Real Estate (LON:SRE) and Picton Property Income (LON:PCTN) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares Sirius Real Estate and Picton Property Income's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Sirius Real Estate | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Picton Property Income | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Dividends
Sirius Real Estate pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Picton Property Income pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Sirius Real Estate pays out 0.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Picton Property Income pays out 1.4% 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. Sirius Real Estate is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Sirius Real Estate and Picton Property Income's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Sirius Real Estate | N/A | N/A | N/A | GBX 11.90 | 7.82 |
Picton Property Income | £43.92 million | 11.02 | N/A | GBX 2.10 | 42.10 |
Sirius Real Estate is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Picton Property Income, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations for Sirius Real Estate and Picton Property Income, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Sirius Real Estate | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
Picton Property Income | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Sirius Real Estate presently has a consensus target price of GBX 91.50, suggesting a potential downside of 1.65%. Given Sirius Real Estate's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Sirius Real Estate is more favorable than Picton Property Income.
Summary
Sirius Real Estate beats Picton Property Income on 5 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.