Urban Logistics REIT (SHED) Competitors

Big Yellow Group (LON:BYG) and Urban Logistics REIT (LON:SHED) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and community ranking.

Do analysts prefer BYG or SHED?

Big Yellow Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,385, suggesting a potential upside of 41.18%. Urban Logistics REIT has a consensus price target of GBX 142, suggesting a potential downside of 8.27%. Given Big Yellow Group's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Big Yellow Group is more favorable than Urban Logistics REIT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Big Yellow Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Urban Logistics REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility and risk, BYG or SHED?

Big Yellow Group has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Urban Logistics REIT has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BYG or SHED?

Big Yellow Group has higher revenue and earnings than Urban Logistics REIT. Big Yellow Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Urban Logistics 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
Big Yellow Group	£200.54M	9.56	£240.94M	£123.43	7.95
Urban Logistics REIT	£58.96M	12.19	£24.33M	£5.25	29.47

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BYG or SHED?

Big Yellow Group received 273 more outperform votes than Urban Logistics REIT when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.57% of users gave Urban Logistics REIT an outperform vote while only 55.63% of users gave Big Yellow Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Big Yellow Group	Outperform Votes 321 55.63%	Underperform Votes 256 44.37%
Urban Logistics REIT	Outperform Votes 48 68.57%	Underperform Votes 22 31.43%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in BYG or SHED?

81.7% of Big Yellow Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.6% of Urban Logistics REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.2% of Big Yellow Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.9% of Urban Logistics REIT shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor BYG or SHED?

In the previous week, Big Yellow Group had 1 more articles in the media than Urban Logistics REIT. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Big Yellow Group and 2 mentions for Urban Logistics REIT. Urban Logistics REIT's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Big Yellow Group's score of 0.46 indicating that Urban Logistics REIT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Big Yellow Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Urban Logistics REIT	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is BYG or SHED a better dividend stock?

Big Yellow Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 45 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Urban Logistics REIT pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Big Yellow Group pays out 36.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Urban Logistics REIT pays out 152.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Is BYG or SHED more profitable?

Big Yellow Group has a net margin of 120.15% compared to Urban Logistics REIT's net margin of 41.27%. Big Yellow Group's return on equity of 10.18% beat Urban Logistics REIT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Big Yellow Group	120.15%	10.18%	2.84%
Urban Logistics REIT	41.27%	3.25%	2.62%

Summary

Big Yellow Group beats Urban Logistics REIT on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.