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 businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, earnings and community ranking.

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 4.5%. Urban Logistics REIT pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. 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.

Do analysts rate BYG or SHED?

Big Yellow Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,343, suggesting a potential upside of 34.03%. Urban Logistics REIT has a consensus target price of GBX 142, suggesting a potential downside of 3.06%. Given Big Yellow Group's higher probable upside, equities 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
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 stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Urban Logistics REIT has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor 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%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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	9.76	£240.94M	£123.43	8.12
Urban Logistics REIT	£58.96M	11.53	£24.33M	£5.25	27.88

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 4.9% of Urban Logistics REIT shares are owned by company 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 prefer BYG or SHED?

In the previous week, Urban Logistics REIT had 1 more articles in the media than Big Yellow Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Urban Logistics REIT and 0 mentions for Big Yellow Group. Urban Logistics REIT's average media sentiment score of 0.21 beat Big Yellow Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Urban Logistics REIT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Big Yellow Group	Neutral
Urban Logistics REIT	Neutral

Summary

Big Yellow Group beats Urban Logistics REIT on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.