Urban Logistics REIT (SHED) Competitors

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

Which has better 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	10.04	£240.94M	£123.43	8.34
Urban Logistics REIT	£58.96M	12.28	£24.33M	£5.25	29.70

Does the media refer more to BYG or SHED?

In the previous week, Urban Logistics REIT's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Big Yellow Group's score of -1.05 indicating that Urban Logistics REIT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Big Yellow Group	Negative
Urban Logistics REIT	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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%

Do analysts prefer BYG or SHED?

Urban Logistics REIT has a consensus price target of GBX 142, suggesting a potential downside of 8.97%. Given Urban Logistics REIT's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Urban Logistics REIT is more favorable than Big Yellow Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Big Yellow Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Urban Logistics REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

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 4.4%. Urban Logistics REIT pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, BYG or SHED?

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

Summary

Urban Logistics REIT beats Big Yellow Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.