Supermarket Income REIT (SUPR) Competitors

Shaftesbury Capital (LON:SHC) and Supermarket Income REIT (LON:SUPR) are both real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and media sentiment.

Which has better earnings and valuation, SHC or SUPR?

Shaftesbury Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Supermarket Income REIT. Supermarket Income REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Shaftesbury Capital, 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
Shaftesbury Capital	£241.46M	11.85	£39.54M	£2.06	71.90
Supermarket Income REIT	£107.21M	9.13	-£21.18M	-£1.70	-46.22

Does the media favor SHC or SUPR?

In the previous week, Shaftesbury Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Supermarket Income REIT'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Shaftesbury Capital	Neutral
Supermarket Income REIT	Neutral

Is SHC or SUPR more profitable?

Shaftesbury Capital has a net margin of 16.37% compared to Supermarket Income REIT's net margin of -19.76%. Shaftesbury Capital's return on equity of 1.07% beat Supermarket Income REIT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shaftesbury Capital	16.37%	1.07%	1.52%
Supermarket Income REIT	-19.76%	-1.89%	3.34%

Which has more risk & volatility, SHC or SUPR?

Shaftesbury Capital has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Supermarket Income REIT has a beta of 0.31, suggesting that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SHC or SUPR a better dividend stock?

Shaftesbury Capital pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Supermarket Income REIT pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Shaftesbury Capital pays out 145.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Supermarket Income REIT pays out -352.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Supermarket Income REIT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts recommend SHC or SUPR?

Shaftesbury Capital presently has a consensus target price of GBX 200, suggesting a potential upside of 35.32%. Given Shaftesbury Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Shaftesbury Capital is more favorable than Supermarket Income REIT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Shaftesbury Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Supermarket Income REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SHC or SUPR?

68.3% of Shaftesbury Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.5% of Supermarket Income REIT shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Shaftesbury Capital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Supermarket Income REIT shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Shaftesbury Capital beats Supermarket Income REIT on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.