TR Property Investment Trust (TRY) Competitors

Unite Group (LON:UTG) and TR Property Investment Trust (LON:TRY) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Does the media prefer UTG or TRY?

In the previous week, Unite Group and Unite Group both had 1 articles in the media. TR Property Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Unite Group's score of -1.04 indicating that TR Property Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Unite Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
TR Property Investment Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, UTG or TRY?

Unite Group has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TR Property Investment Trust has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is UTG or TRY more profitable?

TR Property Investment Trust has a net margin of 91.50% compared to Unite Group's net margin of 79.68%. TR Property Investment Trust's return on equity of 24.54% beat Unite Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Unite Group	79.68%	6.45%	2.50%
TR Property Investment Trust	91.50%	24.54%	-24.58%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, UTG or TRY?

Unite Group has higher revenue and earnings than TR Property Investment Trust. TR Property Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Unite Group, 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
Unite Group	£321.50M	8.51	£299.23M	£69.60	8.03
TR Property Investment Trust	-£19.36M	-53.31	£284.71M	-£8.65	-37.61

Do institutionals and insiders believe in UTG or TRY?

61.7% of Unite Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.1% of TR Property Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Unite Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of TR Property Investment Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is UTG or TRY a better dividend stock?

Unite Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. TR Property Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Unite Group pays out 0.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TR Property Investment Trust pays out -1.8% 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.

Do analysts recommend UTG or TRY?

Unite Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,205, suggesting a potential upside of 115.56%. Given Unite Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Unite Group is more favorable than TR Property Investment Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Unite Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
TR Property Investment Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Unite Group beats TR Property Investment Trust on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.