GRP.U vs. IRT, HHH, MAC, BXMT, CUZ, SBRA, SLG, CTRE, APLE, and EPR
Should you be buying Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple include Independence Realty Trust (IRT), Howard Hughes (HHH), Macerich (MAC), Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT), Cousins Properties (CUZ), Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA), SL Green Realty (SLG), CareTrust REIT (CTRE), Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE), and EPR Properties (EPR). These companies are all part of the "real estate investment trusts" industry.
Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple (NYSE:GRP.U) and Independence Realty Trust (NYSE:IRT) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, community ranking, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.
Independence Realty Trust received 353 more outperform votes than Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.85% of users gave Independence Realty Trust an outperform vote while only 33.33% of users gave Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple an outperform vote.
Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Independence Realty Trust has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple had 1 more articles in the media than Independence Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple and 1 mentions for Independence Realty Trust. Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Independence Realty Trust's score of 0.40 indicating that Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple pays an annual dividend of $2.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Independence Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple pays out 152.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Independence Realty Trust pays out -914.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Independence Realty Trust. Independence Realty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Independence Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $17.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.46%. Given Independence Realty Trust's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Independence Realty Trust is more favorable than Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple.
Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple has a net margin of 26.28% compared to Independence Realty Trust's net margin of -2.61%. Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple's return on equity of 2.54% beat Independence Realty Trust's return on equity.
57.1% of Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.3% of Independence Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Independence Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple beats Independence Realty Trust on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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