This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Investors Real Estate Trust (IRET) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock IRET vs. GOOD, WSR, OLP, GYRO, VNO, CUZ, LXP, AAT, MFA, and FBRTShould you be buying Investors Real Estate Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Investors Real Estate Trust include Gladstone Commercial (GOOD), Whitestone REIT (WSR), One Liberty Properties (OLP), Gyrodyne (GYRO), Vornado Realty Trust (VNO), Cousins Properties (CUZ), LXP Industrial Trust (LXP), American Assets Trust (AAT), MFA Financial (MFA), and Franklin BSP Realty Trust (FBRT). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Investors Real Estate Trust vs. Its Competitors Gladstone Commercial Whitestone REIT One Liberty Properties Gyrodyne Vornado Realty Trust Cousins Properties LXP Industrial Trust American Assets Trust MFA Financial Franklin BSP Realty Trust Gladstone Commercial (NASDAQ:GOOD) and Investors Real Estate Trust (NYSE:IRET) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, valuation, dividends and media sentiment. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GOOD or IRET? Gladstone Commercial received 40 more outperform votes than Investors Real Estate Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.26% of users gave Investors Real Estate Trust an outperform vote while only 55.06% of users gave Gladstone Commercial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGladstone CommercialOutperform Votes27255.06% Underperform Votes22244.94% Investors Real Estate TrustOutperform Votes23260.26% Underperform Votes15339.74% Do insiders and institutionals believe in GOOD or IRET? 45.5% of Gladstone Commercial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.4% of Investors Real Estate Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Gladstone Commercial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Investors Real Estate Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is GOOD or IRET more profitable? Investors Real Estate Trust has a net margin of 34.57% compared to Gladstone Commercial's net margin of 16.09%. Gladstone Commercial's return on equity of 15.16% beat Investors Real Estate Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Gladstone Commercial16.09% 15.16% 2.18% Investors Real Estate Trust 34.57%10.77%4.36% Which has more risk and volatility, GOOD or IRET? Gladstone Commercial has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Investors Real Estate Trust has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate GOOD or IRET? Gladstone Commercial presently has a consensus target price of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.59%. Given Gladstone Commercial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Gladstone Commercial is more favorable than Investors Real Estate Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Gladstone Commercial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Investors Real Estate Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the media refer more to GOOD or IRET? In the previous week, Gladstone Commercial had 1 more articles in the media than Investors Real Estate Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Gladstone Commercial and 0 mentions for Investors Real Estate Trust. Gladstone Commercial's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Investors Real Estate Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Gladstone Commercial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Gladstone Commercial Positive Investors Real Estate Trust Neutral Is GOOD or IRET a better dividend stock? Gladstone Commercial pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. Investors Real Estate Trust pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.7%. Gladstone Commercial pays out 413.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Investors Real Estate Trust pays out 75.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Investors Real Estate Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has higher earnings & valuation, GOOD or IRET? Investors Real Estate Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Gladstone Commercial. Investors Real Estate Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gladstone Commercial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGladstone Commercial$151.17M4.43$4.99M$0.2949.93Investors Real Estate Trust$185.76M1.33$79.21M$3.725.13 SummaryGladstone Commercial beats Investors Real Estate Trust on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Investors Real Estate Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IRET and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding IRET and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart IRET vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricInvestors Real Estate TrustReal Estate Investment Trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$247.51M$7.02B$11.62B$19.68BDividend Yield3.98%6.73%5.64%3.80%P/E Ratio4.5463.4422.8234.98Price / Sales1.338.5526.8142.66Price / Cash5.2917.3217.6017.51Price / Book0.381.682.834.78Net Income$79.21M$177.71M$1.04B$1.02B Investors Real Estate Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IRETInvestors Real Estate TrustN/A$19.07-1.3%N/A-3.5%$247.51M$185.76M4.54361GOODGladstone Commercial2.8019 of 5 stars$14.68+1.5%$15.00+2.2%+2.8%$679.43M$151.17M56.4670News CoveragePositive NewsWSRWhitestone REIT3.1144 of 5 stars$12.45+1.1%$15.00+20.5%-7.4%$633.66M$156.07M30.3790News CoverageDividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeOLPOne Liberty Properties3.8186 of 5 stars$25.31+1.5%$28.00+10.7%+5.0%$546.44M$92.04M15.629Positive NewsGYROGyrodyne2.0304 of 5 stars$8.30+1.2%N/AN/A$18.25M$4.86M0.006Short Interest ↓VNOVornado Realty Trust3.2989 of 5 stars$41.14+2.2%$37.91-7.9%+58.9%$7.90B$1.81B1,028.483,150CUZCousins Properties3.5468 of 5 stars$29.69+1.0%$32.20+8.4%+30.3%$4.99B$897.85M98.97290Positive NewsLXPLXP Industrial Trust4.4172 of 5 stars$8.75+0.7%$10.50+20.0%-3.1%$2.59B$361.07M67.3070Positive NewsAATAmerican Assets Trust3.2257 of 5 stars$20.20+0.2%$21.00+4.0%-6.8%$1.23B$455.77M22.70220Positive NewsMFAMFA Financial3.5303 of 5 stars$9.56+0.3%$12.92+35.2%-11.3%$980.85M$264.48M11.80350News CoverageDividend AnnouncementFBRTFranklin BSP Realty Trust3.627 of 5 stars$11.13+0.3%$15.30+37.5%-14.8%$915.05M$534.36M13.41N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Gladstone Commercial Competitors Whitestone REIT Competitors One Liberty Properties Competitors Gyrodyne Competitors Vornado Realty Trust Competitors Cousins Properties Competitors LXP Industrial Trust Competitors American Assets Trust Competitors MFA Financial Competitors Franklin BSP Realty Trust Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:IRET) was last updated on 6/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAn AI run of epic proportions is only getting startedI just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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