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 AnalysisCompetitorsDividendInsider TradesShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock IRET vs. WSR, GOOD, OLP, GYRO, VNO, CUZ, LXP, AAT, EQC, and FSPShould you be buying Investors Real Estate Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Investors Real Estate Trust include Whitestone REIT (WSR), Gladstone Commercial (GOOD), One Liberty Properties (OLP), Gyrodyne (GYRO), Vornado Realty Trust (VNO), Cousins Properties (CUZ), LXP Industrial Trust (LXP), American Assets Trust (AAT), Equity Commonwealth (EQC), and Franklin Street Properties (FSP). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Investors Real Estate Trust vs. Its Competitors Whitestone REIT Gladstone Commercial One Liberty Properties Gyrodyne Vornado Realty Trust Cousins Properties LXP Industrial Trust American Assets Trust Equity Commonwealth Franklin Street Properties Investors Real Estate Trust (NYSE:IRET) and Whitestone REIT (NYSE:WSR) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and dividends. Is IRET or WSR more profitable? Investors Real Estate Trust has a net margin of 34.57% compared to Whitestone REIT's net margin of 21.70%. Investors Real Estate Trust's return on equity of 10.77% beat Whitestone REIT's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Investors Real Estate Trust34.57% 10.77% 4.36% Whitestone REIT 21.70%7.76%2.98% Which has more volatility & risk, IRET or WSR? Investors Real Estate Trust has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Whitestone REIT has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings and valuation, IRET or WSR? Investors Real Estate Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Whitestone REIT. Investors Real Estate Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Whitestone REIT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioInvestors Real Estate Trust$185.76M1.30$79.21M$3.725.01Whitestone REIT$154.28M4.08$36.89M$0.6518.96 Is IRET or WSR a better dividend stock? Investors Real Estate Trust pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.0%. Whitestone REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. 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. Whitestone REIT pays out 83.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Whitestone REIT has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Investors Real Estate Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do analysts prefer IRET or WSR? Whitestone REIT has a consensus price target of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 21.68%. Given Whitestone REIT's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Whitestone REIT is more favorable than Investors Real Estate Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Investors Real Estate Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Whitestone REIT 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of IRET or WSR? 70.4% of Investors Real Estate Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.5% of Whitestone REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Investors Real Estate Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Whitestone REIT shares are owned 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. Does the media prefer IRET or WSR? In the previous week, Investors Real Estate Trust had 5 more articles in the media than Whitestone REIT. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Investors Real Estate Trust and 0 mentions for Whitestone REIT. Investors Real Estate Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Whitestone REIT'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Investors Real Estate Trust Neutral Whitestone REIT Neutral SummaryInvestors Real Estate Trust beats Whitestone REIT on 11 of the 18 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$241.68M$720.93M$12.48B$20.93BDividend Yield3.98%5.07%5.63%3.65%P/E Ratio4.438.0319.6228.68Price / Sales1.3036.3027.3859.61Price / Cash5.2913.3621.3222.93Price / Book0.371.732.245.41Net Income$79.21M$10.26M$1.00B$994.60M Investors Real Estate Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IRETInvestors Real Estate Trust3.1276 of 5 stars$18.63+1.1%N/A-13.0%$241.68M$185.76M4.43361WSRWhitestone REIT3.8229 of 5 stars$12.17+0.4%$15.00+23.3%-6.9%$619.15M$156.63M18.7290GOODGladstone Commercial3.627 of 5 stars$13.17-0.6%$15.00+13.9%-8.4%$609.64M$151.17M45.4270News CoverageEarnings ReportOLPOne Liberty Properties2.9375 of 5 stars$22.450.0%$28.00+24.7%-4.9%$484.68M$92.04M16.639Positive NewsGYROGyrodyne 1.0073 of 5 stars$10.18-4.5%N/A+28.1%$22.39MN/A0.006Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeVNOVornado Realty Trust4.2378 of 5 stars$36.54-5.5%$38.09+4.2%+21.7%$7.01B$1.81B70.272,996Positive NewsCUZCousins Properties3.9772 of 5 stars$26.41-0.8%$32.50+23.1%+3.6%$4.43B$925.00M71.38290LXPLXP Industrial Trust4.5421 of 5 stars$7.99+1.7%$10.50+31.5%-15.1%$2.36B$363.00M28.5270Positive NewsAATAmerican Assets Trust3.379 of 5 stars$19.04+1.3%$21.00+10.3%-20.6%$1.16B$452.81M16.41220Positive NewsEQCEquity CommonwealthN/A$1.58flatN/AN/A$169.73M$58.43M4.0520FSPFranklin Street Properties1.9852 of 5 stars$1.62+0.3%N/A+6.0%$167.46M$111.88M-3.2330 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Whitestone REIT Competitors Gladstone Commercial Competitors One Liberty Properties Competitors Gyrodyne Competitors Vornado Realty Trust Competitors Cousins Properties Competitors LXP Industrial Trust Competitors American Assets Trust Competitors Equity Commonwealth Competitors Franklin Street Properties 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 8/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour blueprint for crypto wealthMark August 12th on your calendar. 27 of crypto's most successful minds are about to reveal everything…Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredThe Robotics Revolution has arrived … and one $7 stock could take off as a result.Something big is brewing in Washington. 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