Terreno Realty (TRNO) Competitors

Service Properties Trust (NASDAQ:SVC) and Terreno Realty (NYSE:TRNO) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment and dividends.

Which has more risk & volatility, SVC or TRNO?

Service Properties Trust has a beta of 1.86, suggesting that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Terreno Realty has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SVC or TRNO more profitable?

Terreno Realty has a net margin of 48.14% compared to Service Properties Trust's net margin of -16.54%. Terreno Realty's return on equity of 5.37% beat Service Properties Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Service Properties Trust	-16.54%	-35.59%	-4.43%
Terreno Realty	48.14%	5.37%	4.20%

Which has better earnings and valuation, SVC or TRNO?

Terreno Realty has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Service Properties Trust. Service Properties Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Terreno Realty, 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
Service Properties Trust	$1.90B	0.22	-$275.53M	-$1.89	-1.35
Terreno Realty	$382.62M	15.44	$184.50M	$1.99	28.72

Do analysts recommend SVC or TRNO?

Service Properties Trust presently has a consensus target price of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.65%. Terreno Realty has a consensus target price of $65.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.72%. Given Service Properties Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Service Properties Trust is more favorable than Terreno Realty.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Service Properties Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Terreno Realty	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.09

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SVC or TRNO?

77.6% of Service Properties Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Service Properties Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Terreno Realty shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is SVC or TRNO a better dividend stock?

Service Properties Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Terreno Realty pays an annual dividend of $1.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Service Properties Trust pays out -2.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Terreno Realty pays out 98.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Terreno Realty has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Terreno Realty is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media favor SVC or TRNO?

In the previous week, Terreno Realty had 11 more articles in the media than Service Properties Trust. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Terreno Realty and 0 mentions for Service Properties Trust. Terreno Realty's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Service Properties Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Terreno Realty is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Service Properties Trust	Neutral
Terreno Realty	Positive

Summary

Terreno Realty beats Service Properties Trust on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.