VRE vs. IRT, VIRT, SNEX, MC, HHH, SSRM, VCTR, AB, PECO, and PJT
Should you be buying Veris Residential stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Veris Residential include Independence Realty Trust (IRT), Virtu Financial (VIRT), StoneX Group (SNEX), Moelis & Company (MC), Howard Hughes (HHH), Silver Standard Resources (SSRM), Victory Capital (VCTR), AllianceBernstein (AB), Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (PECO), and PJT Partners (PJT). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry.
Veris Residential vs. Its Competitors
Independence Realty Trust (NYSE:IRT) and Veris Residential (NYSE:VRE) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and profitability.
Independence Realty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Veris Residential. Veris Residential is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Independence Realty Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
88.3% of Independence Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.0% of Veris Residential shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Independence Realty Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.4% of Veris Residential shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Veris Residential has a net margin of 22.09% compared to Independence Realty Trust's net margin of 4.31%. Veris Residential's return on equity of 4.72% beat Independence Realty Trust's return on equity.
Independence Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Veris Residential pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Independence Realty Trust pays out 566.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Veris Residential pays out -139.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Independence Realty Trust has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Veris Residential has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Independence Realty Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Independence Realty Trust has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Veris Residential has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Independence Realty Trust currently has a consensus target price of $22.14, indicating a potential upside of 36.31%. Veris Residential has a consensus target price of $19.20, indicating a potential upside of 27.54%. Given Independence Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Independence Realty Trust is more favorable than Veris Residential.
In the previous week, Veris Residential had 9 more articles in the media than Independence Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Veris Residential and 5 mentions for Independence Realty Trust. Independence Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Veris Residential's score of 0.84 indicating that Independence Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Independence Realty Trust beats Veris Residential on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:VRE) was last updated on 10/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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