Plaza Retail REIT (PAZRF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Plaza Retail REIT is a Canadian real estate investment trust that specializes in the ownership, development and management of retail properties. Headquartered in Toronto, the trust was established in 2005 and operates under a REIT structure designed to generate stable, recurring income through long-term leases with retail tenants.

The company’s core business activities include the acquisition of grocery-anchored shopping centres, tenant relationship management and the strategic redevelopment of existing retail assets. Plaza Retail REIT focuses on forming partnerships with national grocers, pharmacies and service-oriented tenants to ensure a balanced mix of essential goods providers and specialty retailers, while also overseeing all aspects of property management and leasing negotiations.

Plaza Retail REIT’s portfolio comprises a network of neighbourhood and community shopping centres across several Canadian provinces, with a concentration of assets in Ontario. Each centre is positioned to serve densely populated residential areas, offering convenience and daily necessities to local consumers. The trust is governed by a board of trustees and supported by an executive team based in Toronto, which guides its acquisition strategy and asset-management programs.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $3.83 to $3.83
• 50-Day Range: $3.20 to $4.05
• 52-Week Range: $2.78 to $4.05
• Volume: 3,200 shs
• Average Volume: 78,288 shs
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: 5.87
• Dividend Yield: 6.18%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Plaza Retail REIT Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Plaza Retail REIT scored higher than 27% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Plaza Retail REIT has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Plaza Retail REIT has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Plaza Retail REIT is 5.87, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 43.28.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Plaza Retail REIT is 5.87, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Real Estate sector average P/E ratio of about 28.24.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Plaza Retail REIT has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.76, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Plaza Retail REIT has recently increased by 3.83%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Plaza Retail REIT is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.33%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Plaza Retail REIT does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Plaza Retail REIT is 36.24%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.54

News Sentiment

Plaza Retail REIT has a news sentiment score of 0.54. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.78 average news sentiment score of Real Estate companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Plaza Retail REIT this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Plaza Retail REIT insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

22.18% of the stock of Plaza Retail REIT is held by institutions.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Real Estate
• Industry: Retail REITs
• Sub-Industry: Retail REITs
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:PAZRF
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.plaza.ca
• Phone: (506) 451-1826
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: N/A
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 5.87
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: N/A
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: N/A
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: N/A