BEI.UN vs. KMP.UN, IIP.UN, CAR.UN, TCN, DIR.UN, CHP.UN, FCR.UN, SRU.UN, GRT.UN, and CSH.UN
Should you be buying Boardwalk REIT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Boardwalk REIT include Killam Apartment REIT (KMP.UN), Interrent Real Estate Investment Trust (IIP.UN), Canadian Apartment Properties REIT (CAR.UN), Tricon Residential (TCN), Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst (DIR.UN), Choice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst (CHP.UN), First Capital Realty (FCR.UN), SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trst (SRU.UN), Granite Real Estate Investment Trust (GRT.UN), and Chartwell Retirement Residences (CSH.UN). These companies are all part of the "real estate" sector.
Killam Apartment REIT (TSE:KMP.UN) and Boardwalk REIT (TSE:BEI.UN) are both mid-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, risk, media sentiment and valuation.
Boardwalk REIT has a net margin of 122.32% compared to Boardwalk REIT's net margin of 76.10%. Killam Apartment REIT's return on equity of 17.11% beat Boardwalk REIT's return on equity.
Killam Apartment REIT pays an annual dividend of C$0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Boardwalk REIT pays an annual dividend of C$1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Killam Apartment REIT pays out 31.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Boardwalk REIT pays out 9.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
In the previous week, Killam Apartment REIT and Killam Apartment REIT both had 4 articles in the media. Killam Apartment REIT's average media sentiment score of -0.21 beat Boardwalk REIT's score of -0.22 indicating that Boardwalk REIT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Boardwalk REIT received 5 more outperform votes than Killam Apartment REIT when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.76% of users gave Killam Apartment REIT an outperform vote while only 50.10% of users gave Boardwalk REIT an outperform vote.
Killam Apartment REIT has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boardwalk REIT has a beta of 1.71, suggesting that its stock price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Killam Apartment REIT presently has a consensus price target of C$22.20, indicating a potential upside of 19.48%. Boardwalk REIT has a consensus price target of C$84.36, indicating a potential upside of 8.04%. Given Boardwalk REIT's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Killam Apartment REIT is more favorable than Boardwalk REIT.
42.5% of Killam Apartment REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.5% of Boardwalk REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Killam Apartment REIT shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.9% of Boardwalk REIT shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Boardwalk REIT has higher revenue and earnings than Killam Apartment REIT. Boardwalk REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Killam Apartment REIT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Boardwalk REIT beats Killam Apartment REIT on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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