Boardwalk REIT - BEI.UN Competitors

Boardwalk REIT (TSE:BEI.UN) and Northview Apartment REIT (TSE:NVU.UN) are both mid-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership and earnings.

Is BEI.UN or NVU.UN more profitable?

Boardwalk REIT has a net margin of 57.24% compared to Northview Apartment REIT's net margin of 0.00%. Boardwalk REIT's return on equity of 8.43% beat Northview Apartment REIT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Boardwalk REIT	57.24%	8.43%	2.22%
Northview Apartment REIT	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media prefer BEI.UN or NVU.UN?

In the previous week, Boardwalk REIT had 1 more articles in the media than Northview Apartment REIT. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Boardwalk REIT and 0 mentions for Northview Apartment REIT. Boardwalk REIT's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Northview Apartment REIT's average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Boardwalk REIT	Neutral
Northview Apartment REIT	Neutral

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BEI.UN or NVU.UN?

Boardwalk REIT has higher revenue and earnings than Northview Apartment REIT. Northview Apartment REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Boardwalk REIT, 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
Boardwalk REIT	C$494.56 million	4.98	C$283.10 million	C$5.17	10.41
Northview Apartment REIT	C$397.19 million	0.00	C$204.67 million	C$2.95	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BEI.UN or NVU.UN?

Boardwalk REIT received 95 more outperform votes than Northview Apartment REIT when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.11% of users gave Northview Apartment REIT an outperform vote while only 50.42% of users gave Boardwalk REIT an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Boardwalk REIT	Outperform Votes 242 50.42%	Underperform Votes 238 49.58%
Northview Apartment REIT	Outperform Votes 147 56.11%	Underperform Votes 115 43.89%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BEI.UN or NVU.UN?

40.5% of Boardwalk REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.2% 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.

Is BEI.UN or NVU.UN a better dividend stock?

Boardwalk REIT pays an annual dividend of C$1.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Northview Apartment REIT pays an annual dividend of C$1.63 per share. Boardwalk REIT pays out 22.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Northview Apartment REIT pays out 55.2% 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. Boardwalk REIT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate BEI.UN or NVU.UN?

Boardwalk REIT presently has a consensus target price of C$64.93, indicating a potential upside of 20.60%.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Boardwalk REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Northview Apartment REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Summary

Boardwalk REIT beats Northview Apartment REIT on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.