CT Real Estate Investment Trust (CRT.UN) Competitors

RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust (TSE:REI.UN) and CT Real Estate Investment Trust (TSE:CRT.UN) are both real estate companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.

Which has better valuation & earnings, REI.UN or CRT.UN?

CT Real Estate Investment Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust. CT Real Estate Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust, 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
RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust	C$1.23B	4.35	C$59.79M	C$0.20	89.10
CT Real Estate Investment Trust	C$566.11M	3.04	C$116.80M	C$0.92	17.25

Which has more volatility and risk, REI.UN or CRT.UN?

RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CT Real Estate Investment Trust has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of REI.UN or CRT.UN?

40.3% of RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.5% of CT Real Estate Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 31.5% of CT Real Estate Investment Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is REI.UN or CRT.UN more profitable?

CT Real Estate Investment Trust has a net margin of 20.63% compared to RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust's net margin of 4.86%. CT Real Estate Investment Trust's return on equity of 6.46% beat RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust	4.86%	0.78%	2.88%
CT Real Estate Investment Trust	20.63%	6.46%	3.85%

Do analysts prefer REI.UN or CRT.UN?

RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust presently has a consensus price target of C$20.20, indicating a potential upside of 13.36%. CT Real Estate Investment Trust has a consensus price target of C$15.95, indicating a potential upside of 0.50%. Given RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust is more favorable than CT Real Estate Investment Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70
CT Real Estate Investment Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Does the media prefer REI.UN or CRT.UN?

In the previous week, RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust had 1 more articles in the media than CT Real Estate Investment Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust and 2 mentions for CT Real Estate Investment Trust. CT Real Estate Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust's score of 1.25 indicating that CT Real Estate Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CT Real Estate Investment Trust	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is REI.UN or CRT.UN a better dividend stock?

RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of C$1.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. CT Real Estate Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of C$0.93 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust pays out 555.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CT Real Estate Investment Trust pays out 101.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust beats CT Real Estate Investment Trust on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.