Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst (DIR.UN) Competitors C$12.41 +0.15 (+1.22%) As of 08/22/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsHeadlinesBuy This Stock DIR.UN vs. GRT.UN, SMU.UN, WIR.U, NXR.UN, FSV, CIGI, CAR.UN, REI.UN, CSH.UN, and CHP.UNShould you be buying Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst include Granite Real Estate Investment Trust (GRT.UN), Summit Industrial Income REIT (SMU.UN), WPT Industrial Real Estate Investment (WIR.U), Nexus Industrial REIT (NXR.UN), FirstService (FSV), Colliers International Group (CIGI), Canadian Apartment Properties REIT (CAR.UN), RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust (REI.UN), Chartwell Retirement Residences (CSH.UN), and Choice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst (CHP.UN). These companies are all part of the "real estate" sector. Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst vs. Its Competitors Granite Real Estate Investment Trust Summit Industrial Income REIT WPT Industrial Real Estate Investment Nexus Industrial REIT FirstService Colliers International Group Canadian Apartment Properties REIT RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust Chartwell Retirement Residences Choice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst (TSE:DIR.UN) and Granite Real Estate Investment Trust (TSE:GRT.UN) are both mid-cap real estate companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation and media sentiment. Do institutionals and insiders believe in DIR.UN or GRT.UN? 33.2% of Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.4% of Granite Real Estate Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Granite Real Estate Investment Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to DIR.UN or GRT.UN? In the previous week, Granite Real Estate Investment Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Granite Real Estate Investment Trust and 0 mentions for Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst. Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Granite Real Estate Investment Trust'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst Neutral Granite Real Estate Investment Trust Neutral Is DIR.UN or GRT.UN more profitable? Granite Real Estate Investment Trust has a net margin of 42.50% compared to Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst's net margin of 37.00%. Granite Real Estate Investment Trust's return on equity of 4.28% beat Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst37.00% 3.88% 2.70% Granite Real Estate Investment Trust 42.50%4.28%2.82% Is DIR.UN or GRT.UN a better dividend stock? Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst pays an annual dividend of C$0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Granite Real Estate Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of C$3.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst pays out 114.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Granite Real Estate Investment Trust pays out 90.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Do analysts prefer DIR.UN or GRT.UN? Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst currently has a consensus target price of C$14.45, indicating a potential upside of 16.44%. Granite Real Estate Investment Trust has a consensus target price of C$87.43, indicating a potential upside of 6.79%. Given Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst is more favorable than Granite Real Estate Investment Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Granite Real Estate Investment Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more risk and volatility, DIR.UN or GRT.UN? Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Granite Real Estate Investment Trust has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation & earnings, DIR.UN or GRT.UN? Granite Real Estate Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst. Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Granite Real Estate Investment Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDream Industrial Real Estate Invest TrstC$480.64M7.13C$177.82MC$0.6120.34Granite Real Estate Investment TrustC$540.51M9.50C$229.71MC$3.6322.55 SummaryGranite Real Estate Investment Trust beats Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DIR.UN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding DIR.UN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart DIR.UN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDream Industrial Real Estate Invest TrstREIT IndustryReal Estate SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$3.43BC$2.87BC$1.74BC$6.37BDividend Yield5.20%6.29%6.30%6.72%P/E Ratio20.3410.2010.9273.11Price / Sales7.13668.971,193.051,702.26Price / Cash51.1968.4966.7983.29Price / Book0.730.761.324.91Net IncomeC$177.82MC$190.81M-C$120.13MC$301.20M7 Day Performance1.55%3.32%0.55%1.36%1 Month Performance4.20%2.13%0.37%1.90%1 Year Performance-9.68%35.94%8.62%27.41% Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DIR.UNDream Industrial Real Estate Invest TrstN/AC$12.41+1.2%C$14.45+16.4%-7.2%C$3.43BC$480.64M20.3490GRT.UNGranite Real Estate Investment Trust1.0041 of 5 starsC$78.58-0.8%C$87.43+11.3%+11.1%C$4.93BC$540.51M21.6554Positive NewsSMU.UNSummit Industrial Income REITN/AN/AN/AN/AC$4.46BC$246.09M8.89N/AWIR.UWPT Industrial Real Estate InvestmentN/AN/AN/AN/AC$1.84BC$217.88M4.6822High Trading VolumeNXR.UNNexus Industrial REIT2.1377 of 5 starsC$7.90-0.4%C$8.34+5.6%-0.1%C$558.85MC$167.21M3.26N/ADividend AnnouncementFSVFirstService0.6144 of 5 starsC$273.52-0.2%C$197.00-28.0%+16.1%C$8.67BC$3.47B80.0325,000CIGIColliers International Group0.1858 of 5 starsC$225.72+0.5%C$180.00-20.3%+19.1%C$7.85BC$3.15B52.2416,800CAR.UNCanadian Apartment Properties REIT1.8023 of 5 starsC$41.59-0.6%C$52.29+25.7%-19.4%C$6.95BC$1.09B-129.97908REI.UNRioCan Real Estate Investment Trust1.6748 of 5 starsC$17.83-0.6%C$20.30+13.9%+1.6%C$5.35BC$1.23B89.15568News CoverageCSH.UNChartwell Retirement Residences1.0614 of 5 starsC$18.55+1.0%C$21.07+13.6%+25.1%C$5.03BC$782.24M-109.1211,452Dividend AnnouncementCHP.UNChoice Properties Real Est Invstmnt TrstN/AC$14.41flatC$16.00+11.0%+2.0%C$4.72BC$1.44B16.19238 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Granite Real Estate Investment Trust Alternatives Summit Industrial Income REIT Alternatives WPT Industrial Real Estate Investment Alternatives Nexus Industrial REIT Alternatives FirstService Alternatives Colliers International Group Alternatives Canadian Apartment Properties REIT Alternatives RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust Alternatives Chartwell Retirement Residences Alternatives Choice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (TSE:DIR.UN) was last updated on 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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