DIR.UN vs. GRT.UN, SMU.UN, WIR.U, NXR.UN, FSV, CIGI, CHP.UN, CAR.UN, CSH.UN, and REI.UN
Should 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), Choice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst (CHP.UN), Canadian Apartment Properties REIT (CAR.UN), Chartwell Retirement Residences (CSH.UN), and RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust (REI.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 (TSE:GRT.UN) and Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst (TSE:DIR.UN) are both mid-cap real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.
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. Granite Real Estate Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst's score of 0.00 indicating that Granite Real Estate Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Granite Real Estate Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst. Granite Real Estate Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
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.
Granite Real Estate Investment Trust has a beta of 1.688822, meaning that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst has a beta of 1.292435, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Granite Real Estate Investment Trust currently has a consensus price target of C$87.43, suggesting a potential upside of 13.90%. Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst has a consensus price target of C$14.45, suggesting a potential upside of 15.14%. Given Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst is more favorable than Granite Real Estate Investment Trust.
43.9% of Granite Real Estate Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.0% of Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Granite Real Estate Investment Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Granite Real Estate Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of C$3.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. 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 out 62.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst pays out 93.6% 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
Granite Real Estate Investment Trust beats Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:DIR.UN) was last updated on 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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