Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst (DIR.UN) Competitors C$11.77 -0.02 (-0.17%) As of 07/2/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsHeadlinesBuy This Stock DIR.UN vs. SMU.UN, GRT.UN, WIR.U, NXR.UN, FSV, CAR.UN, CIGI, 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 Summit Industrial Income REIT (SMU.UN), Granite Real Estate Investment Trust (GRT.UN), WPT Industrial Real Estate Investment (WIR.U), Nexus Industrial REIT (NXR.UN), FirstService (FSV), Canadian Apartment Properties REIT (CAR.UN), Colliers International Group (CIGI), 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 Summit Industrial Income REIT Granite Real Estate Investment Trust WPT Industrial Real Estate Investment Nexus Industrial REIT FirstService Canadian Apartment Properties REIT Colliers International Group RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust Chartwell Retirement Residences Choice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst Summit Industrial Income REIT (TSE:SMU.UN) and Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst (TSE:DIR.UN) are both mid-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and valuation. Do analysts rate SMU.UN or DIR.UN? Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst has a consensus price target of C$14.40, suggesting a potential upside of 22.34%. Given Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst is more favorable than Summit Industrial Income REIT.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Summit Industrial Income REIT 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Which has better valuation and earnings, SMU.UN or DIR.UN? Summit Industrial Income REIT has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst. Summit Industrial Income REIT 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSummit Industrial Income REITC$246.09M0.00C$501.55MC$2.64N/ADream Industrial Real Estate Invest TrstC$480.64M6.76C$177.82MC$0.6119.30 Is SMU.UN or DIR.UN a better dividend stock? Summit Industrial Income REIT pays an annual dividend of C$0.57 per share. Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst pays an annual dividend of C$0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Summit Industrial Income REIT pays out 21.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. Does the media favor SMU.UN or DIR.UN? In the previous week, Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst had 1 more articles in the media than Summit Industrial Income REIT. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst and 0 mentions for Summit Industrial Income REIT. Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Summit Industrial Income REIT's score of 0.00 indicating that Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Summit Industrial Income REIT Neutral Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst Positive Is SMU.UN or DIR.UN more profitable? Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst has a net margin of 37.00% compared to Summit Industrial Income REIT's net margin of 0.00%. Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst's return on equity of 3.88% beat Summit Industrial Income REIT's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Summit Industrial Income REITN/A N/A N/A Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst 37.00%3.88%2.70% Do institutionals and insiders believe in SMU.UN or DIR.UN? 30.6% of Summit Industrial Income REIT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.2% of Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst shares are held by institutional investors. 6.9% of Summit Industrial Income REIT shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryDream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst beats Summit Industrial Income REIT on 12 of the 16 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$3.25BC$2.82BC$1.61BC$6.16BDividend Yield5.20%6.29%6.32%6.72%P/E Ratio19.309.6910.4150.59Price / Sales6.76680.961,333.641,218.45Price / Cash51.1968.4966.7983.29Price / Book0.700.751.304.72Net IncomeC$177.82MC$190.81M-C$120.13MC$301.20M7 Day Performance2.17%-0.49%0.52%1.40%1 Month Performance3.70%2.57%2.90%4.32%1 Year Performance-8.26%27.61%12.70%25.97% 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 Trst1.7059 of 5 starsC$11.77-0.2%C$14.40+22.3%-8.6%C$3.25BC$480.64M19.3090Positive NewsSMU.UNSummit Industrial Income REITN/AN/AN/AN/AC$4.46BC$246.09M8.89N/AGRT.UNGranite Real Estate Investment TrustN/AC$69.18+0.1%C$84.42+22.0%+3.0%C$4.34BC$540.51M19.0654WIR.UWPT Industrial Real Estate InvestmentN/AN/AN/AN/AC$1.84BC$217.88M4.6822High Trading VolumeNXR.UNNexus Industrial REITN/AC$7.51-0.3%C$8.18+8.9%+10.2%C$531.26MC$167.21M3.10N/AFSVFirstService0.5855 of 5 starsC$237.63+0.4%C$197.00-17.1%+13.4%C$7.53BC$3.47B69.5325,000CAR.UNCanadian Apartment Properties REIT1.2548 of 5 starsC$44.41+0.1%C$54.50+22.7%+0.3%C$7.42BC$1.09B-138.78908News CoveragePositive NewsCIGIColliers International Group0.4021 of 5 starsC$178.17-0.6%C$180.00+1.0%+18.5%C$6.20BC$3.15B41.2316,800REI.UNRioCan Real Estate Investment Trust2.5291 of 5 starsC$17.71+0.4%C$20.17+13.9%+4.1%C$5.31BC$1.23B88.55568CSH.UNChartwell Retirement Residences0.425 of 5 starsC$18.59+1.3%C$18.38-1.2%+42.7%C$5.04BC$782.24M-109.3511,452Dividend AnnouncementEx-DividendCHP.UNChoice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst1.1098 of 5 starsC$14.87+0.9%C$15.94+7.2%+14.3%C$4.88BC$1.44B16.71238Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Summit Industrial Income REIT Alternatives Granite Real Estate Investment Trust Alternatives WPT Industrial Real Estate Investment Alternatives Nexus Industrial REIT Alternatives FirstService Alternatives Canadian Apartment Properties REIT Alternatives Colliers International Group 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 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHere's the last trade you should make before heading out for the weekend tomorrow.Make this one trade at 2:59 PM on Friday afternoon, and you'll thank me on Monday morning.Timothy Sykes | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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