Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst (DIR.UN) Competitors C$10.26 +0.16 (+1.58%) As of 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, CHP.UN, and CSH.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), Choice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst (CHP.UN), and Chartwell Retirement Residences (CSH.UN). These companies are all part of the "real estate" sector. Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst vs. 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 Choice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst Chartwell Retirement Residences Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst (TSE:DIR.UN) and Summit Industrial Income REIT (TSE:SMU.UN) are both mid-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking and institutional ownership. Do analysts rate DIR.UN or SMU.UN? Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst currently has a consensus price target of C$14.50, indicating a potential upside of 41.33%. Given Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research 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 Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Summit Industrial Income REIT 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in DIR.UN or SMU.UN? 33.2% of Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.6% of Summit Industrial Income REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.9% of Summit Industrial Income REIT shares are owned by company 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. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, DIR.UN or SMU.UN? Summit Industrial Income REIT has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioDream Industrial Real Estate Invest TrstC$480.64M5.89C$177.82MC$0.6116.82Summit Industrial Income REITC$246.09M0.00C$501.55MC$2.64N/A Is DIR.UN or SMU.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 6.8%. Summit Industrial Income REIT pays an annual dividend of C$0.57 per share. 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. Summit Industrial Income REIT pays out 21.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Does the media refer more to DIR.UN or SMU.UN? In the previous week, Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst had 2 more articles in the media than Summit Industrial Income REIT. MarketBeat recorded 2 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 0.05 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 media. Company Overall Sentiment Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst Neutral Summit Industrial Income REIT Neutral Is DIR.UN or SMU.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 Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst37.00% 3.88% 2.70% Summit Industrial Income REIT N/A N/A N/A Does the MarketBeat Community favor DIR.UN or SMU.UN? Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst received 269 more outperform votes than Summit Industrial Income REIT when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.11% of users gave Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst an outperform vote while only 53.33% of users gave Summit Industrial Income REIT an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformDream Industrial Real Estate Invest TrstOutperform Votes29364.11% Underperform Votes16435.89% Summit Industrial Income REITOutperform Votes2453.33% Underperform Votes2146.67% SummaryDream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst beats Summit Industrial Income REIT on 14 of the 18 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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$2.83BC$2.71BC$1.59BC$5.83BDividend Yield5.20%6.29%6.45%6.34%P/E Ratio16.828.3910.1129.61Price / Sales5.89672.051,316.60592.63Price / Cash51.1968.4966.9883.61Price / Book0.610.721.243.88Net IncomeC$177.82MC$190.81M-C$117.07MC$302.51M7 Day Performance-3.66%-0.44%0.96%2.22%1 Month Performance-1.25%34.60%8.04%9.08%1 Year Performance-21.08%8.12%5.32%14.79% 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 Trst2.0835 of 5 starsC$10.26+1.6%C$14.50+41.3%-22.1%C$2.83BC$480.64M16.8290Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsSMU.UNSummit Industrial Income REITN/AN/AN/AN/AC$4.46BC$246.09M8.89N/AGRT.UNGranite Real Estate Investment Trust3.0906 of 5 starsC$63.39+0.5%C$85.21+34.4%-9.9%C$3.98BC$540.51M17.4654News CoveragePositive NewsWIR.UWPT Industrial Real Estate InvestmentN/AN/AN/AN/AC$1.84BC$217.88M4.6822High Trading VolumeNXR.UNNexus Industrial REIT3.2087 of 5 starsC$6.75+0.4%C$8.32+23.3%-3.6%C$477.50MC$167.21M2.79N/AFSVFirstService0.4088 of 5 starsC$237.99+0.5%C$197.00-17.2%+17.4%C$7.55BC$3.47B69.6325,000CAR.UNCanadian Apartment Properties REIT2.1971 of 5 starsC$41.17-0.2%C$55.06+33.7%-6.7%C$6.88BC$1.09B-128.66908News CoverageCIGIColliers International Group0.4214 of 5 starsC$162.02+1.3%C$180.00+11.1%+13.6%C$5.64BC$3.15B37.4916,800REI.UNRioCan Real Estate Investment Trust2.2796 of 5 starsC$17.10-0.5%C$20.78+21.5%-3.6%C$5.13BC$1.23B85.50568Analyst ForecastNews CoverageCHP.UNChoice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst0.8325 of 5 starsC$14.48-2.3%C$15.94+10.1%+13.3%C$4.75BC$1.44B16.27238CSH.UNChartwell Retirement Residences0.2299 of 5 starsC$17.21+0.5%C$18.00+4.6%+37.1%C$4.67BC$782.24M-101.2411,452 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 Choice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst Alternatives Chartwell Retirement Residences 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 5/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Warns “America Is Broke”. 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