FCR.UN vs. AIF, TCN, SVI, MEQ, CIGI, FSV, SRU.UN, CSH.UN, DIR.UN, and BEI.UN
Should you be buying First Capital Realty stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Capital Realty include Altus Group (AIF), Tricon Residential (TCN), StorageVault Canada (SVI), Mainstreet Equity (MEQ), Colliers International Group (CIGI), FirstService (FSV), SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trst (SRU.UN), Chartwell Retirement Residences (CSH.UN), Dream Industrial Real Estate Invest Trst (DIR.UN), and Boardwalk REIT (BEI.UN). These companies are all part of the "real estate" sector.
Altus Group (TSE:AIF) and First Capital Realty (TSE:FCR.UN) are both mid-cap real estate companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.
Altus Group has a net margin of 1.32% compared to Altus Group's net margin of -17.73%. First Capital Realty's return on equity of 1.70% beat Altus Group's return on equity.
First Capital Realty received 172 more outperform votes than Altus Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.66% of users gave First Capital Realty an outperform vote while only 64.81% of users gave Altus Group an outperform vote.
Altus Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. First Capital Realty pays an annual dividend of C$0.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Altus Group pays out 272.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. First Capital Realty pays out -136.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Capital Realty is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
In the previous week, First Capital Realty had 2 more articles in the media than Altus Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for First Capital Realty and 2 mentions for Altus Group. First Capital Realty's average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat Altus Group's score of -0.12 indicating that Altus Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
59.6% of Altus Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.6% of First Capital Realty shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Altus Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of First Capital Realty shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Altus Group has higher revenue and earnings than First Capital Realty. First Capital Realty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Altus Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Altus Group has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Capital Realty has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Altus Group presently has a consensus target price of C$53.28, suggesting a potential upside of 5.42%. First Capital Realty has a consensus target price of C$18.37, suggesting a potential upside of 22.22%. Given Altus Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe First Capital Realty is more favorable than Altus Group.
Summary
First Capital Realty beats Altus Group on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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