First Capital Realty (FCR.UN) Competitors

First Capital Realty (TSE:FCR.UN) and Altus Group (TSE:AIF) 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 dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

Is FCR.UN or AIF more profitable?

Altus Group has a net margin of 1.32% compared to First Capital Realty's net margin of -17.73%. Altus Group's return on equity of 1.70% beat First Capital Realty's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Capital Realty	-17.73%	-3.22%	2.94%
Altus Group	1.32%	1.70%	3.15%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FCR.UN or AIF?

First Capital Realty received 171 more outperform votes than Altus Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.62% of users gave First Capital Realty an outperform vote while only 64.81% of users gave Altus Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Capital Realty	Outperform Votes 543 67.62%	Underperform Votes 260 32.38%
Altus Group	Outperform Votes 372 64.81%	Underperform Votes 202 35.19%

Which has more volatility and risk, FCR.UN or AIF?

First Capital Realty has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Altus Group has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FCR.UN or AIF a better dividend stock?

First Capital Realty pays an annual dividend of C$0.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Altus Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. First Capital Realty pays out -136.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts prefer FCR.UN or AIF?

First Capital Realty currently has a consensus target price of C$18.41, indicating a potential upside of 23.53%. Altus Group has a consensus target price of C$53.28, indicating a potential upside of 6.92%. Given First Capital Realty's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe First Capital Realty is more favorable than Altus Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Capital Realty	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Altus Group	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has higher valuation and earnings, FCR.UN or AIF?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
First Capital Realty	C$755.87M	4.18	-C$134.06M	-C$0.63	-23.65
Altus Group	C$772.84M	2.94	C$10.23M	C$0.22	226.50

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in FCR.UN or AIF?

42.6% of First Capital Realty shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.6% of Altus Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of First Capital Realty shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Altus Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor FCR.UN or AIF?

In the previous week, Altus Group had 4 more articles in the media than First Capital Realty. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Altus Group and 0 mentions for First Capital Realty. Altus Group's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat First Capital Realty's score of 0.00 indicating that Altus Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
First Capital Realty	Neutral
Altus Group	Positive

Summary

First Capital Realty and Altus Group tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.