H&R Real Estate Investment Trust (HR.UN) Competitors

H&R Real Estate Investment Trust (TSE:HR.UN) and Cominar REIT (TSE:CUF.UN) are both mid-cap real estate companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings.

Does the media favor HR.UN or CUF.UN?

In the previous week, H&R Real Estate Investment Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Cominar REIT. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for H&R Real Estate Investment Trust and 0 mentions for Cominar REIT. H&R Real Estate Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Cominar REIT's score of 0.00 indicating that H&R Real Estate Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
H&R Real Estate Investment Trust	Very Positive
Cominar REIT	Neutral

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, HR.UN or CUF.UN?

Cominar REIT has lower revenue, but higher earnings than H&R Real Estate Investment Trust. H&R Real Estate Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cominar REIT, 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
H&R Real Estate Investment Trust	C$1.03B	2.94	-C$214.59M	-C$0.82	-14.09
Cominar REIT	C$663.77M	0.00	-C$194.79M	-C$1.07	N/A

Do insiders & institutionals believe in HR.UN or CUF.UN?

24.7% of H&R Real Estate Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of H&R Real Estate Investment Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate HR.UN or CUF.UN?

H&R Real Estate Investment Trust currently has a consensus target price of C$12.75, suggesting a potential upside of 10.39%. Given H&R Real Estate Investment Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe H&R Real Estate Investment Trust is more favorable than Cominar REIT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
H&R Real Estate Investment Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Cominar REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is HR.UN or CUF.UN more profitable?

Cominar REIT has a net margin of 0.00% compared to H&R Real Estate Investment Trust's net margin of -20.83%. Cominar REIT's return on equity of 0.00% beat H&R Real Estate Investment Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
H&R Real Estate Investment Trust	-20.83%	-4.16%	4.17%
Cominar REIT	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is HR.UN or CUF.UN a better dividend stock?

H&R Real Estate Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of C$0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Cominar REIT pays an annual dividend of C$0.27 per share. H&R Real Estate Investment Trust pays out -73.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cominar REIT pays out -25.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. H&R Real Estate Investment Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

H&R Real Estate Investment Trust beats Cominar REIT on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.