Mainstreet Equity (MEQ) Competitors

Tricon Residential (TSE:TCN) and Mainstreet Equity (TSE:MEQ) are both real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and profitability.

Which has more volatility & risk, TCN or MEQ?

Tricon Residential has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mainstreet Equity has a beta of 1.63, indicating that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, TCN or MEQ?

Mainstreet Equity has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Tricon Residential. Tricon Residential is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mainstreet Equity, 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
Tricon Residential	C$884.73M	0.00	C$114.19M	C$0.56	N/A
Mainstreet Equity	C$258.81M	7.23	C$187.49M	C$20.14	9.98

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TCN or MEQ?

75.5% of Tricon Residential shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.0% of Mainstreet Equity shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of Tricon Residential shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 48.9% of Mainstreet Equity shares are owned by company 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.

Does the media prefer TCN or MEQ?

In the previous week, Mainstreet Equity had 10 more articles in the media than Tricon Residential. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Mainstreet Equity and 0 mentions for Tricon Residential. Mainstreet Equity's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Tricon Residential's score of 0.00 indicating that Mainstreet Equity is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Tricon Residential	Neutral
Mainstreet Equity	Positive

Do analysts prefer TCN or MEQ?

Mainstreet Equity has a consensus target price of C$235.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.92%. Given Mainstreet Equity's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Mainstreet Equity is more favorable than Tricon Residential.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tricon Residential	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Mainstreet Equity	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Is TCN or MEQ a better dividend stock?

Tricon Residential pays an annual dividend of C$0.31 per share. Mainstreet Equity pays an annual dividend of C$0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Tricon Residential pays out 55.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mainstreet Equity pays out 0.5% 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. Mainstreet Equity is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is TCN or MEQ more profitable?

Mainstreet Equity has a net margin of 72.44% compared to Tricon Residential's net margin of 12.91%. Mainstreet Equity's return on equity of 12.68% beat Tricon Residential's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tricon Residential	12.91%	3.18%	2.08%
Mainstreet Equity	72.44%	12.68%	2.56%

Summary

Mainstreet Equity beats Tricon Residential on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.