MRD vs. DRM, WFC, GDC, HMT, MEQ, NWH.UN, MRC, SGR.UN, RUF.UN, and NXR.UN
Should you be buying Melcor Developments stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Melcor Developments include Dream Unlimited (DRM), Wall Financial (WFC), Genesis Land Development (GDC), Halmont Properties (HMT), Mainstreet Equity (MEQ), NorthWest Health Prop Real Est Inv Trust (NWH.UN), Morguard (MRC), Slate Grocery REIT (SGR.UN), Pure Multi-Family REIT (RUF.UN), and Nexus Industrial REIT (NXR.UN). These companies are all part of the "real estate" sector.
Melcor Developments vs. Its Competitors
Dream Unlimited (TSE:DRM) and Melcor Developments (TSE:MRD) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and earnings.
Dream Unlimited has a beta of 1.416887, suggesting that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Melcor Developments has a beta of 0.51752, suggesting that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Dream Unlimited currently has a consensus price target of C$27.00, indicating a potential upside of 42.11%. Given Dream Unlimited's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Dream Unlimited is more favorable than Melcor Developments.
Dream Unlimited pays an annual dividend of C$0.63 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Melcor Developments pays an annual dividend of C$0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Dream Unlimited pays out 34.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Melcor Developments pays out 141.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Dream Unlimited is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
20.0% of Dream Unlimited shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.2% of Melcor Developments shares are owned by institutional investors. 47.2% of Dream Unlimited shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 65.2% of Melcor Developments shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Melcor Developments had 1 more articles in the media than Dream Unlimited. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Melcor Developments and 0 mentions for Dream Unlimited. Melcor Developments' average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Dream Unlimited's score of 0.00 indicating that Melcor Developments is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Melcor Developments has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Dream Unlimited. Dream Unlimited is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Melcor Developments, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Melcor Developments has a net margin of 3.77% compared to Dream Unlimited's net margin of -4.18%. Melcor Developments' return on equity of 0.94% beat Dream Unlimited's return on equity.
Summary
Dream Unlimited beats Melcor Developments on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:MRD) was last updated on 10/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
