Melcor Developments (MRD) Competitors

Melcor Developments (TSE:MRD) and Dream Unlimited (TSE:DRM) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, media sentiment and profitability.

Is MRD or DRM a better dividend stock?

Melcor Developments pays an annual dividend of C$0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Dream Unlimited pays an annual dividend of C$0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Melcor Developments pays out 116.8% 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 pays out -112.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has more volatility and risk, MRD or DRM?

Melcor Developments has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dream Unlimited has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MRD or DRM?

Melcor Developments has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Melcor Developments	C$303.33M	1.41	C$11.43M	C$0.38	37.52
Dream Unlimited	C$522.58M	1.69	-C$21.85M	-C$0.54	-40.51

Is MRD or DRM more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Melcor Developments	3.77%	0.94%	3.71%
Dream Unlimited	-4.18%	-1.59%	1.66%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MRD or DRM?

8.8% of Melcor Developments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.3% of Dream Unlimited shares are held by institutional investors. 65.2% of Melcor Developments shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 47.2% of Dream Unlimited shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend MRD or DRM?

Dream Unlimited has a consensus price target of C$27.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.54%. Given Dream Unlimited's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Dream Unlimited is more favorable than Melcor Developments.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Melcor Developments	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Dream Unlimited	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media prefer MRD or DRM?

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 media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Melcor Developments	Positive
Dream Unlimited	Neutral

Summary

Melcor Developments beats Dream Unlimited on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.