Plaza Retail REIT (PLZ.UN) Competitors

CT Real Estate Investment Trust (TSE:CRT.UN) and Plaza Retail REIT (TSE:PLZ.UN) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and media sentiment.

Is CRT.UN or PLZ.UN more profitable?

CT Real Estate Investment Trust has a net margin of 20.63% compared to Plaza Retail REIT's net margin of 9.40%. CT Real Estate Investment Trust's return on equity of 6.46% beat Plaza Retail REIT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CT Real Estate Investment Trust	20.63%	6.46%	3.85%
Plaza Retail REIT	9.40%	2.07%	3.30%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CRT.UN or PLZ.UN?

15.5% of CT Real Estate Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.0% of Plaza Retail REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. 31.5% of CT Real Estate Investment Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 35.4% of Plaza Retail REIT shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CRT.UN or PLZ.UN?

CT Real Estate Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Plaza Retail REIT. CT Real Estate Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Plaza Retail 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
CT Real Estate Investment Trust	C$566.11M	3.10	C$116.80M	C$0.92	17.63
Plaza Retail REIT	C$120.65M	3.84	C$11.34M	C$0.10	42.00

Does the media prefer CRT.UN or PLZ.UN?

In the previous week, CT Real Estate Investment Trust and CT Real Estate Investment Trust both had 1 articles in the media. CT Real Estate Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Plaza Retail REIT's score of 0.34 indicating that CT Real Estate Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CT Real Estate Investment Trust	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Plaza Retail REIT	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer CRT.UN or PLZ.UN?

CT Real Estate Investment Trust currently has a consensus price target of C$16.42, suggesting a potential upside of 1.24%. Plaza Retail REIT has a consensus price target of C$4.25, suggesting a potential upside of 1.19%. Given CT Real Estate Investment Trust's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe CT Real Estate Investment Trust is more favorable than Plaza Retail REIT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CT Real Estate Investment Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
Plaza Retail REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is CRT.UN or PLZ.UN a better dividend stock?

CT Real Estate Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of C$0.93 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Plaza Retail REIT pays an annual dividend of C$0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. CT Real Estate Investment Trust pays out 101.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Plaza Retail REIT pays out 280.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more risk and volatility, CRT.UN or PLZ.UN?

CT Real Estate Investment Trust has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Plaza Retail REIT has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

CT Real Estate Investment Trust beats Plaza Retail REIT on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.