PLZ.UN vs. SGR.UN, SRT.UN, CHP.UN, REI.UN, SRU.UN, FCR.UN, CRT.UN, WIR.U, MEQ, and SVI
Should you be buying Plaza Retail REIT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Plaza Retail REIT include Slate Grocery REIT (SGR.UN), Slate Retail REIT (SRT.UN), Choice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst (CHP.UN), RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust (REI.UN), SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trst (SRU.UN), First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust (FCR.UN), CT Real Estate Investment Trust (CRT.UN), WPT Industrial Real Estate Investment (WIR.U), Mainstreet Equity (MEQ), and StorageVault Canada (SVI). These companies are all part of the "real estate" sector.
Plaza Retail REIT vs. Its Competitors
Slate Grocery REIT (TSE:SGR.UN) and Plaza Retail REIT (TSE:PLZ.UN) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and risk.
Plaza Retail REIT has a consensus price target of C$4.25, indicating a potential upside of 1.43%. Given Plaza Retail REIT's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Plaza Retail REIT is more favorable than Slate Grocery REIT.
Slate Grocery REIT has a net margin of 16.33% compared to Plaza Retail REIT's net margin of 9.40%. Slate Grocery REIT's return on equity of 5.14% beat Plaza Retail REIT's return on equity.
8.5% of Slate Grocery REIT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.6% of Plaza Retail REIT shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Slate Grocery REIT shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 35.4% of Plaza Retail REIT shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Slate Grocery REIT has higher revenue and earnings than Plaza Retail REIT. Plaza Retail REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Slate Grocery REIT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Slate Grocery REIT and Slate Grocery REIT both had 1 articles in the media. Plaza Retail REIT's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Slate Grocery REIT's score of 0.40 indicating that Plaza Retail REIT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Slate Grocery REIT has a beta of 1.445603, suggesting that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Plaza Retail REIT has a beta of 0.713662, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Slate Grocery REIT pays an annual dividend of C$0.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Plaza Retail REIT pays an annual dividend of C$0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. Slate Grocery REIT pays out 134.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Plaza Retail REIT pays out 88.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Plaza Retail REIT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Slate Grocery REIT beats Plaza Retail REIT on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:PLZ.UN) was last updated on 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff