Plaza Retail REIT (PLZ.UN) Competitors C$3.88 -0.03 (-0.77%) As of 07/3/2025 03:57 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock PLZ.UN vs. CRT.UN, SGR.UN, SRT.UN, REI.UN, CHP.UN, FCR.UN, SRU.UN, CRR.UN, SVI, and NWH.UNShould you be buying Plaza Retail REIT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Plaza Retail REIT include CT Real Estate Investment Trust (CRT.UN), Slate Grocery REIT (SGR.UN), Slate Retail REIT (SRT.UN), RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust (REI.UN), Choice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst (CHP.UN), First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust (FCR.UN), SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trst (SRU.UN), Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust (CRR.UN), StorageVault Canada (SVI), and NorthWest Health Prop Real Est Inv Trust (NWH.UN). These companies are all part of the "real estate" sector. Plaza Retail REIT vs. Its Competitors CT Real Estate Investment Trust Slate Grocery REIT Slate Retail REIT RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust Choice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trst Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust StorageVault Canada NorthWest Health Prop Real Est Inv Trust 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 stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Does the media favor CRT.UN or PLZ.UN? In the previous week, CT Real Estate Investment Trust and CT Real Estate Investment Trust both had 2 articles in the media. Plaza Retail REIT's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat CT Real Estate Investment Trust's score of 0.77 indicating that Plaza Retail REIT is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment CT Real Estate Investment Trust 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Plaza Retail REIT 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher valuation and earnings, 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCT Real Estate Investment TrustC$566.11M3.02C$116.80MC$0.9217.14Plaza Retail REITC$120.65M3.55C$11.34MC$0.1038.80 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 5.9%. Plaza Retail REIT pays an annual dividend of C$0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. 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. Do analysts recommend CRT.UN or PLZ.UN? CT Real Estate Investment Trust currently has a consensus price target of C$15.95, indicating a potential upside of 1.14%. Plaza Retail REIT has a consensus price target of C$4.25, indicating a potential upside of 9.54%. Given Plaza Retail REIT's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Plaza Retail REIT is more favorable than CT Real Estate Investment Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score CT Real Estate Investment Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25Plaza 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 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 Trust20.63% 6.46% 3.85% Plaza Retail REIT 9.40%2.07%3.30% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CRT.UN or PLZ.UN? 15.5% of CT Real Estate Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.0% of Plaza Retail REIT shares are held by institutional investors. 31.5% of CT Real Estate Investment Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 35.4% of Plaza Retail REIT shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, CRT.UN or PLZ.UN? CT Real Estate Investment Trust has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Plaza Retail REIT has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryCT Real Estate Investment Trust and Plaza Retail REIT tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Plaza Retail REIT News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PLZ.UN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PLZ.UN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PLZ.UN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPlaza Retail REITREIT IndustryReal Estate SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$428.24MC$2.21BC$1.61BC$6.19BDividend Yield7.23%5.75%6.26%6.72%P/E Ratio38.8011.4710.5352.72Price / Sales3.551,799.361,333.451,193.25Price / Cash59.73113.0566.7983.29Price / Book0.792.181.314.76Net IncomeC$11.34MC$89.50M-C$120.13MC$301.20M7 Day Performance-0.77%-0.90%-0.09%2.00%1 Month Performance0.78%1.85%2.44%4.53%1 Year Performance11.82%37.07%12.78%25.97% Plaza Retail REIT Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PLZ.UNPlaza Retail REIT1.2159 of 5 starsC$3.88-0.8%C$4.25+9.5%+13.5%C$428.24MC$120.65M38.8098Dividend AnnouncementCRT.UNCT Real Estate Investment Trust1.9198 of 5 starsC$15.83-0.8%C$15.95+0.8%+18.0%C$1.71BC$566.11M17.2168News CoveragePositive NewsSGR.UNSlate Grocery REIT0.1171 of 5 starsC$14.59+0.6%C$9.75-33.2%+28.3%C$860.81MC$209.07M19.20N/ADividend AnnouncementSRT.UNSlate Retail REITN/AN/AN/AN/AC$393.69MC$131.22M13.08N/AREI.UNRioCan Real Estate Investment Trust2.8555 of 5 starsC$17.50-0.2%C$20.17+15.2%+3.6%C$5.25BC$1.23B87.50568News CoveragePositive NewsCHP.UNChoice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst1.1613 of 5 starsC$14.67+0.1%C$15.94+8.6%+14.2%C$4.81BC$1.44B16.48238FCR.UNFirst Capital Real Estate Investment Trust1.7272 of 5 starsC$17.59+0.1%C$20.11+14.3%+22.1%C$3.73BC$731.06M-60.66371SRU.UNSmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trst1.2363 of 5 starsC$25.46+0.1%C$27.29+7.2%+14.6%C$3.68BC$939.90M15.52337Positive NewsCRR.UNCrombie Real Estate Investment Trust0.7827 of 5 starsC$14.87+0.3%C$16.15+8.6%+17.6%C$1.60BC$453.36M-53.11N/ADividend AnnouncementSVIStorageVault Canada2.434 of 5 starsC$4.09+1.2%C$5.17+26.3%-10.7%C$1.50BC$294.52M-29.77800NWH.UNNorthWest Health Prop Real Est Inv Trust2.239 of 5 starsC$5.02flatC$5.50+9.6%+6.4%C$1.24BC$523.85M-3.16213Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CT Real Estate Investment Trust Alternatives Slate Grocery REIT Alternatives Slate Retail REIT Alternatives RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust Alternatives Choice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst Alternatives First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust Alternatives SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trst Alternatives Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust Alternatives StorageVault Canada Alternatives NorthWest Health Prop Real Est Inv Trust Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (TSE:PLZ.UN) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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