Plaza Retail REIT (PLZ.UN) Competitors C$3.77 -0.02 (-0.53%) As of 05/9/2025 04:00 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, SRU.UN, FCR.UN, CRR.UN, SVI, and MRCShould 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), SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trst (SRU.UN), First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust (FCR.UN), Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust (CRR.UN), StorageVault Canada (SVI), and Morguard (MRC). These companies are all part of the "real estate" sector. Plaza Retail REIT vs. CT Real Estate Investment Trust Slate Grocery REIT Slate Retail REIT RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust Choice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trst First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust StorageVault Canada Morguard 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 investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability, community ranking and risk. Which has more risk & volatility, CRT.UN or PLZ.UN? CT Real Estate Investment Trust has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Plaza Retail REIT has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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% Does the MarketBeat Community favor CRT.UN or PLZ.UN? Plaza Retail REIT received 43 more outperform votes than CT Real Estate Investment Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.02% of users gave Plaza Retail REIT an outperform vote while only 45.55% of users gave CT Real Estate Investment Trust an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCT Real Estate Investment TrustOutperform Votes12845.55% Underperform Votes15354.45% Plaza Retail REITOutperform Votes17166.02% Underperform Votes8833.98% Do insiders and institutionals believe 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate CRT.UN or PLZ.UN? CT Real Estate Investment Trust presently has a consensus price target of C$15.95, suggesting a potential upside of 4.38%. Plaza Retail REIT has a consensus price target of C$4.25, suggesting a potential upside of 12.73%. Given Plaza Retail REIT's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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) 2 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 6.1%. Plaza Retail REIT pays an annual dividend of C$0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. 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 stronger 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCT Real Estate Investment TrustC$566.11M2.92C$116.80MC$0.9216.61Plaza Retail REITC$120.65M3.45C$11.34MC$0.1037.70 Does the media refer more to CRT.UN or PLZ.UN? In the previous week, CT Real Estate Investment Trust had 4 more articles in the media than Plaza Retail REIT. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for CT Real Estate Investment Trust and 0 mentions for Plaza Retail REIT. CT Real Estate Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Plaza Retail REIT's score of 0.00 indicating that CT Real Estate Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment CT Real Estate Investment Trust Positive Plaza Retail REIT Neutral SummaryCT Real Estate Investment Trust and Plaza Retail REIT tied by winning 10 of the 20 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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$416.10MC$2.34BC$1.62BC$5.85BDividend Yield7.23%5.48%6.37%6.34%P/E Ratio37.7011.2810.1429.06Price / Sales3.451,683.19407.50608.72Price / Cash59.73124.0367.9583.76Price / Book0.772.131.243.89Net IncomeC$11.34MC$97.74M-C$117.95MC$302.51M7 Day Performance0.80%1.52%0.99%2.28%1 Month Performance6.50%8.40%9.60%9.29%1 Year Performance7.10%33.63%5.48%15.23% Plaza Retail REIT Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PLZ.UNPlaza Retail REITN/AC$3.77-0.5%C$4.25+12.7%+7.1%C$416.10MC$120.65M37.7098CRT.UNCT Real Estate Investment Trust1.3927 of 5 starsC$14.86-0.8%C$15.94+7.3%+9.8%C$1.61BC$566.11M16.1568Analyst ForecastNews CoverageSGR.UNSlate Grocery REIT0.1107 of 5 starsC$14.21-0.6%C$9.75-31.4%+34.7%C$838.39MC$209.07M18.70N/ASRT.UNSlate Retail REITN/AN/AN/AN/AC$393.69MC$131.22M13.08N/AREI.UNRioCan Real Estate Investment Trust2.331 of 5 starsC$17.02-1.6%C$20.78+22.1%-2.9%C$5.11BC$1.23B85.10568Analyst ForecastNews CoverageCHP.UNChoice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst0.7311 of 5 starsC$14.48-1.1%C$15.94+10.1%+15.0%C$4.75BC$1.44B16.27238SRU.UNSmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trst0.9579 of 5 starsC$25.33-0.5%C$27.33+7.9%+11.9%C$3.66BC$939.90M15.45337FCR.UNFirst Capital Real Estate Investment Trust2.1211 of 5 starsC$17.19-0.9%C$20.11+17.0%+12.9%C$3.65BC$731.06M-59.28371News CoverageCRR.UNCrombie Real Estate Investment TrustN/AC$14.71-1.7%C$16.07+9.3%+13.8%C$1.59BC$453.36M-52.54N/APositive NewsSVIStorageVault Canada2.0947 of 5 starsC$3.75-3.1%C$5.13+36.7%-18.7%C$1.38BC$294.52M-27.29800News CoverageMRCMorguardN/AC$114.25-0.1%N/A+2.0%C$1.22BC$1.13B6.232,800News CoveragePositive 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 SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trst Alternatives First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust Alternatives Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust Alternatives StorageVault Canada Alternatives Morguard 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 5/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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