Primaris Retail REIT (PMZ.UN) Competitors

Primaris Retail REIT (TSE:PMZ.UN) and RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust (TSE:REI.UN) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PMZ.UN or REI.UN?

55.2% of Primaris Retail REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.8% of RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Primaris Retail REIT shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust 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 better earnings and valuation, PMZ.UN or REI.UN?

Primaris Retail REIT has higher earnings, but lower revenue than RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust. Primaris Retail REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust, 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
Primaris Retail REIT	C$433.82M	3.42	C$112.57M	C$1.17	13.15
RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust	C$1.36B	4.10	C$59.79M	C$0.95	19.94

Do analysts rate PMZ.UN or REI.UN?

Primaris Retail REIT currently has a consensus price target of C$18.16, indicating a potential upside of 18.05%. RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust has a consensus price target of C$20.30, indicating a potential upside of 7.18%. Given Primaris Retail REIT's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Primaris Retail REIT is more favorable than RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Primaris Retail REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Does the media favor PMZ.UN or REI.UN?

In the previous week, RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Primaris Retail REIT's score of 0.00 indicating that RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Primaris Retail REIT	Neutral
RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust	Very Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, PMZ.UN or REI.UN?

Primaris Retail REIT has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust has a beta of 1.062317, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PMZ.UN or REI.UN a better dividend stock?

Primaris Retail REIT pays an annual dividend of C$0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of C$1.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Primaris Retail REIT pays out 71.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust pays out 118.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Is PMZ.UN or REI.UN more profitable?

Primaris Retail REIT has a net margin of 25.95% compared to RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust's net margin of 4.86%. Primaris Retail REIT's return on equity of 5.33% beat RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Primaris Retail REIT	25.95%	5.33%	3.69%
RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust	4.86%	0.78%	2.88%

Summary

Primaris Retail REIT beats RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.