Slate Grocery REIT (SGR.UN) Competitors

Plaza Retail REIT (TSE:PLZ.UN) and Slate Grocery REIT (TSE:SGR.UN) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends and profitability.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, PLZ.UN or SGR.UN?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Plaza Retail REIT	C$123.97M	3.71	C$11.34M	C$0.32	13.10
Slate Grocery REIT	C$210.85M	4.09	C$34.14M	C$0.64	22.77

Does the media favor PLZ.UN or SGR.UN?

In the previous week, Plaza Retail REIT's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Slate Grocery REIT's score of 0.00 indicating that Plaza Retail REIT is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Plaza Retail REIT	Positive
Slate Grocery REIT	Neutral

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

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 an annual dividend of C$0.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. 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. 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk & volatility, PLZ.UN or SGR.UN?

Plaza Retail REIT has a beta of 0.643934, suggesting that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Slate Grocery REIT has a beta of 1.415809, suggesting that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer PLZ.UN or SGR.UN?

Plaza Retail REIT presently has a consensus target price of C$4.25, suggesting a potential upside of 1.92%. Given Plaza Retail REIT's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Plaza Retail REIT is more favorable than Slate Grocery REIT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Plaza Retail REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Slate Grocery REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PLZ.UN or SGR.UN?

0.6% of Plaza Retail REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.4% of Slate Grocery REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. 35.4% of Plaza Retail REIT shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Slate Grocery REIT shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is PLZ.UN or SGR.UN more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Plaza Retail REIT	9.40%	2.07%	3.30%
Slate Grocery REIT	16.33%	5.14%	3.59%

Summary

Slate Grocery REIT beats Plaza Retail REIT on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.