SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trst (SRU.UN) Competitors C$26.64 -0.02 (-0.08%) As of 10:14 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsHeadlinesBuy This Stock SRU.UN vs. CHP.UN, REI.UN, FCR.UN, CRT.UN, SGR.UN, PLZ.UN, SRT.UN, FSV, CIGI, and CAR.UNShould you be buying SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trst stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trst include Choice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst (CHP.UN), RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust (REI.UN), First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust (FCR.UN), CT Real Estate Investment Trust (CRT.UN), Slate Grocery REIT (SGR.UN), Plaza Retail REIT (PLZ.UN), Slate Retail REIT (SRT.UN), FirstService (FSV), Colliers International Group (CIGI), and Canadian Apartment Properties REIT (CAR.UN). These companies are all part of the "real estate" sector. SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trst vs. Its Competitors Choice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust CT Real Estate Investment Trust Slate Grocery REIT Plaza Retail REIT Slate Retail REIT FirstService Colliers International Group Canadian Apartment Properties REIT SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trst (TSE:SRU.UN) and Choice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst (TSE:CHP.UN) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability. Does the media favor SRU.UN or CHP.UN? In the previous week, SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trst's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Choice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trst Neutral Choice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst Neutral Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SRU.UN or CHP.UN? 14.8% of SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trst shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.8% of Choice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.9% of SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trst shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.8% of Choice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, SRU.UN or CHP.UN? SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trst has a beta of 0.872619, meaning that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Choice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst has a beta of 0.801716, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is SRU.UN or CHP.UN more profitable? Choice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst has a net margin of 44.96% compared to SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trst's net margin of 29.07%. Choice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst's return on equity of 13.73% beat SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trst's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trst29.07% 5.35% 2.99% Choice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst 44.96%13.73%3.61% Is SRU.UN or CHP.UN a better dividend stock? SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trst pays an annual dividend of C$1.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Choice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst pays an annual dividend of C$0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trst pays out 137.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Choice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst pays out -454.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SRU.UN or CHP.UN? Choice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst has higher revenue and earnings than SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trst. Choice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trst, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSmartCentres Real Estate Investment TrstC$926.12M4.90C$273.24MC$1.3519.73Choice Properties Real Est Invstmnt TrstC$1.38B7.65C$645.73M-C$0.17-87.00 Do analysts recommend SRU.UN or CHP.UN? SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trst presently has a consensus price target of C$27.63, indicating a potential upside of 3.70%. Choice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst has a consensus price target of C$15.93, indicating a potential upside of 9.03%. Given Choice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Choice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst is more favorable than SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trst.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trst 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Choice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 SummaryChoice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst beats SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trst on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SRU.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 SRU.UN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSmartCentres Real Estate Investment TrstREIT IndustryReal Estate SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$4.54BC$2.95BC$1.74BC$9.58BDividend Yield6.93%5.90%6.83%6.48%P/E Ratio19.73150.88260.8426.15Price / Sales4.90344.34713.4810.16Price / Cash203.11113.0566.7983.29Price / Book0.742.171.325.61Net IncomeC$273.24MC$89.50M-C$120.13MC$301.20M7 Day Performance-0.34%0.11%-0.10%2.39%1 Month Performance-1.59%0.93%-0.22%9.31%1 Year PerformanceN/A27.91%3.81%36.88% SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trst Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SRU.UNSmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trst1.3706 of 5 starsC$26.64-0.1%C$27.63+3.7%-1.3%C$4.54BC$926.12M19.73337Positive NewsCHP.UNChoice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst0.958 of 5 starsC$15.06-1.6%C$15.93+5.8%-2.9%C$10.90BC$1.38B-89.68238REI.UNRioCan Real Estate Investment Trust2.1256 of 5 starsC$18.99+0.3%C$20.22+6.5%-8.0%C$5.60BC$1.36B19.99568News CoveragePositive NewsFCR.UNFirst Capital Real Estate Investment Trust2.7609 of 5 starsC$19.49+0.2%C$20.97+7.6%+3.8%C$4.14BC$718.95M15.86371Positive NewsCRT.UNCT Real Estate Investment Trust2.9667 of 5 starsC$16.54+0.4%C$16.49-0.3%+0.6%C$3.93BC$590.21M10.7468SGR.UNSlate Grocery REITN/AC$14.54+0.2%N/A+3.7%C$859.77MC$210.85M22.68N/APLZ.UNPlaza Retail REITN/AC$4.20+0.2%C$4.25+1.2%+6.9%C$463.81MC$123.97M13.2098SRT.UNSlate Retail REITN/AN/AN/AN/AC$393.69MC$131.22M13.08N/AFSVFirstService1.0053 of 5 starsC$281.98-0.4%C$214.00-24.1%+9.1%C$12.85BC$5.43B90.3825,000CIGIColliers International Group0.5389 of 5 starsC$229.78-0.5%C$180.00-21.7%+11.8%C$11.68BC$5.17B103.0416,800CAR.UNCanadian Apartment Properties REIT3.0751 of 5 starsC$41.72+0.0%C$52.29+25.3%-26.3%C$6.55BC$1.07B82.43908 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Choice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst Alternatives RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust Alternatives First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust Alternatives CT Real Estate Investment Trust Alternatives Slate Grocery REIT Alternatives Plaza Retail REIT Alternatives Slate Retail REIT Alternatives FirstService Alternatives Colliers International Group Alternatives Canadian Apartment Properties REIT 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:SRU.UN) was last updated on 9/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhat The Silver Boom Could Mean For You…AI, electric vehicles, and even global central banks are quietly fueling record demand for silver. 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