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SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trst (SRU.UN) Competitors

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C$26.96 +0.09 (+0.33%)
As of 09/12/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

SRU.UN vs. CHP.UN, REI.UN, FCR.UN, CRT.UN, SGR.UN, PLZ.UN, SRT.UN, FSV, CIGI, and CAR.UN

Should 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 (TSE:CHP.UN) and SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trst (TSE:SRU.UN) are both real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment and earnings.

Choice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst has a beta of 0.801716, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trst has a beta of 0.872619, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Choice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst pays an annual dividend of C$0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. 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 out -454.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 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
Choice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst44.96% 13.73% 3.61%
SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trst 29.07%5.35%2.99%

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 Ratio
Choice Properties Real Est Invstmnt TrstC$1.38B8.01C$645.73M-C$0.17-91.11
SmartCentres Real Estate Investment TrstC$926.12M4.96C$273.24MC$1.3519.96

12.9% of Choice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.0% of SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trst shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.8% of Choice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.9% of SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trst shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Choice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst presently has a consensus price target of C$16.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.58%. SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trst has a consensus price target of C$27.63, suggesting a potential upside of 2.47%. Given Choice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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
Choice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60
SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trst
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

In the previous week, Choice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst and Choice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst both had 1 articles in the media. SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trst's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Choice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst's score of 0.29 indicating that SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trst is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Choice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trst
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Choice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst beats SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trst on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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SRU.UN vs. The Competition

MetricSmartCentres Real Estate Investment TrstREIT IndustryReal Estate SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$4.60BC$3.00BC$1.85BC$9.40B
Dividend Yield6.91%5.92%6.85%6.51%
P/E Ratio19.96149.97258.7325.78
Price / Sales4.96343.25657.089.40
Price / Cash203.11113.0566.7983.29
Price / Book0.752.161.325.54
Net IncomeC$273.24MC$89.50M-C$120.13MC$301.20M
7 Day Performance-0.26%1.35%0.29%1.40%
1 Month Performance2.43%2.22%0.01%7.72%
1 Year Performance-1.39%31.77%5.73%36.76%

SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trst Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SRU.UN
SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trst
1.9543 of 5 stars
C$26.96
+0.3%
C$27.63
+2.5%
+1.6%C$4.60BC$926.12M19.96337
CHP.UN
Choice Properties Real Est Invstmnt Trst
0.8237 of 5 stars
C$15.20
-0.3%
C$16.00
+5.3%
+2.0%C$11.00BC$1.38B-90.51238News Coverage
REI.UN
RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust
1.9466 of 5 stars
C$18.60
-0.3%
C$20.30
+9.1%
-4.7%C$5.49BC$1.36B19.58568News Coverage
Positive News
FCR.UN
First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust
2.6025 of 5 stars
C$19.39
-0.3%
C$20.86
+7.6%
+7.2%C$4.12BC$718.95M15.78371News Coverage
Positive News
CRT.UN
CT Real Estate Investment Trust
2.7164 of 5 stars
C$16.31
-1.2%
C$16.49
+1.1%
+3.6%C$3.87BC$590.21M10.5968News Coverage
SGR.UN
Slate Grocery REIT
N/AC$14.29
-0.3%
N/A+6.1%C$844.98MC$210.85M22.29N/A
PLZ.UN
Plaza Retail REIT
1.4286 of 5 stars
C$4.19
+0.2%
C$4.25
+1.4%
+9.7%C$462.70MC$123.97M13.1698News Coverage
SRT.UN
Slate Retail REIT
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$393.69MC$131.22M13.08N/A
FSV
FirstService
0.9776 of 5 stars
C$284.80
+2.0%
C$214.00
-24.9%
+15.5%C$12.97BC$5.43B91.2825,000News Coverage
Dividend Announcement
Insider Trade
CIGI
Colliers International Group
N/AC$230.28
+0.2%
C$180.00
-21.8%
+18.2%C$11.70BC$5.17B103.2616,800
CAR.UN
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT
2.9098 of 5 stars
C$42.35
-1.6%
C$52.29
+23.5%
-23.8%C$6.64BC$1.07B83.68908

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